Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Pat MePat Me John Miller John Miller
Martino AllegrettiM. Allegretti53
G
1
G
51Teddy EtheringtonT. Etherington
Frank MikeF. Mike43
D
2
D
43Wes MorrisW. Morris
Daniel ReisD. Reis50
D
3
D
52Stuart CoppingerS. Coppinger
Stan BoertienS. Boertien43
D
4
D
50Alberto RichardsA. Richards
Danny PearceD. Pearce52
D
captain5
M
39Ledley VassellL. Vassell
Titus BeresfordT. Beresford47
M
6captain
M
51Darius BeresfordD. Beresford
Tommy DeaneT. Deane51
M
7
M
56Callum SounessC. Souness
Dean TilerD. Tiler47
M
8
M
48Ighli CappelliniI. Cappellini
Danny ClaphamD. Clapham46
A
9
A
42Alun MowbrayA. Mowbray
John StandingJ. Standing51
A
10
A
48Matthew BrownM. Brown
Lars BräutigamL. Bräutigam51
A
11
A
53Said GoossenS. Goossen
 
Dean BarrettD. Barrett43
D
12
D
47Rio GordonR. Gordon
Ashley MorrisA. Morris43
M
13
M
38Andy RobertsA. Roberts
Gary GoodwinG. Goodwin42
D
14
A
42Paul BattyP. Batty

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 10,261 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Noel Thomson.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the match!
4.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Frank Mike plays the ball forward to Dean Tiler. Dean Tiler passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham lofts in a cross ball towards John Standing. John Standing finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Teddy Etherington manages to gather it.
6.51
Said Goossen barges into Dean Tiler. The referee calls over Said Goossen and shows him a yellow card! Dean Tiler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.55
Stan Boertien passes the ball forward to John Standing. John Standing laces a weighted ball forward to Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
9.24
Daniel Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Beresford. Titus Beresford hits a low pass to John Standing. John Standing makes a pass forward but Lars Bräutigam is yards offside!
15.03
Wes Morris makes a simple pass to Darius Beresford. Darius Beresford tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
18.48
Callum Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Said Goossen. Said Goossen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martino Allegretti who gathers it comfortably.
21.40
Callum Souness flicks a high pass forward to Said Goossen who brings the ball under control. Said Goossen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Reis.
27.27
Dean Tiler catches Darius Beresford on the ankles. The referee calls over Dean Tiler and shows him a yellow card! Darius Beresford runs off the knock.
28.27
Dean Tiler hits a low pass to John Standing. John Standing finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
30.35
Wes Morris pushes mid-way up the pitch. Wes Morris passes the ball forward to Callum Souness. Callum Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Goossen but the linesman indicates offside!
32.01
Tommy Deane flicks a high ball forward to John Standing who takes it down. John Standing shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.43
Callum Souness passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Matthew Brown. Matthew Brown plays a scrappy one-two with Said Goossen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matthew Brown comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Martino Allegretti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.47
Callum Souness flicks a high pass forward. Said Goossen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Said Goossen makes a probing pass between the defence to Callum Souness. Stan Boertien clumsily knocks into Callum Souness. Callum Souness appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
39.15
Alberto Richards threads a neat ball through to Callum Souness. Callum Souness makes a simple pass to Said Goossen. Said Goossen deftly passes the ball to Matthew Brown, releasing him through on goal. Matthew Brown muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.58
With great vision, Daniel Reis plays the ball forward to Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane threads the ball through to Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
44.39
Stan Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Lars Bräutigam holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lars Bräutigam threads a neat ball through to John Standing. John Standing knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Teddy Etherington who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Titus Beresford darts forward. Titus Beresford threads a neat ball through to Lars Bräutigam. Lars Bräutigam shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding 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 appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bradford City start the second half!
47.31
Danny Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Danny Clapham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danny Clapham shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.43
Titus Beresford deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.32
Alun Mowbray catches Frank Mike on the ankles. Alun Mowbray is shown the yellow card! Frank Mike stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.29
Dean Tiler threads the ball through to Titus Beresford. Titus Beresford knocks in a cross ball towards John Standing. John Standing flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
59.01
Alberto Richards flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Souness. Callum Souness flicks a high pass forward to Said Goossen who brings the ball under control. Said Goossen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Martino Allegretti manages to gather it comfortably.
65.14
Callum Souness threads a neat ball through to Said Goossen. Said Goossen shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
72.39
Titus Beresford hacks Ighli Cappellini from behind! The referee calls over Titus Beresford and shows him a yellow card! Ighli Cappellini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.12
John Standing passes the ball forward to Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Tiler. Dean Tiler makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.15
Tommy Deane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.50
Stuart Coppinger threads a neat ball through to Said Goossen. Said Goossen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tommy Deane.
81.40
Ighli Cappellini makes a simple pass to Callum Souness. Callum Souness knocks the ball forward, putting Said Goossen through on goal. Some world-class footwork from Said Goossen provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
83.05
Ighli Cappellini sees Callum Souness in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Souness advances inside the box! Callum Souness muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
85.56
Tommy Deane flicks the ball to his team mate, John Standing. John Standing finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
87.17
Seeing a gap ahead, John Standing laces a weighted ball forward to Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane lofts in a cross ball towards John Standing. John Standing jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball strikes Wes Morris's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
88.24
Corner kick to Bradford City. Stan Boertien plays it to the near post. Teddy Etherington drops low and scoops up the ball.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Nottingham Forest
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
31.3%
44.6%
24.1%

Scorers
Lars Bräutigam 45
Matthew Brown 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Callum Souness of Nottingham Forest

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

1.Teddy Etherington (GK)
7
2.Wes Morris (DEF)
8
3.Stuart Coppinger (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Richards (DEF)
6
5.Ledley Vassell (MID)
6
6.Darius Beresford (MID)
6
7.Callum Souness (MID)
9
8.Ighli Cappellini (MID)
7
9.Alun Mowbray (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Matthew Brown (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Said Goossen (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.Rio Gordon (DEF)
0
13.Andy Roberts (MID)
0
14.Paul Batty (ATT)
0