Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     Stoke CityStoke City
Pat MePat Me Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Robbie ThompsonR. Thompson60
G
1
G
57Paulo MartinsP. Martins
Del ProctorD. Proctor51
D
2
D
51Nicholas GascoigneN. Gascoigne
Alan RankinA. Rankin66
D
3captain
D
49Oleg PowerO. Power
Ottavio TisciO. Tisci54
D
4
D
47Eddie GordonE. Gordon
Lee PowerL. Power53
D
5
M
50Paul ScalesP. Scales
Simon MöllerS. Möller56
M
6
M
56Jeroen DijkhuizenJ. Dijkhuizen
Celestine AliyuC. Aliyu53
M
7
M
50Nicholas FroggattN. Froggatt
Phil EdghillP. Edghill50
M
captain8
M
54Ralph BallR. Ball
Isaiah AdamsI. Adams51
A
9
A
64Scott LiddellS. Liddell
Uwe WelkeU. Welke55
A
10
A
62Jermaine RichardsJ. Richards
Jacob WatsonJ. Watson46
A
11
A
60Ledley InceL. Ince
 
Richard OakesR. Oakes60
A
12
G
51Carl CoppingerC. Coppinger
Alberto MowbrayA. Mowbray63
D
13
M
53Maryn PedemasM. Pedemas
Sol HughesS. Hughes54
A
14
A
38Niccolo SwiftN. Swift

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 8,803 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Pearson.


0.00
Stoke City get the match underway!
2.41
Eddie Gordon knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt threads the ball through to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeroen Dijkhuizen but he's offside!
4.34
Nicholas Froggatt kicks a strong pass forward to Jeroen Dijkhuizen. Jeroen Dijkhuizen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ottavio Tisci.
6.36
Celestine Aliyu runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Celestine Aliyu lofts in a cross ball towards Uwe Welke. Uwe Welke flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.33
Jeroen Dijkhuizen makes a simple pass to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.05
Phil Edghill brings the ball forward. Phil Edghill whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Watson. Jacob Watson knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
16.57
Eddie Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Jeroen Dijkhuizen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeroen Dijkhuizen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards whips in a cross ball towards Paul Scales. Paul Scales makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Robbie Thompson with no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
21.31
With imagination, Oleg Power plays the ball forward to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt knocks in a cross ball towards Ralph Ball. Ralph Ball flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.19
Celestine Aliyu sees a break and surges forward. Celestine Aliyu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paulo Martins who gathers it comfortably.
30.20
Celestine Aliyu hits a low pass to Isaiah Adams. Isaiah Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Celestine Aliyu. Celestine Aliyu gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The shot is on target but blocked by Nicholas Gascoigne. That should have been a goal!
32.18
Jeroen Dijkhuizen comes in with a late challenge on Celestine Aliyu. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Celestine Aliyu carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City kick off!
47.04
Celestine Aliyu sees space and advances. Celestine Aliyu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Power.
49.07
Jeroen Dijkhuizen threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt plays a one-two with Jermaine Richards and advances towards the goal... Nicholas Froggatt takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.13
Simon Möller flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Watson who takes it down. Jacob Watson knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Adams. Isaiah Adams knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.30
Nicholas Froggatt threads the ball through to Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alan Rankin.
61.12
Phil Edghill comes in with a high challenge, catching Ledley Ince with his studs. Phil Edghill is shown the red card!! Ledley Ince stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.08
Del Proctor threads a neat ball through to Simon Möller. Simon Möller flicks a high pass forward. Celestine Aliyu collects the pass. Celestine Aliyu chips the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Adams. Isaiah Adams side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
66.29
Jacob Watson flicks a high ball forward to Simon Möller who takes it down. Simon Möller changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Simon Möller shoots from 20 yards. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
73.38
Ottavio Tisci barges into Nicholas Gascoigne. The referee brings Ottavio Tisci to one side and gives him a warning! Nicholas Gascoigne hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.05
Jacob Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Isaiah Adams. Isaiah Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Welke. Uwe Welke gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.39
Ralph Ball makes a simple pass to Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards runs straight at the defence! Jermaine Richards strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jermaine Richards!
81.45
Celestine Aliyu passes the ball forward to Jacob Watson. Jacob Watson lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Adams. Isaiah Adams gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
83.26
Oleg Power lofts the ball long. Paul Scales sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
84.01
Uwe Welke barges into Nicholas Froggatt. Uwe Welke is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Froggatt stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.16
Paul Scales passes the ball forward to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

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

Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
27.5%
47.5%
25%

Scorers
Uwe Welke 6
Isaiah Adams 51, 63
Simon Möller 66
Paul Scales 17
Jermaine Richards 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Isaiah Adams of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Robbie Thompson (GK)
6
2.Del Proctor (DEF)
6
3.Alan Rankin (DEF)
6
4.Ottavio Tisci (DEF)
6
5.Lee Power (DEF)
6
6.Simon Möller (MID)goal scored
7
7.Celestine Aliyu (MID)
8
8.Phil Edghill (MID)red card
3
9.Isaiah Adams (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Uwe Welke (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
6
11.Jacob Watson (ATT)
7
 
12.Richard Oakes (ATT)
0
13.Alberto Mowbray (DEF)
0
14.Sol Hughes (ATT)
0

1.Paulo Martins (GK)
6
2.Nicholas Gascoigne (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Power (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Gordon (DEF)
6
5.Paul Scales (MID)goal scored
7
6.Jeroen Dijkhuizen (MID)yellow card
6
7.Nicholas Froggatt (MID)
6
8.Ralph Ball (MID)
6
9.Scott Liddell (ATT)
6
10.Jermaine Richards (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ledley Ince (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Coppinger (GK)
0
13.Maryn Pedemas (MID)
0
14.Niccolo Swift (ATT)
0