Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     ReadingReading
David PayneDavid Payne Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Silvio LimaS. Lima79
G
1
G
74Gavin JamesG. James
Franck GuyaderF. Guyader77
D
captain2
D
76Anton SchwablA. Schwabl
Elena BarkeroE. Barkero75
D
3captain
D
78Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui
Nicolas FrommN. Fromm75
D
4
D
76Seyni VanvyncktS. Vanvynckt
Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn78
M
5
M
78Djezon AjasD. Ajas
Goran JarniG. Jarni80
M
6
M
74John RankinJ. Rankin
Martin FernandezM. Fernandez85
M
7
M
84Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri
Luca GhirardelloL. Ghirardello80
M
8
M
80Mauricio VegaM. Vega
Iago RonaldoI. Ronaldo79
A
9
A
85Fouad FertoutF. Fertout
Steffen RiemannS. Riemann73
A
10
A
76Craig McgrealC. Mcgreal
Edmundo CamposE. Campos76
A
11
A
78Lomano TilerL. Tiler
 
Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso75
D
12
D
75Adilson LodewijksA. Lodewijks
Jerome CobosJ. Cobos75
M
13
M
69Graeme HendrieG. Hendrie
Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro78
A
14
A
73Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira

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


0.00
Bradford City kick off the first half!
2.19
Nicolas Fromm hits it upfield. Steffen Riemann rushes past Hassan Abdellaoui! Steffen Riemann looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
9.55
Elena Barkero barges into John Rankin. The referee brings Elena Barkero to one side and gives him a warning! John Rankin gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.34
Elena Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Riemann controls it well on his chest. Steffen Riemann knocks the ball forward to Iago Ronaldo. Iago Ronaldo plays a scrappy one-two with Edmundo Campos and stumbles forward towards the goal... Iago Ronaldo takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.33
Hassan Abdellaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, John Rankin. John Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Moustapha El-Karkouri controls it well on his chest. Moustapha El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball towards Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.18
Hassan Abdellaoui pushes up the pitch. Hassan Abdellaoui advances with the ball. Hassan Abdellaoui makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
22.05
John Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Tiler controls it well on his chest. Lomano Tiler tries a spectacular long range effort but Silvio Lima reads it well. Superb keeping!
24.58
Djezon Ajas runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Djezon Ajas skips past Nicolas Fromm! Djezon Ajas side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Djezon Ajas!
32.23
Martin Fernandez makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Fernandez threads the ball through to Iago Ronaldo but he's offside!
33.55
Luca Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward to Iago Ronaldo who brings the ball under control. Iago Ronaldo shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
34.49
Steffen Riemann clumsily knocks into Seyni Vanvynckt. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Seyni Vanvynckt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.01
Hassan Abdellaoui makes a simple pass to Seyni Vanvynckt. Seyni Vanvynckt threads a neat ball through to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler shoots from 20 yards. Silvio Lima effortlessly gets down and covers it.
40.23
Moustapha El-Karkouri darts forward. Moustapha El-Karkouri lofts in a cross ball towards Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
42.15
Elena Barkero makes a probing pass to Iago Ronaldo. Iago Ronaldo kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Riemann but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.09
Hassan Abdellaoui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas knocks the ball forward to John Rankin. John Rankin lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
45.00
Nicolas Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Franck Guyader who brings the ball under control. Franck Guyader sees Steffen Riemann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steffen Riemann knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Gavin James is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Jean-Philippe Belloso replacing Nicolas Fromm, Jerome Cobos replacing Goran Jarni and Stefan Pancaro replacing Iago Ronaldo. Reading have changed their lineup with Frederico Oliveira replacing Mauricio Vega. The Reading players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Reading kick off!
49.11
Djezon Ajas decides to run forward with the ball. Djezon Ajas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Philippe Belloso.
51.32
John Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Fouad Fertout collects the pass. Fouad Fertout whips in a cross ball towards Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
59.01
Steffen Riemann clumsily knocks into Hassan Abdellaoui. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Steffen Riemann!! Hassan Abdellaoui stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.01
Bradford City are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
63.34
Jerome Cobos decides to run forward with the ball. Jerome Cobos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Campos but the linesman indicates offside!
65.36
Hassan Abdellaoui kicks a strong pass forward to John Rankin. John Rankin darts forward. John Rankin whips in a cross ball towards Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout heads the ball goalwards but Silvio Lima is on top of it.
69.45
Jerome Cobos flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Pancaro collects the pass. Stefan Pancaro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
72.41
Seyni Vanvynckt clumsily knocks into Omer Winterburn. Seyni Vanvynckt is given a warning by the referee! Omer Winterburn grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.59
Hassan Abdellaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas threads a neat ball through to Lomano Tiler. Lomano Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Fouad Fertout. Fouad Fertout directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
77.34
Reading have made a substitution with Graeme Hendrie replacing John Rankin .
81.23
With great vision, Jerome Cobos plays the ball forward to Luca Ghirardello. Luca Ghirardello sees a break and surges forward. Luca Ghirardello whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Pancaro. With a superhuman jump, Stefan Pancaro connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
84.41
Graeme Hendrie hits a low pass to Craig Mcgreal. Craig Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.58
Jerome Cobos slams into Graeme Hendrie with his studs up. Jerome Cobos is shown the red card!! Graeme Hendrie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.23
Martin Fernandez barges into Graeme Hendrie. Martin Fernandez is given a warning by the referee! Graeme Hendrie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Reading
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
2
0

Possession
39%
61%
Play Area
28.6%
44.2%
27.3%

Scorers
Iago Ronaldo 10
Edmundo Campos 45
Djezon Ajas 25

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djezon Ajas of Reading

Match Ratings
1.Silvio Lima (GK)
7
2.Franck Guyader (DEF)
6
3.Elena Barkero (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Fromm (DEF)
6
5.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
6.Jerome Cobos (MID)red card
3
7.Martin Fernandez (MID)
6
8.Luca Ghirardello (MID)
6
9.Iago Ronaldo (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Steffen Riemann (ATT)red card
3
11.Goran Jarni (MID)
6
 
12.Jean-Philippe Belloso (DEF)
6
13.Edmundo Campos (ATT)goal scored
7
14.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)
6

1.Gavin James (GK)
6
2.Anton Schwabl (DEF)
6
3.Hassan Abdellaoui (DEF)
7
4.Seyni Vanvynckt (DEF)
6
5.Djezon Ajas (MID)goal scored
8
6.John Rankin (MID)
7
7.Moustapha El-Karkouri (MID)
6
8.Mauricio Vega (MID)
6
9.Fouad Fertout (ATT)
6
10.Craig Mcgreal (ATT)
6
11.Lomano Tiler (ATT)
6
 
12.Adilson Lodewijks (DEF)
0
13.Graeme Hendrie (MID)
6
14.Frederico Oliveira (ATT)
6