Match Report


Oxford UnitedOxford United     Bradford CityBradford City
Rastislav SzabóRastislav Szabó David Payne David Payne
Eben DugbateyE. Dugbatey79
G
captain1
G
78Silvio LimaS. Lima
Sebastian BarkeroS. Barkero73
D
2
D
72Jean BehiJ. Behi
Abdelmalek PardeilhanA. Pardeilhan73
D
3captain
D
75Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso
Nicholas GoldbergN. Goldberg72
D
4
D
74Nicolas FrommN. Fromm
Bart BertjensB. Bertjens74
D
5
M
86Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer
Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado78
M
6
M
74Jerome CobosJ. Cobos
Daniel VegaD. Vega78
M
7
M
80Goran JarniG. Jarni
David LopesD. Lopes79
M
8
M
77Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano
Nigel ThatcherN. Thatcher74
A
9
A
79Iago RonaldoI. Ronaldo
Jose CamposJ. Campos74
A
10
A
77Karim RothenK. Rothen
Billy DickovB. Dickov78
A
11
A
75Edmundo CamposE. Campos
 
Ernesto AriasE. Arias72
D
12
D
76Paul WatsonP. Watson
Tiago MonteiroT. Monteiro72
D
13
M
78Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn
John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay57
A
14
A
78Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 20,489 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
Oxford United kick off the first half!
9.48
Daniel Vega flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Delgado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Delgado tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
12.49
David Lopes sees a break and surges forward. David Lopes shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
18.29
David Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Campos. Jose Campos makes a probing pass to Daniel Vega but he's offside!
20.32
Miguel Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Vega holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Vega deftly passes the ball to Miguel Delgado, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Miguel Delgado provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Silvio Lima smothers it!
21.08
Sebastian Barkero sees Miguel Delgado in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Delgado threads a neat ball through to Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Dickov but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.39
Emmanuel Llacer chips the ball to his team mate, Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
26.16
Jerome Cobos laces a weighted ball forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos cuts inside the box! Sebastian Barkero catches Edmundo Campos on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
30.49
Emmanuel Llacer catches David Lopes on the ankles. Emmanuel Llacer is given a warning by the referee! David Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.10
Without breaking stride, Karim Rothen plays the ball forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
33.48
Jean Behi knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos whips in a cross ball towards Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.17
Bart Bertjens flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Thatcher who brings the ball under control. Nigel Thatcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
38.41
Goran Jarni threads a neat ball through to Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Iago Ronaldo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
39.38
David Lopes runs forward with the ball. David Lopes flicks a high ball forward to Jose Campos who takes it down. Jose Campos shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.04
Goran Jarni catches Daniel Vega on the ankles. The referee calls over Goran Jarni and warns him to calm down! Daniel Vega hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
With some swift thinking, Jean Behi plays the ball forward to Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer threads a neat ball through to Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Eben Dugbatey. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Stefan Pancaro replacing Iago Ronaldo. The Oxford United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Bradford City kick off the second half!
47.19
Jerome Cobos passes the ball forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Eben Dugbatey.
48.24
Marco Sibilano takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Jerome Cobos takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.34
Miguel Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, David Lopes. David Lopes tries a spectacular long range effort. Silvio Lima gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
53.04
Abdelmalek Pardeilhan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega knocks the ball forward to Nigel Thatcher. Nigel Thatcher shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Silvio Lima comfortably smothers it!
54.09
Jerome Cobos flicks the ball to his team mate, Goran Jarni. Goran Jarni surges forward with the ball. Goran Jarni lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. With a superhuman jump, Stefan Pancaro connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
57.58
Jean Behi flicks a high pass forward to Goran Jarni who brings the ball under control. Goran Jarni kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos whips in a cross ball towards Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent block by Abdelmalek Pardeilhan!
60.36
Oxford United have made 2 substitutions with Ernesto Arias replacing Abdelmalek Pardeilhan and Tiago Monteiro replacing Nicholas Goldberg .Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Paul Watson replacing Jean Behi and Omer Winterburn replacing Emmanuel Llacer .
67.04
Jean-Philippe Belloso hits a low pass to Goran Jarni. Goran Jarni threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Eben Dugbatey smothers it!
71.15
Omer Winterburn flicks a high pass forward. Jerome Cobos controls it well on his chest. Jerome Cobos rushes past Ernesto Arias! Jerome Cobos comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
73.37
Bart Bertjens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Lopes. David Lopes darts forward. David Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Lima who gathers it comfortably.
75.22
Marco Sibilano knocks the ball forward to Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen skips past Ernesto Arias! Karim Rothen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Karim Rothen!
78.02
Sebastian Barkero surges forward with the ball. Sebastian Barkero makes a simple pass to David Lopes. David Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Dickov. Billy Dickov finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.22
Goran Jarni flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Pancaro who brings the ball under control. Stefan Pancaro passes the ball forward to Omer Winterburn. Omer Winterburn looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Eben Dugbatey manages to gather it effortlessly.
84.39
Miguel Delgado makes a probing pass to David Lopes. David Lopes advances with the ball. David Lopes tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
87.32
Goran Jarni knocks the ball forward to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Oxford United

Bradford City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
11
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
31%
42.9%
26.2%

Scorers
Billy Dickov 78
Karim Rothen 33, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Karim Rothen of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Eben Dugbatey (GK)
8
2.Sebastian Barkero (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Pardeilhan (DEF)
6
4.Nicholas Goldberg (DEF)
6
5.Bart Bertjens (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Delgado (MID)
6
7.Daniel Vega (MID)
6
8.David Lopes (MID)
8
9.Nigel Thatcher (ATT)
6
10.Jose Campos (ATT)
6
11.Billy Dickov (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Ernesto Arias (DEF)
6
13.Tiago Monteiro (DEF)
6
14.John Mckinlay (ATT)
0

1.Silvio Lima (GK)
7
2.Jean Behi (DEF)
6
3.Jean-Philippe Belloso (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Fromm (DEF)
6
5.Emmanuel Llacer (MID)
6
6.Jerome Cobos (MID)
6
7.Goran Jarni (MID)
7
8.Marco Sibilano (MID)
6
9.Iago Ronaldo (ATT)
6
10.Karim Rothen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Edmundo Campos (ATT)
7
 
12.Paul Watson (DEF)
6
13.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
14.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)
6