Match Report
| Blackpool | Blackpool |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Connor Ellerton-Baines | Connor Ellerton-Baines | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Merson | J. Merson |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Garba Nwakire | G. Nwakire | |||||||||
| Anthony Minto | A. Minto | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Anthony Budan | A. Budan | |||||||||
| Mick Gerrard | M. Gerrard | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 81 |  | Sverrir Sigfússon | S. Sigfússon | |||||||||
| Richard James | R. James |  | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 |  | Pontus Curtolo | P. Curtolo | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Viviani | V. Viviani |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | M | 81 |  | Antonio Sotelo | A. Sotelo | |||||||||
| Joao Carvalho | J. Carvalho |  | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Oluwashegun Kanu | O. Kanu | |||||||||
| Samuel Santos | S. Santos | | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 81 |  | Felipe Marcos | F. Marcos | |||||||||
| Chris Draper | C. Draper | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 80 | | Max Ramos | M. Ramos | |||||||||
| Harry Lawrence | H. Lawrence | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 | | Tonci Jurcic | T. Jurcic | |||||||||
| Robert Atherton | R. Atherton | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 |  | Kevin Athirson | K. Athirson | |||||||||
| Anthony McManaman | A. McManaman | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 89 |  | Yuudai Kikuchi | Y. Kikuchi | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 19,017 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Blackpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Blackpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Bradford City kick off!
3.31
0-0Antonio Sotelo clumsily knocks into Chris Draper. Antonio Sotelo is warned by the referee! Chris Draper carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.46
0-0Anthony Budan passes the ball forward to Oluwashegun Kanu. Oluwashegun Kanu chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson knocks the ball forward to Yuudai Kikuchi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
16.18
0-0Sverrir Sigfússon makes a probing pass to Oluwashegun Kanu. Oluwashegun Kanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson lofts in a cross ball towards Tonci Jurcic. Tonci Jurcic flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.01
0-0Yuudai Kikuchi hacks Anthony Minto from behind! The referee calls over Yuudai Kikuchi and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Minto runs off the knock.
22.43
Anthony Minto knocks the ball forward to Joao Carvalho. Joao Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.13
0-0Max Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuudai Kikuchi. Yuudai Kikuchi whips in a cross ball towards Tonci Jurcic. Tonci Jurcic heads the ball goalwards but somehow James Merson manages to keep it out.
26.33
0-1Sverrir Sigfússon passes the ball forward to Felipe Marcos. Felipe Marcos chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson kicks a strong pass forward to Yuudai Kikuchi. Yuudai Kikuchi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Yuudai Kikuchi scores for Bradford City!!
32.07
Anthony Budan surges forward with the ball. Anthony Budan brings the ball forward. Anthony Budan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.31
0-1Felipe Marcos barges into Joao Carvalho. The referee calls over Felipe Marcos and warns him to calm down! Joao Carvalho stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Blackpool start the second half!
47.12
Joao Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
51.46
Samuel Santos takes it forward alone. Samuel Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.07
Chris Draper flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton shoots from distance but somehow Garba Nwakire manages to keep it out.
55.51
Anthony Budan chips the ball to his team mate, Max Ramos. Max Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonci Jurcic. Tonci Jurcic whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. James Merson easily smothers it.
57.50
Oluwashegun Kanu takes it forward alone. Oluwashegun Kanu threads the ball through to Kevin Athirson but he's offside!
59.39
Oluwashegun Kanu hacks Chris Draper from behind! Oluwashegun Kanu is given a warning by the referee! Chris Draper is taking some rough treatment out there!
61.38
0-1Chris Draper kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sverrir Sigfússon.
66.43
Pontus Curtolo makes a beautiful solo run. Pontus Curtolo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuudai Kikuchi. Yuudai Kikuchi lofts in a cross ball towards Tonci Jurcic. Tonci Jurcic powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by James Merson.
67.30
Joao Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Budan.
71.12
Antonio Sotelo kicks a strong pass forward to Yuudai Kikuchi. Yuudai Kikuchi plays a perfect one-two with Kevin Athirson and rushes in on goal... Yuudai Kikuchi rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by James Merson!
72.16
Sverrir Sigfússon knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Marcos. Felipe Marcos makes a probing pass to Yuudai Kikuchi. Yuudai Kikuchi knocks the ball forward to Tonci Jurcic. Tonci Jurcic shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.46
Antonio Sotelo chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson goes all the way! Kevin Athirson tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
77.40
Sverrir Sigfússon makes a probing pass to Felipe Marcos. Felipe Marcos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuudai Kikuchi. Yuudai Kikuchi plays a perfect one-two with Tonci Jurcic and rushes in on goal... Yuudai Kikuchi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
78.56
Anthony Budan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Sotelo. Antonio Sotelo threads the ball through to Kevin Athirson. Kevin Athirson threads the ball through to Yuudai Kikuchi. Yuudai Kikuchi tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.16
Felipe Marcos flicks the ball to his team mate, Tonci Jurcic. Tonci Jurcic finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
87.52
Oluwashegun Kanu makes a simple pass to Tonci Jurcic. Tonci Jurcic tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
89.33
Max Ramos clumsily knocks into Joao Carvalho. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Carvalho runs off the knock.
90.00
Harry Lawrence catches Sverrir Sigfússon on the ankles. Harry Lawrence is shown the yellow card! Sverrir Sigfússon runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
35%
65%
Play Area
31.2%
43.8%
25%
Scorers
| Yuudai Kikuchi 26, 79 Tonci Jurcic 72 |