Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Bradford CityBradford City
Computer Player Computer Player David Payne David Payne
Gavin ElliottG. Elliott66
G
1
G
79Silvio LimaS. Lima
Adrian PattersonA. Patterson64
D
2captain
D
77Franck GuyaderF. Guyader
Anthony MendoncaA. Mendonca58
D
3
D
75Nicolas FrommN. Fromm
Dave ThatcherD. Thatcher57
D
4
D
75Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso
Stuart StrachanS. Strachan68
M
5
M
86Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer
Gary McStayG. McStay67
M
captain6
M
77Davi GarrinchaD. Garrincha
Brian Lua-LuaB. Lua-Lua67
M
7
M
80J-Clau ArmandJ. Armand
Jamie Le SauxJ. Le Saux67
M
8
M
78Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano
Del KoncheskyD. Konchesky65
A
9
A
79Iago RonaldoI. Ronaldo
Leonardo VergesL. Verges65
A
10
A
73Steffen RiemannS. Riemann
Mick LoweM. Lowe60
A
11
A
76Edmundo CamposE. Campos
 
Ugo DuberryU. Duberry63
M
12
D
71Armin HamannA. Hamann
Dean JosephD. Joseph60
A
13
M
80Goran JarniG. Jarni
Aaron SmithA. Smith54
A
14
A
78Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 17,869 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Manchester City and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.


0.00
Bradford City start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.05
Steffen Riemann passes the ball forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos threads the ball through to Steffen Riemann but he's offside!
8.32
Brian Lua-Lua makes a simple pass to Leonardo Verges. Leonardo Verges shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.37
Stuart Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jamie Le Saux. Jamie Le Saux shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Silvio Lima. Excellent save.
18.46
Nicolas Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Philippe Belloso who brings the ball under control. Jean-Philippe Belloso makes a probing pass to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.25
Franck Guyader threads a neat ball through to Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano threads a neat ball through to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann plays a scrappy one-two with Iago Ronaldo and advances towards the goal... Steffen Riemann rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.58
Gary McStay clumsily knocks into J-Clau Armand. Gary McStay is shown the yellow card! J-Clau Armand stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.54
J-Clau Armand flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Campos collects the pass. Edmundo Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Iago Ronaldo. Iago Ronaldo knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Gavin Elliott is on top of it.
32.28
Bradford City are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
33.02
Del Konchesky catches Franck Guyader on the ankles. The referee calls over Del Konchesky and warns him to calm down! Franck Guyader runs off the knock.
34.57
Adrian Patterson threads the ball through to Jamie Le Saux. Jamie Le Saux threads a neat ball through to Brian Lua-Lua. Brian Lua-Lua plays a scrappy one-two with Mick Lowe and advances towards the goal... Brian Lua-Lua takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.43
Jean-Philippe Belloso flicks a high pass forward to Emmanuel Llacer who brings the ball under control. Emmanuel Llacer flicks a high pass forward. Iago Ronaldo controls it well on his chest. Iago Ronaldo finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
39.53
J-Clau Armand darts forward. J-Clau Armand shoots from distance but it flies wide!
40.27
Brian Lua-Lua knocks the ball to his team mate, Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Silvio Lima as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
41.21
Jamie Le Saux takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Some silky footwork from Gary McStay provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.46
Brian Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Lowe. Mick Lowe knocks in a cross ball towards Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.45
Edmundo Campos catches Anthony Mendonca on the ankles. Edmundo Campos is shown the yellow card! Anthony Mendonca runs off the knock.
45.00
Gary McStay barges into J-Clau Armand. The referee calls over Gary McStay and warns him to calm down! J-Clau Armand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Stefan Pancaro replacing Iago Ronaldo.

45.00
Manchester City start the second half!
47.04
Nicolas Fromm flicks a high pass forward. Davi Garrincha holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Davi Garrincha plays the ball forward to Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Gavin Elliott. What a great pair of hands!
48.05
Davi Garrincha runs straight at the opposition's defence. Davi Garrincha lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
51.02
Anthony Mendonca knocks the ball forward to Jamie Le Saux. Jamie Le Saux knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Lowe. Mick Lowe finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Franck Guyader happens to be in the right place to block it.
54.33
With some swift thinking, Stuart Strachan plays the ball forward to Leonardo Verges. Leonardo Verges shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
59.24
Adrian Patterson threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Verges. Leonardo Verges knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.07
Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Armin Hamann replacing Jean-Philippe Belloso and Goran Jarni replacing Davi Garrincha .
61.11
Brian Lua-Lua sees Mick Lowe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mick Lowe shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
63.24
Gary McStay threads a neat ball through to Del Konchesky. Del Konchesky controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.10
Goran Jarni threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Gavin Elliott as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
67.01
Marco Sibilano takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Dave Thatcher gets to the ball and clears it up field.
69.08
Goran Jarni threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.42
Emmanuel Llacer passes the ball forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
73.06
Franck Guyader hacks Jamie Le Saux from behind! Franck Guyader is warned by the referee! Jamie Le Saux runs off the knock.
77.39
Armin Hamann brings the ball forward. Armin Hamann plays a quick one-two with Steffen Riemann and rushes in on goal... Armin Hamann strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.32
Armin Hamann flicks a high pass forward to Goran Jarni who brings the ball under control. Goran Jarni makes a probing pass to Steffen Riemann. Steffen Riemann threads a neat, attacking ball through to Marco Sibilano. Some silky footwork from Marco Sibilano provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
84.32
With some swift thinking, Armin Hamann plays the ball forward to Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer flicks a high pass forward to Edmundo Campos who brings the ball under control. Edmundo Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gavin Elliott easily smothers it!
87.45
Stuart Strachan catches Edmundo Campos on the ankles. Stuart Strachan is shown the yellow card! Edmundo Campos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
J-Clau Armand clumsily knocks into Brian Lua-Lua. The referee calls over J-Clau Armand and shows him a yellow card! Brian Lua-Lua stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

Bradford City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
26.3%
44.7%
28.9%

Scorers
Steffen Riemann 20
Armin Hamann 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Riemann of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Elliott (GK)
8
2.Adrian Patterson (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Mendonca (DEF)
6
4.Dave Thatcher (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Strachan (MID)yellow card
5
6.Gary McStay (MID)yellow card
5
7.Brian Lua-Lua (MID)
7
8.Jamie Le Saux (MID)
6
9.Del Konchesky (ATT)
6
10.Leonardo Verges (ATT)
6
11.Mick Lowe (ATT)
6
 
12.Ugo Duberry (MID)
0
13.Dean Joseph (ATT)
0
14.Aaron Smith (ATT)
0

1.Silvio Lima (GK)
6
2.Franck Guyader (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Fromm (DEF)
6
4.Jean-Philippe Belloso (DEF)
6
5.Emmanuel Llacer (MID)
6
6.Davi Garrincha (MID)
6
7.J-Clau Armand (MID)yellow card
6
8.Marco Sibilano (MID)
6
9.Iago Ronaldo (ATT)
6
10.Steffen Riemann (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Edmundo Campos (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Armin Hamann (DEF)goal scored
9
13.Goran Jarni (MID)
6
14.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)
6