Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joao Costa | J. Costa |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Marc Banks | M. Banks | |||||||||
| Carl Palmer | C. Palmer | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Anton Nordwald | A. Nordwald | |||||||||
| Ruben Soares | R. Soares | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Leon Goldberg | L. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Stephen Izzet | S. Izzet | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Andy Best | A. Best | |||||||||
| Ian Lineker | I. Lineker | | 50 | D | | 5 | | M | 53 | | Teddy Williamson | T. Williamson | |||||||||
| James Bramble | J. Bramble | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Mervin Cooper | M. Cooper | |||||||||
| Michael Lima | M. Lima |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Henry Cutler | H. Cutler | |||||||||
| Max Carter | M. Carter | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Luke Kitson | L. Kitson | |||||||||
| Marvin Cooke | M. Cooke | | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Joao Castro | J. Castro | |||||||||
| Dietmar Schönenborn | D. Schönenborn | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | David Simonsen | D. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Nicholas Potts | N. Potts | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Del Batty | D. Batty | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Southampton. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Southampton kick off and get the match underway!
4.30
0-0Luke Kitson passes the ball forward to Joao Castro. Joao Castro knocks the ball forward to Del Batty but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.25
0-0Joao Castro barges into Ruben Soares. The referee calls over Joao Castro and shows him a yellow card! Ruben Soares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.41
0-0Max Carter sees space and advances. Max Carter goes all the way! Max Carter tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Marc Banks!
26.42
Ruben Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Max Carter. Max Carter advances with the ball. Max Carter makes a simple pass to Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Marc Banks.
27.46
1-0Stephen Izzet makes a probing pass to Michael Lima. Michael Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Marc Banks had no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
32.56
1-0Michael Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Banks who gathers it comfortably.
33.16
Luke Kitson barges into Michael Lima. The referee calls over Luke Kitson and shows him a yellow card! Michael Lima runs off the knock.
36.52
Mervin Cooper passes the ball forward to Joao Castro. Joao Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Batty. Del Batty shoots from just inside the box but Joao Costa is on top of it.
40.31
1-0Leon Goldberg hacks Max Carter from behind! The referee calls over Leon Goldberg and warns him to calm down! Max Carter stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.44
Mervin Cooper makes a simple pass to Joao Castro. Joao Castro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Simonsen. David Simonsen takes a shot at goal but Joao Costa is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Bradford City kick off!
49.44
1-0Ruben Soares barges into David Simonsen. Ruben Soares is given a warning by the referee! David Simonsen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.56
David Simonsen comes in with a late challenge on Ruben Soares. David Simonsen is warned by the referee! Ruben Soares stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.30
Luke Kitson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Batty. Del Batty finds some space and shoots from distance. Del Batty scores for Southampton!!
57.23
1-1Max Carter knocks the ball forward to Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
65.48
Marvin Cooke decides to run forward with the ball. Marvin Cooke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anton Nordwald.
66.12
Teddy Williamson threads the ball through to David Simonsen. David Simonsen goes all the way! David Simonsen shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Joao Costa.
71.27
Leon Goldberg makes a probing pass to Teddy Williamson. Teddy Williamson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Castro. Joao Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
75.37
Michael Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.28
Michael Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Potts. Nicholas Potts makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.43
Michael Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Luke Kitson makes a simple pass to Del Batty. Del Batty knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
24.3%
48.6%
27.1%
Scorers