Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Bradford CityBradford City
Kwazi DyosiKwazi Dyosi Pat Me Pat Me
David MckayD. Mckay47
G
1
G
53Martino AllegrettiM. Allegretti
Jerome NogueiraJ. Nogueira55
D
2
D
43Frank MikeF. Mike
Emile CookeE. Cooke53
D
3
D
50Daniel ReisD. Reis
Denis DialloD. Diallo52
D
4captain
D
43Stan BoertienS. Boertien
Graeme CutlerG. Cutler47
D
captain5
D
52Danny PearceD. Pearce
Gareth KanuG. Kanu43
M
6
M
48Titus BeresfordT. Beresford
Hans NeeskensH. Neeskens45
M
7
M
51Tommy DeaneT. Deane
Del JobsonD. Jobson43
M
8
M
49Anthony BridgesA. Bridges
David PlowrightD. Plowright40
A
9
A
46Danny ClaphamD. Clapham
Ledley HuckerbyL. Huckerby44
A
10
A
51John StandingJ. Standing
Noel RankinN. Rankin44
A
11
A
51Lars BräutigamL. Bräutigam
 
Simon SeelerS. Seeler45
D
12
D
43Dean BarrettD. Barrett
Kemal MillsK. Mills47
M
13
M
43Ashley MorrisA. Morris
Serafim BaicuS. Baicu37
A
14
D
42Gary GoodwinG. Goodwin

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 8,382 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Shrewsbury Town and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Greening.


0.00
Bradford City start the match!
2.23
Graeme Cutler laces a weighted ball forward to David Plowright. David Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Noel Rankin. Noel Rankin makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
3.59
Anthony Bridges flicks a high pass forward. Lars Bräutigam controls it well on his chest. Lars Bräutigam rushes past Denis Diallo! Lars Bräutigam makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
6.26
Anthony Bridges hacks Del Jobson from behind! The referee calls over Anthony Bridges and shows him a yellow card! Del Jobson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.49
Emile Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Huckerby controls it well on his chest. Ledley Huckerby tries a spectacular long range effort. Martino Allegretti gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
18.18
Hans Neeskens threads a neat ball through to Ledley Huckerby. Ledley Huckerby finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
22.43
Graeme Cutler sees a break and surges forward. Graeme Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ledley Huckerby. Ledley Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martino Allegretti who gathers it comfortably.
32.16
With great vision, Tommy Deane plays the ball forward to Lars Bräutigam. Lars Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Mckay who gathers it comfortably.
34.47
Frank Mike threads a neat ball through to Lars Bräutigam. Lars Bräutigam threads the ball through into the box. John Standing cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
39.07
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.23
Hans Neeskens hacks John Standing from behind! Hans Neeskens is warned by the referee! John Standing hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town switch their midfield play to Push Forward and their overall play to Attacking. The Shrewsbury Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off!
51.30
Stan Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Titus Beresford controls it well on his chest. Titus Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Danny Clapham controls it well on his chest. Danny Clapham shoots from 25 yards. Superb reactions from David Mckay. What a save!
53.34
Gareth Kanu receives the ball from a throw-in from Ledley Huckerby. Gareth Kanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Plowright. David Plowright plays a one-two with Noel Rankin and rushes in on goal... David Plowright rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.58
Titus Beresford sees a break and surges forward. Titus Beresford shoots from long range. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.47
Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with Kemal Mills replacing Del Jobson .
63.00
Kemal Mills hacks Titus Beresford from behind! The referee calls over Kemal Mills and shows him a yellow card! Titus Beresford hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.37
Emile Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Rankin. Noel Rankin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Plowright. David Plowright plays the ball forward to Hans Neeskens who has made a great run into the box. Hans Neeskens side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Martino Allegretti.
66.40
Denis Diallo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Daniel Reis gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
77.35
Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with Simon Seeler replacing Denis Diallo .
79.14
Noel Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Huckerby collects the pass. Ledley Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Beresford.
81.03
Graeme Cutler catches Titus Beresford on the ankles. Graeme Cutler is shown the yellow card! Titus Beresford gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.10
Titus Beresford barges into Graeme Cutler. The referee calls over Titus Beresford and shows him a yellow card! Graeme Cutler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

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

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
21.5%
50.8%
27.7%

Scorers
Titus Beresford 58

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Titus Beresford of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.David Mckay (GK)
7
2.Jerome Nogueira (DEF)
6
3.Emile Cooke (DEF)
7
4.Denis Diallo (DEF)
6
5.Graeme Cutler (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Gareth Kanu (MID)
7
7.Hans Neeskens (MID)
6
8.Del Jobson (MID)
6
9.David Plowright (ATT)
7
10.Ledley Huckerby (ATT)
6
11.Noel Rankin (ATT)
6
 
12.Simon Seeler (DEF)
6
13.Kemal Mills (MID)yellow card
5
14.Serafim Baicu (ATT)
0

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