Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur
David PayneDavid Payne Darren Hickson Darren Hickson
Silvio LimaS. Lima79
G
1
G
82Matías FrancoM. Franco
Elena BarkeroE. Barkero75
D
2
D
73Garry DalglishG. Dalglish
Franck GuyaderF. Guyader77
D
captain3
D
73Rodney WauR. Wau
Nicolas FrommN. Fromm75
D
4
D
77Alun CooperA. Cooper
Marvin Le TissierM. Le Tissier78
M
5
M
77Ross DelaneyR. Delaney
Goran JarniG. Jarni80
M
6captain
M
80Modeste SongM. Song
Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer86
M
7
M
78Gilles TolleyG. Tolley
Luca GhirardelloL. Ghirardello80
M
8
M
78Martin KaiserM. Kaiser
Iago RonaldoI. Ronaldo79
A
9
A
74Billy ThomsonB. Thomson
Karim RothenK. Rothen77
A
10
A
76Stefan VöllerS. Völler
Edmundo CamposE. Campos76
A
11
A
78Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa
 
Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso75
D
12
M
75Carlton CarltonC. Carlton
Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn78
M
13
M
74Trevor ThompsonT. Thompson
Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro78
A
14
A
72Clive FroggattC. Froggatt

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Tottenham Hotspur. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bradford City and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Del Sol.


0.00
The whistle blows and Tottenham Hotspur get the match underway!
2.07
Garry Dalglish barges into Emmanuel Llacer. The referee calls over Garry Dalglish and warns him to calm down! Emmanuel Llacer stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.44
Luca Ghirardello makes a simple pass to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
16.36
Goran Jarni comes in with a late challenge on Modeste Song. Goran Jarni is shown the yellow card! Modeste Song runs off the knock.
18.00
Franck Guyader chips the ball to his team mate, Goran Jarni. Goran Jarni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.12
Emmanuel Llacer barges into Ross Delaney. The referee brings Emmanuel Llacer to one side and gives him a warning! Ross Delaney runs off the knock.
28.44
Rodney Wau hits a low pass to Ross Delaney. Ross Delaney flicks a high pass forward. Simón Figueroa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simón Figueroa knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.16
Garry Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa flicks a high ball forward to Billy Thomson who takes it down. Billy Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Lima who gathers it comfortably.
33.34
Martin Kaiser threads the ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.06
Luca Ghirardello clumsily knocks into Ross Delaney. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ross Delaney grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.44
Franck Guyader threads a neat ball through to Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer makes a probing pass to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.14
Alun Cooper threads a neat ball through to Ross Delaney. Ross Delaney sees a break and surges forward. Ross Delaney knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Fromm.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Omer Winterburn replacing Marvin Le Tissier. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. The Bradford City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Bradford City kick off the second half!
53.19
Elena Barkero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer kicks a strong pass forward to Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.55
Modeste Song flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Völler who takes it down. Stefan Völler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.39
Alun Cooper sees space and advances. Alun Cooper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.15
Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Jean-Philippe Belloso replacing Nicolas Fromm and Stefan Pancaro replacing Iago Ronaldo .Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Carlton Carlton replacing Gilles Tolley .
61.17
Billy Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Simón Figueroa who brings the ball under control. Simón Figueroa whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Carlton. Carlton Carlton flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Silvio Lima. Excellent save.
63.05
Garry Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Carlton. Carlton Carlton sees Simón Figueroa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simón Figueroa whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Völler. With a superhuman jump, Stefan Völler connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Stefan Völler scores for Tottenham Hotspur!!
67.11
Karim Rothen flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Pancaro who takes it down. Stefan Pancaro shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
72.49
Ross Delaney knocks the ball to his team mate, Modeste Song. Modeste Song knocks in a cross ball towards Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.33
Tottenham Hotspur have made 2 substitutions with Trevor Thompson replacing Martin Kaiser and Clive Froggatt replacing Simón Figueroa .
78.36
Trevor Thompson makes a simple pass to Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler whips in a cross ball towards Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.50
Trevor Thompson passes the ball forward to Clive Froggatt. Clive Froggatt whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Silvio Lima reads it well. Good save!
87.07
Luca Ghirardello hits a low pass to Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen plays a quick one-two with Edmundo Campos and rushes in on goal... Karim Rothen tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
89.33
Luca Ghirardello chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Winterburn. Omer Winterburn shoots from distance. Solid save from Matías Franco.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Tottenham Hotspur
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
29.9%
43.3%
26.9%

Scorers
Billy Thomson 28
Stefan Völler 63
Simón Figueroa 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simón Figueroa of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Silvio Lima (GK)
6
2.Elena Barkero (DEF)
6
3.Franck Guyader (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Fromm (DEF)
6
5.Marvin Le Tissier (MID)
6
6.Goran Jarni (MID)yellow card
5
7.Emmanuel Llacer (MID)
6
8.Luca Ghirardello (MID)yellow card
6
9.Iago Ronaldo (ATT)
6
10.Karim Rothen (ATT)
6
11.Edmundo Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean-Philippe Belloso (DEF)
6
13.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
14.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)
6

1.Matías Franco (GK)
6
2.Garry Dalglish (DEF)
6
3.Rodney Wau (DEF)
6
4.Alun Cooper (DEF)
7
5.Ross Delaney (MID)
7
6.Modeste Song (MID)
7
7.Gilles Tolley (MID)
6
8.Martin Kaiser (MID)
6
9.Billy Thomson (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Stefan Völler (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Simón Figueroa (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Carlton Carlton (MID)
6
13.Trevor Thompson (MID)
6
14.Clive Froggatt (ATT)
6