Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     Swansea CitySwansea City
Pat MePat Me Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Martino AllegrettiM. Allegretti53
G
1
G
57Micka‘l SoloyM. Soloy
Frank MikeF. Mike43
D
2
D
54Andre SoaresA. Soares
Daniel ReisD. Reis50
D
3captain
D
62Frank NevilleF. Neville
Stan BoertienS. Boertien43
D
4
D
44Mervin HeskeyM. Heskey
Danny PearceD. Pearce52
D
5
D
51Simon BrücknerS. Brückner
Titus BeresfordT. Beresford47
M
captain6
M
51Sergio CitterioS. Citterio
Tommy DeaneT. Deane50
M
7
M
55Cedric SmitC. Smit
Dean TilerD. Tiler47
M
8
M
49Rainer OuindiR. Ouindi
Danny ClaphamD. Clapham46
A
9
A
49Vincenzo WesselmannV. Wesselmann
John StandingJ. Standing51
A
10
A
57Lorenzo FacciniL. Faccini
Lars BräutigamL. Bräutigam51
A
11
A
54Steffen ErlerS. Erler
 
Dean BarrettD. Barrett43
D
12
D
50Alassandro CoriniA. Corini
Ashley MorrisA. Morris43
M
13
M
52Alan ThompsonA. Thompson
Gary GoodwinG. Goodwin42
D
14
M
48Alun FoxA. Fox

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Swansea City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Noel Thomson.


0.00
Swansea City start the match!
3.12
Sergio Citterio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincenzo Wesselmann. Vincenzo Wesselmann plays a one-two with Lorenzo Faccini and advances towards the goal... Titus Beresford hacks Vincenzo Wesselmann from behind! Vincenzo Wesselmann appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
6.20
Stan Boertien sees Dean Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With a delightful solo run, Dean Tiler stretches the opposition's defence. Dean Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Lars Bräutigam. Lars Bräutigam is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Micka‘l Soloy gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
9.41
Frank Neville threads a neat ball through to Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini plays a quick one-two with Steffen Erler and rushes in on goal... Lorenzo Faccini side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
15.01
Tommy Deane kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Bräutigam. Lars Bräutigam sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
16.54
Rainer Ouindi threads the ball through to Cedric Smit. Cedric Smit lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Erler. Steffen Erler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Martino Allegretti has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.35
Cedric Smit flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Ouindi. Rainer Ouindi lofts in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.27
Frank Neville threads the ball through to Rainer Ouindi. Rainer Ouindi sees space and advances. Rainer Ouindi knocks in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Swansea City!
30.45
Swansea City are dictating the run of play here today.
32.21
Daniel Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Micka‘l Soloy effortlessly smothers it!
39.11
Daniel Reis hits a low pass to Dean Tiler. Dean Tiler advances with the ball. Dean Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.27
Titus Beresford sees space and advances. Titus Beresford knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Bradford City kick off!
48.52
Rainer Ouindi flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Wesselmann. Vincenzo Wesselmann knocks in a cross ball towards Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
49.31
Swansea City are dictating the run of play here today.
57.10
Sergio Citterio knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Wesselmann. Vincenzo Wesselmann knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Smit. Tommy Deane catches Cedric Smit on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
59.45
Andre Soares threads a neat ball through to Cedric Smit. Cedric Smit knocks the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
60.39
Swansea City have made 2 substitutions with Alan Thompson replacing Sergio Citterio and Alun Fox replacing Rainer Ouindi .
61.45
Frank Neville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Smit. Cedric Smit runs straight at the opposition's defence. Cedric Smit threads the ball through to Alun Fox but he's offside!
66.01
Alun Fox flicks a high pass forward to Cedric Smit who brings the ball under control. Cedric Smit kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Fox but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.47
Cedric Smit chips the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Faccini. Lorenzo Faccini plays a one-two with Alan Thompson and advances towards the goal... Lorenzo Faccini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Martino Allegretti with no chance!! Goal for Swansea City! The crowd cheers as the Italian celebrates his hattrick!
71.20
Cedric Smit hacks Tommy Deane from behind! The referee brings Cedric Smit to one side and gives him a warning! Tommy Deane gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.26
Tommy Deane advances with the ball. Tommy Deane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
75.59
Cedric Smit makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Thompson. Alan Thompson knocks the ball forward, putting Lorenzo Faccini through on goal. Lorenzo Faccini side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.23
Swansea City have made a substitution with Alassandro Corini replacing Simon Brückner .
79.07
Swansea City are dictating the run of play here today.
85.23
Alun Fox flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Wesselmann who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Wesselmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.02
Alun Fox makes a probing pass to Vincenzo Wesselmann. Vincenzo Wesselmann plays a one-two with Steffen Erler and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Vincenzo Wesselmann provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Mervin Heskey makes a simple pass to Frank Neville. Frank Neville makes an attacking run forward. Frank Neville makes a probing pass to Steffen Erler but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Swansea City
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.1%
64.9%
Play Area
33.8%
45.9%
20.3%

Scorers
Steffen Erler 17
Lorenzo Faccini 21, 27, 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lorenzo Faccini of Swansea City

Match Ratings
1.Martino Allegretti (GK)
6
2.Frank Mike (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Reis (DEF)
6
4.Stan Boertien (DEF)
6
5.Danny Pearce (DEF)
6
6.Titus Beresford (MID)
6
7.Tommy Deane (MID)
6
8.Dean Tiler (MID)
7
9.Danny Clapham (ATT)
6
10.John Standing (ATT)
6
11.Lars Bräutigam (ATT)
6
 
12.Dean Barrett (DEF)
0
13.Ashley Morris (MID)
0
14.Gary Goodwin (DEF)
0

1.Micka‘l Soloy (GK)
6
2.Andre Soares (DEF)
6
3.Frank Neville (DEF)
6
4.Mervin Heskey (DEF)
6
5.Simon Brückner (DEF)
6
6.Sergio Citterio (MID)
6
7.Cedric Smit (MID)
7
8.Rainer Ouindi (MID)
7
9.Vincenzo Wesselmann (ATT)
7
10.Lorenzo Faccini (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Steffen Erler (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Alassandro Corini (DEF)
6
13.Alan Thompson (MID)
6
14.Alun Fox (MID)
6