Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joao Costa | J. Costa |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Darren Mortensen | D. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Carl Palmer | C. Palmer | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Roel Dassen | R. Dassen | |||||||||
| Ruben Soares | R. Soares | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Matt Luzhny | M. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Stephen Izzet | S. Izzet | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Sol Serrant | S. Serrant | |||||||||
| Ian Lineker | I. Lineker | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Damien Tiler | D. Tiler | |||||||||
| James Bramble | J. Bramble | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Syd Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Michael Lima | M. Lima |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | George Cort | G. Cort | |||||||||
| Max Carter | M. Carter | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Simon Thompson | S. Thompson | |||||||||
| Marvin Cooke | M. Cooke | | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 46 | | Duncan Plowright | D. Plowright | |||||||||
| Daniel Riggott | D. Riggott | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Syd Hurst | S. Hurst | |||||||||
| Dietmar Schönenborn | D. Schönenborn |  | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | James Atherton | J. Atherton | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 4,459 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Charlton Athletic kick off the first half!
2.30
1-0Ruben Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Max Carter. Max Carter brings the ball forward. Max Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.25
1-0Ruben Soares makes a beautiful solo run. Ruben Soares makes a beautiful solo run. Ruben Soares whips in a cross ball towards Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.35
1-0James Bramble passes the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Darren Mortensen.
14.02
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.12
Carl Palmer threads the ball through to Max Carter. Max Carter makes a simple pass to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott goes all the way! Daniel Riggott cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Darren Mortensen easily smothers it!
32.14
Max Carter sees space and advances. Max Carter goes all the way! Max Carter cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Darren Mortensen easily smothers it!
34.49
1-0Dietmar Schönenborn barges into Matt Luzhny. Dietmar Schönenborn is warned by the referee! Matt Luzhny runs off the knock.
38.05
1-0George Cort controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Plowright. Duncan Plowright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Hurst but the linesman indicates offside!
40.38
Stephen Izzet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Lima. Michael Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
42.53
1-0Simon Thompson catches Michael Lima on the ankles. The referee calls over Simon Thompson and shows him a yellow card! Michael Lima stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.53
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Bradford City start the second half!
47.49
Max Carter flicks the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.02
Simon Thompson flicks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Plowright. Duncan Plowright goes all the way! Duncan Plowright shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.11
Max Carter knocks the ball forward to Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn goes all the way! Dietmar Schönenborn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.08
Ruben Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Michael Lima. Michael Lima sees a break and surges forward. Michael Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
73.24
Michael Lima surges forward with the ball. Michael Lima controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Darren Mortensen easily smothers it!
75.57
Max Carter knocks the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
77.36
3-0Max Carter knocks the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.51
George Cort makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Hurst. Syd Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Izzet.
79.37
Carl Palmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Lima. Michael Lima sees space and advances. Michael Lima controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.13
Carl Palmer comes in with a late challenge on Simon Thompson. Carl Palmer is shown the yellow card! Simon Thompson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.36
Syd Lawrence knocks the ball forward to James Atherton. James Atherton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Joao Costa.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
24%
50.7%
25.3%
Scorers
| Dietmar Schönenborn 2 Daniel Riggott 47, 54 |