FFO League One, Bradford City vs. Portsmouth (Mon Mar 25) Bradford City | Portsmouth 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 P - | - | H_Lewis GK | GK M_Travers S_Stubbs DF | DF C_Ogilvie J_Tomkinson DF | DF R_Poole D_Oyegoke DF | DF J_Rafferty L_Richards DF | DF R_Towler K_McDonald MF | MF J_Morrell A_Gilliead MF | MF M_Pack J_Walker MF | MF A_Robertson T_Smith MF | MF T_Devlin A_Cook FW | FW C_Bishop V_Oliver FW | FW C_Saydee | H_Richardson SUB | SUB W_Norris T_Odusina SUB | SUB Z_Swanson H_Rowe SUB | SUB J_Sparkes B_Pointon SUB | SUB P_Lane J_Beesley SUB | SUB A_Kamara Min. 1 :(bfd) T_Smith retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... V_Oliver gets on the end of it ... Another tackle close to the line by J_Rafferty ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... T_Smith lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to D_Oyegoke ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... M_Travers is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Oyegoke hits it into the box! ... M_Travers fists it away! Min. 2 :(por) J_Morrell brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Robertson gets on the end of the pass ... But L_Richards wins the tackle Min. 9 :(bfd) K_McDonald with a deep cross to A_Gilliead ... A_Gilliead drives the shot in! ... M_Travers saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 11 :(por) C_Saydee hoists the ball across to C_Bishop ... C_Bishop with a thundering drive! ... H_Lewis has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... H_Lewis reacts well to save!! Min. 12 :(por) R_Towler with a reverse pass to C_Bishop ... J_Walker with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee warned him Min. 13 :(por) J_Morrell jumps over S_Stubbs's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Morrell with a terrific drive! ... But H_Lewis gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... J_Rafferty drives it into the box! ... H_Lewis jumps well to claim it! Min. 14 :(por) C_Saydee with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... D_Oyegoke gathers up the loose ball Min. 17 :(por) C_Bishop takes advantage of a mistake by K_McDonald ... Can he make them pay? ... C_Bishop goes for goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 18 :(bfd) A_Cook slips past C_Ogilvie ... A_Cook hits the ball on the bounce! ... M_Travers with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 18 :(por) C_Bishop runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... C_Bishop aims for the top right corner! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 19 :(por) M_Pack with a measured ball to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee with a stunning strike! ... H_Lewis just watches it drift out of play! Min. 20 :(bfd) V_Oliver takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... V_Oliver cracks a laser towards goal! ... M_Travers with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 21 :(bfd) A_Gilliead passes the ball to A_Cook ... A delicate header from A_Cook! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 26 :(por) A_Robertson beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Robertson runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 28 :(bfd) A_Cook beats R_Towler ... C_Ogilvie hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... S_Stubbs dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Travers catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 28 :(por) J_Rafferty breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on H_Lewis! ... K_McDonald brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 28 :(por) A_Robertson with electric pace ... He eases past S_Stubbs ... A_Robertson plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 30 :(por) A_Robertson with a deep cross to C_Saydee ... K_McDonald cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 31 :(por) Curled in dangerously from C_Bishop to C_Saydee ... A well-placed shot from C_Saydee! ... H_Lewis is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And H_Lewis reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... M_Pack crosses it in! ... J_Tomkinson belts it clear Min. 37 :(por) C_Bishop with the mazy run ... S_Stubbs wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 39 :(por) C_Bishop dribbles past L_Richards ... C_Bishop runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... H_Lewis saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 40 :(bfd) J_Walker has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past C_Saydee! ... He has some space now! ... J_Walker rifles it at the goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Portsmouth fans taunt him! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(bfd) S_Stubbs is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to D_Oyegoke ... D_Oyegoke with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 45 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: B_Pointon ... COMING OFF: T_Smith Min. 45 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: T_Odusina ... COMING OFF: L_Richards Min. 46 :(bfd) A_Gilliead finds T_Odusina with a perfectly weighted pass ... A vicious shot by T_Odusina! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bradford City 0-0 Portsmouth Min. 47 :(bfd) J_Walker with a simple pass to V_Oliver ... V_Oliver shapes up for a shot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 48 :(por) A_Robertson takes on J_Walker ... He runs past him ... A_Robertson tries the lob from 30 yards! ... H_Lewis dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... J_Morrell tries to place the shot! ... But H_Lewis palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 49 :(por) C_Saydee picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... C_Saydee hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... It's his 10th for the season!! ... Portsmouth have snatched the lead! ... Bradford City 0-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 50 :(bfd) B_Pointon is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 50 :(por) C_Saydee takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... C_Saydee attempts to drive it home! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 51 :(por) M_Pack pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Robertson is clean through! ... A_Robertson with a graceful, looping effort! ... H_Lewis with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 52 :(bfd) A_Cook saunters past M_Pack ... M_Pack redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 54 :(bfd) V_Oliver nutmegs J_Rafferty, he continues to run forward ... A_Robertson bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 54 :(por) C_Ogilvie jumps over the defender's challenge ... A_Cook reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 55 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: P_Lane ... COMING OFF: T_Devlin Min. 55 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: Z_Swanson ... COMING OFF: R_Towler Min. 57 :(bfd) S_Stubbs pass splits open the defence and finds A_Gilliead ... A_Gilliead with a stunning strike! ... M_Travers with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 59 :(por) C_Saydee plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A thundering drive by C_Saydee! ... H_Lewis makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 63 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke sidesteps M_Pack ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Pack with a poor challenge ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK! ... V_Oliver with the delicate chip over the wall ... M_Travers parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Travers recovers to save!! Min. 64 :(por) C_Bishop takes advantage of a mistake by T_Odusina ... C_Bishop drives the ball low! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 66 :(por) M_Pack with a short pass to find J_Rafferty ... J_Rafferty has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 68 :(bfd) T_Odusina backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... V_Oliver latches onto the end of it ... A thundering drive by V_Oliver! ... M_Travers with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 69 :(por) C_Ogilvie has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past S_Stubbs ... He knocks it to C_Bishop! ... S_Stubbs with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... - looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... A_Robertson plays it short to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee with a terrific drive! ... H_Lewis makes a fine save Min. 70 :(bfd) B_Pointon beats C_Ogilvie with absolute ease! ... B_Pointon with the cheeky shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 71 :(por) J_Morrell plays in C_Bishop with a beautiful ball ... C_Bishop bears down on goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 72 :(bfd) B_Pointon with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Poole ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 72 :(por) P_Lane looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Robertson ... A_Robertson with a low drive through the rain! ... H_Lewis won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 73 :(por) R_Poole squares it to C_Bishop ... T_Odusina slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson flights it in! ... C_Ogilvie gets something on it! ... The shot slips through H_Lewis's hands ... But H_Lewis recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 74 :(por) C_Ogilvie backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Saydee latches onto the end of it ... From long range C_Saydee bends the ball towards goal! ... H_Lewis with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 76 :(bfd) A_Cook sprints past the defender ... A_Cook with the crafty shot! ... Looks like it should be M_Travers's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... T_Odusina swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 76 :(por) J_Rafferty runs at J_Tomkinson ... He takes it past him ... J_Rafferty sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... H_Lewis parries it, he follows it up ... And H_Lewis recovers to save!! Min. 78 :(bfd) V_Oliver takes advantage of a mistake by J_Rafferty ... V_Oliver with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... M_Travers with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 82 :(por) J_Morrell gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Robertson ... A_Robertson tries to beat H_Lewis! ... H_Lewis won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 84 :(por) Z_Swanson spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Robertson with a lovely pass! ... A_Robertson with a blistering shot! ... H_Lewis fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 86 :(bfd) A_Cook sidesteps M_Pack ... He was too quick for his marker ... A_Cook fires off a right-footed shot! ... But M_Travers makes a fine save Min. 87 :(bfd) V_Oliver moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to B_Pointon ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Z_Swanson ... He had to get that one right! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to V_Oliver ... V_Oliver with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But M_Travers parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 89 :(bfd) S_Stubbs jinks infield ... S_Stubbs curls it towards the top corner! ... M_Travers saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 89 :(por) C_Bishop beats S_Stubbs ... C_Bishop fires the shot in! ... But H_Lewis punches it away Min. 90 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to S_Stubbs ... S_Stubbs with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Bradford City are back level with not long to go!! ... Bradford City 1-1 Portsmouth ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Valley Parade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Oliver Scorers : S_Stubbs (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_McDonald (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Saydee (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Saydee (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 19 | 26 Off target : 8 | 11 On target : 11 | 15 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 3 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bradford City 1 - 1 Portsmouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bradford City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lewis GK 21 1 1 1 10 | 95 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 S_Stubbs DF 1 17 12 6 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 24 52 J_Tomkinson DF 1 16 13 6 20 | 95 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 35 0 D_Oyegoke DF 1 15 12 6 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 28 L_Richards DF 1 15 12 6 14 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 K_McDonald MF 1 15 17 5 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 2 -5 A_Gilliead MF 1 5 17 12 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 J_Walker MF 1 5 16 13 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 T_Smith MF 1 4 15 12 14 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 A_Cook FW 1 7 11 15 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 25 0 24 V_Oliver FW 1 8 12 15 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 40 H_Richardson GK 17 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Odusina DF 1 15 13 5 18 | 50 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 11 15 H_Rowe DF 1 14 11 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pointon MF 1 3 15 12 12 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 J_Beesley FW 1 8 12 14 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Portsmouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Travers GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 95 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 17 14 7 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 20 15 R_Poole DF 1 17 14 7 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 0 J_Rafferty DF 1 16 14 7 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 28 R_Towler DF 1 16 13 6 24 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 J_Morrell MF 1 14 17 5 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 34 M_Pack MF 1 15 17 6 24 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 21 0 A_Robertson MF 1 6 17 15 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 26 7 41 T_Devlin MF 1 6 16 12 12 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 16 16 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 11 34 C_Saydee FW 1 7 11 16 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 13 48 W_Norris GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Swanson DF 1 15 13 7 24 | 39 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 0 J_Sparkes DF 1 14 13 6 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Lane MF 1 5 15 13 30 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 A_Kamara FW 1 7 11 14 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1711359668 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40