Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Burnley. A crowd of 9,822 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bradford City and Burnley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Spencer Sherwood.


0.00
Bradford City start the match!
2.21
Scott Etherington sees Uwe Welke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Uwe Welke shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
6.36
Ross Mowbray knocks the ball forward to Simon Möller. Simon Möller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.50
Edgar Fonseca makes a beautiful solo run. Edgar Fonseca edges inside the box! Edgar Fonseca tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Robbie Thompson.
9.58
Joe Froggatt takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Robbie Thompson drops low and scoops up the ball.
12.52
Simon Möller kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
21.43
Eugne Laquait flicks a high pass forward. Joe Froggatt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joe Froggatt lofts in a cross ball towards Eugne Laquait. Eugne Laquait heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.58
Lennart Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Fonseca. Showing composure, Edgar Fonseca picks a pass forward to Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
32.36
Guglielmo Pensalfini sees Erwin Mulder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Erwin Mulder knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Copain Besselink.
34.33
Edgar Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Jacques Beda who takes it down. Jean-Jacques Beda shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Robbie Thompson smothers it!
40.01
With vision, Lennart Matthäus plays the ball forward to Guglielmo Pensalfini. Guglielmo Pensalfini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré makes a probing pass to Erwin Mulder but he's offside!
45.00
Joe Froggatt clumsily knocks into Simon Möller. Joe Froggatt is given a warning by the referee! Simon Möller gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
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. Burnley also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Burnley start the second half!
48.15
Uwe Welke kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Francisco Gomes smothers it!
49.37
Edgar Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Erwin Mulder who takes it down. Erwin Mulder makes a probing pass between the defence to Jean-Jacques Beda. Jean-Jacques Beda side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.29
Lennart Matthäus makes a beautiful solo run. Lennart Matthäus knocks the ball to his team mate, Orlando Touré. Orlando Touré advances inside the box! Orlando Touré takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Robbie Thompson effortlessly smothers it!
53.21
Eugne Laquait knocks the ball forward to Jean-Jacques Beda. Jean-Jacques Beda shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Robbie Thompson had no chance!! Goal for Burnley!
57.56
Ross Mowbray darts forward. Ross Mowbray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dennis Power.
61.10
Dennis Power makes a simple pass to Joe Froggatt. Joe Froggatt flicks a high pass forward. Orlando Touré controls it well on his chest. Orlando Touré deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Erwin Mulder but the linesman indicates offside!
63.20
Guglielmo Pensalfini receives the ball from a throw-in from Dennis Power. Guglielmo Pensalfini flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugne Laquait. Eugne Laquait knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Froggatt. Joe Froggatt whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Jacques Beda. Jean-Jacques Beda makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
66.58
Ross Mowbray flicks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dennis Power.
71.10
Guglielmo Pensalfini changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Guglielmo Pensalfini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Orlando Touré but the linesman indicates offside!
77.02
Burnley have made 2 substitutions with Rodrigue Dos Santos replacing Erwin Mulder and Samuel Alves replacing Jean-Jacques Beda .
85.17
Ross Mowbray threads a neat ball through to Simon Möller. Simon Möller sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.41
Copain Besselink runs forward with the ball. Copain Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Welke collects the pass. Uwe Welke edges inside the box! Uwe Welke takes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 5
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 43.8356164383562 vs 56.1643835616438
Play Area
Home team third: 30.14%, Midfield: 50.68%, Away team third: 19.18%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Jacques Beda of Burnley

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Andy McCoist (DEF)
6
4. Ottavio Tisci (DEF)
6
5. Callum Mccall (DEF)
6
6. Ross Mowbray (MID)
7
8. Simon Möller (MID)
6
9. Richard Oakes (ATT)
6
10. Uwe Welke (ATT)
7
11. Arthur Perry (ATT)
6

12. Bart Fränkel (GK)
0
14. Matt Jeffers (MID)
0

6
4. Dennis Power (DEF)
6
6. Joe Froggatt (MID)
6
7
8. Edgar Fonseca (MID)
8
7
10. Erwin Mulder (ATT)
6

12. Bruno Fernandes (DEF)
0
13. Samuel Alves (ATT)
6