Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     SunderlandSunderland
David PayneDavid Payne Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Silvio LimaS. Lima79
G
1
G
53Damien JobsonD. Jobson
Franck GuyaderF. Guyader77
D
captain2
D
79Fabian Van BeukeringF. Van Beukering
Nicolas FrommN. Fromm75
D
3
D
78Christian LindemannC. Lindemann
Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso75
D
4
D
78Bruno MendesB. Mendes
Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer86
M
5
M
83Brandon LopezB. Lopez
Davi GarrinchaD. Garrincha77
M
6
M
85Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira
J-Clau ArmandJ. Armand80
M
7
M
84Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini
Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano78
M
8
M
78Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin
Iago RonaldoI. Ronaldo79
A
9
A
75Billy LawB. Law
Steffen RiemannS. Riemann73
A
10captain
A
79Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou
Edmundo CamposE. Campos76
A
11
A
76Scott McGroryS. McGrory
 
Armin HamannA. Hamann71
D
12
A
73Eoin GreeningE. Greening
Goran JarniG. Jarni80
M
13
M
77Roland WyssR. Wyss
Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro78
A
14
M
74Leon ShiltonL. Shilton

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Sunderland. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bradford City and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Sturridge.


0.00
Bradford City kick off the first half!
2.02
Christian Lindemann darts forward. Christian Lindemann flicks the ball to his team mate, Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini heads the ball goalwards but Silvio Lima is on top of it.
4.56
Jonathan Gamberini makes a simple pass to Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.31
J-Clau Armand sweeps the ball up the wings. Iago Ronaldo edges inside the box! Iago Ronaldo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.41
Jean-Philippe Belloso threads a neat ball through to Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer plays the ball forward to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
20.08
J-Clau Armand surges forward with the ball. J-Clau Armand lofts in a cross ball towards Iago Ronaldo. Iago Ronaldo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Damien Jobson manages to gather it.
21.19
Christian Lindemann takes a quick throw-in, which Fabian Van Beukering takes on the chest. Fabian Van Beukering plays the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini makes a probing pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
22.29
Bruno Mendes passes the ball forward to Fabian Van Beukering. Fabian Van Beukering controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Silvio Lima has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.40
Joao Batista Ferreira threads the ball through to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
30.09
Brandon Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Philippe Benyachou collects the pass. Philippe Benyachou sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Silvio Lima with no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
34.00
Jonathan Gamberini flicks a high pass forward to Joao Batista Ferreira who brings the ball under control. Joao Batista Ferreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Silvio Lima manages to keep it out.
36.34
Nicolas Fromm takes a quick throw-in, which Jean-Philippe Belloso takes on the chest. Jean-Philippe Belloso threads the ball through to Franck Guyader. Franck Guyader chips the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Damien Jobson!
40.22
Fabian Van Beukering makes an attacking run forward. Fabian Van Beukering knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
47.52
Nicolas Fromm plays the ball forward to J-Clau Armand. J-Clau Armand flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Pancaro who brings the ball under control. Stefan Pancaro shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.51
Christian Lindemann threads the ball through to Brandon Lopez. Brandon Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Philippe Benyachou!
59.15
Christian Lindemann clumsily knocks into Steffen Riemann. Christian Lindemann is given a warning by the referee! Steffen Riemann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.52
Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Armin Hamann replacing Jean-Philippe Belloso and Goran Jarni replacing Davi Garrincha .
61.61
Emmanuel Llacer surges forward with the ball. Emmanuel Llacer knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Christian Lindemann steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
63.08
Joao Batista Ferreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory shoots from distance but Silvio Lima reads it well. Fabulous stop!
67.09
Billy Law flicks a high pass forward to Scott McGrory who brings the ball under control. Scott McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Law. Billy Law knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.06
Stuart Hopkin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Law. Billy Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.34
Sunderland have made 3 substitutions with Eoin Greening replacing Billy Law, Roland Wyss replacing Joao Batista Ferreira and Leon Shilton replacing Stuart Hopkin .
79.08
Nicolas Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Goran Jarni who brings the ball under control. Goran Jarni flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Pancaro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Pancaro cuts inside the box! Stefan Pancaro rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.32
Fabian Van Beukering takes it forward alone. Fabian Van Beukering deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou edges inside the box! Philippe Benyachou cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Silvio Lima reads it well. Great keeping!
89.22
Emmanuel Llacer makes a probing pass to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Steffen Riemann is offside!
90.00
Emmanuel Llacer knocks the ball forward to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro puts a great ball through. Steffen Riemann runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Sunderland
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
33.3%
42.7%
24%

Scorers
Iago Ronaldo 8
Stefan Pancaro 48
Joao Batista Ferreira 22
Philippe Benyachou 30, 54
Billy Law 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Philippe Benyachou of Sunderland

Match Ratings