Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Lovegrove | Paul Lovegrove | manager | Didi Kühbauer | Didi Kühbauer | |||||||||||||||||
| Joonas Gadd | J. Gadd |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Yasahiro Sato | Y. Sato | |||||||||
| Richard Black | R. Black |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Joel Barck | J. Barck | |||||||||
| Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson | K. Hallfredsson |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 |  | Karim Ferhaoui | K. Ferhaoui | |||||||||
| Abel Rego | A. Rego |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Natale Sarli | N. Sarli | |||||||||
| Viorel Petrescu | V. Petrescu |  | 73 | M | | 5 | | D | 73 | | Kenji Kaita | K. Kaita | |||||||||
| Wayne Bowyer | W. Bowyer | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Phil Thirlwell | P. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Celestine Afolabi | C. Afolabi |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Steffen Laursen | S. Laursen | |||||||||
| Kevin Plowright | K. Plowright | | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 79 | | Gavin Windass | G. Windass | |||||||||
| Alberto Boateng | A. Boateng | | 77 | A | | 9 | | M | 70 | | Luis Ferreira | L. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Ruslan Levchenko | R. Levchenko |  | 85 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Nordin Degryse | N. Degryse | |||||||||
| Gerhard Birnbaum | G. Birnbaum |  | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 79 |  | Gregory Pallier | G. Pallier | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Portsmouth. A crowd of 20,949 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Bradford City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Bradford City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Portsmouth kick off and get the match underway!
4.22
0-0Nordin Degryse barges into Abel Rego. Nordin Degryse is shown the yellow card! Abel Rego hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.28
Steffen Laursen comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Plowright. Steffen Laursen is shown the yellow card! Kevin Plowright runs off the knock.
9.20
0-0Luis Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Nordin Degryse. Nordin Degryse goes all the way! Nordin Degryse tries a spectacular strike but Joonas Gadd is on top of it.
12.08
0-0Celestine Afolabi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerhard Birnbaum. Gerhard Birnbaum shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.59
Viorel Petrescu makes a probing pass to Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.25
Wayne Bowyer sees space and advances. Wayne Bowyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.05
0-1Phil Thirlwell makes a probing pass to Nordin Degryse. Nordin Degryse knocks in a cross ball towards Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier powers a header at goal. Gregory Pallier scores for Portsmouth!!
26.08
Karim Ferhaoui brings the ball forward. Karim Ferhaoui kicks a strong pass forward to Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier goes all the way! Gregory Pallier rockets a shot on goal. Joonas Gadd easily smothers it.
27.56
Viorel Petrescu flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Birnbaum. Gerhard Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball towards Ruslan Levchenko. Ruslan Levchenko heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.53
0-1Phil Thirlwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nordin Degryse. Nordin Degryse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.49
Celestine Afolabi passes the ball forward to Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng finds some space and shoots from distance. Yasahiro Sato easily smothers it.
33.17
0-1Abel Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Plowright. Kevin Plowright flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruslan Levchenko but he's offside!
36.28
Kevin Plowright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.48
Wayne Bowyer kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
39.13
Kenji Kaita knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Laursen. Steffen Laursen passes the ball forward to Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Black.
42.22
Viorel Petrescu kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City kick off!
47.23
Kenji Kaita passes the ball forward to Gavin Windass. Gavin Windass makes a probing pass to Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier goes all the way! Gregory Pallier shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.22
Steffen Laursen sees space and advances. Steffen Laursen knocks in a cross ball towards Nordin Degryse. Nordin Degryse flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Joonas Gadd.
54.28
Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Plowright. Kevin Plowright passes the ball forward to Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng lofts in a cross ball towards Gerhard Birnbaum. Gerhard Birnbaum flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.23
Luis Ferreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.16
Wayne Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Yasahiro Sato easily smothers it!
65.36
Natale Sarli threads the ball through to Steffen Laursen. Steffen Laursen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Rego.
67.07
Karim Ferhaoui knocks the ball forward to Steffen Laursen. Steffen Laursen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Black.
71.54
Celestine Afolabi makes a simple pass to Gerhard Birnbaum. Gerhard Birnbaum shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Yasahiro Sato manages to gather it comfortably.
72.35
Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson threads the ball through to Wayne Bowyer. Wayne Bowyer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Birnbaum. Gerhard Birnbaum knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kenji Kaita.
78.48
Steffen Laursen flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregory Pallier. Gregory Pallier knocks in a cross ball towards Nordin Degryse. Nordin Degryse flicks the ball with his head. Joonas Gadd easily smothers it.
81.11
Steffen Laursen makes a probing pass to Nordin Degryse. Nordin Degryse knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Black.
83.58
Celestine Afolabi chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Boateng. Alberto Boateng tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.59
0-2Portsmouth are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bradford City's defence.
85.37
Celestine Afolabi kicks a strong pass forward to Ruslan Levchenko. Ruslan Levchenko shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
89.52
Kevin Plowright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruslan Levchenko. Ruslan Levchenko shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Wayne Bowyer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruslan Levchenko. Ruslan Levchenko tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Gregory Pallier 22, 47 |