FFO League One, Bradford City vs. Wrexham (Mon Apr 22) Bradford City | Wrexham 4-2-4 C | 4-4-2 C - | - | H_Lewis GK | GK A_Okonkwo S_Stubbs DF | DF G_Evans J_Tomkinson DF | DF W_Boyle D_Oyegoke DF | DF E_O'Connell L_Richards DF | DF C_McFadzean K_McDonald MF | MF A_Cannon J_Walker MF | MF J_McClean V_Oliver FW | MF T_O'Connor A_Cook FW | MF E_Lee J_Beesley FW | FW P_Mullin M_Eisa FW | FW S_Fletcher | H_Richardson SUB | SUB L_McNicholas B_Halliday SUB | SUB M_Cleworth T_Odusina SUB | SUB B_Tozer A_Gilliead SUB | SUB R_Barnett T_Smith SUB | SUB O_Palmer Min. 2 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Beesley ... What a fantastic interception by A_Cannon Min. 4 :(wrx) S_Fletcher pushes it past K_McDonald ... S_Fletcher rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 12 :(wrx) E_Lee turns nicely onto the ball ... E_Lee hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 15 :(wrx) E_Lee finds A_Cannon on the edge of the box ... J_Tomkinson with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Wrexham players ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... C_McFadzean swings it in ... W_Boyle takes control of it! ... A delicate header from W_Boyle! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 16 :(wrx) S_Fletcher loses J_Tomkinson ... S_Fletcher carves a shot towards goal! ... But H_Lewis makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 18 :(bfd) J_Walker takes possession on the edge of the box ... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Evans ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 20 :(bfd) M_Eisa with a perfectly timed run ... J_McClean with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 21 :(bfd) A_Cook cuts in on E_O'Connell's blind side ... A_Cook with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... A_Okonkwo guesses right Min. 22 :(bfd) S_Stubbs races into the box ... He sees J_Walker lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... J_Walker with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 22 :(wrx) T_O'Connor moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to P_Mullin ... J_Walker with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 24 :(wrx) A_Cannon with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher with the overhead! ... H_Lewis tips it over ... CORNER! ... G_Evans crosses it in! ... H_Lewis reads it well, and claims it! Min. 26 :(wrx) S_Fletcher is too quick for M_Eisa ... J_Walker wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 27 :(bfd) M_Eisa nutmegs E_O'Connell, he continues to run forward ... T_O'Connor plays the back pass ... A_Okonkwo can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... J_Beesley swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... A_Okonkwo thumps the ball away! Min. 28 :(wrx) E_Lee slides it through the middle to C_McFadzean ... C_McFadzean with the punt towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 29 :(bfd) A_Cook runs forward ... T_O'Connor with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 30 :(bfd) J_Beesley kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... V_Oliver gets on the end of the pass ... J_McClean is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 31 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke with a 30-yard pass to A_Cook ... A_Cook has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Terrific football and a well deserved goal ... Let's see if Bradford City can hang onto that lead! ... Bradford City 1-0 Wrexham ... Min. 35 :(bfd) J_Walker runs at goal ... He spots the run of J_Beesley ... He's played him in ... Well intercepted by C_McFadzean Min. 36 :(bfd) A_Cook sidesteps W_Boyle ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A powerful shot by A_Cook! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Okonkwo dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Okonkwo beaten! Min. 36 :(wrx) E_Lee with the towering header to S_Fletcher ... A glorious effort by S_Fletcher! ... H_Lewis gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 39 :(wrx) J_McClean is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to P_Mullin ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_Oyegoke hits it out for a throw Min. 41 :(bfd) J_Walker makes the tackle ... But E_O'Connell sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 41 :(bfd) V_Oliver with a clever shimmy ... A_Cannon with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(wrx) P_Mullin runs at K_McDonald ... The defender slips and falls over ... A skilful effort from P_Mullin! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 45 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: A_Gilliead ... COMING OFF: J_Walker Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: O_Palmer ... COMING OFF: S_Fletcher Min. 45 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: R_Barnett ... COMING OFF: E_Lee ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bradford City 1-0 Wrexham Min. 48 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke hoists the ball across to V_Oliver ... T_O'Connor cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 50 :(wrx) O_Palmer takes on D_Oyegoke ... He runs past him ... K_McDonald is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 54 :(bfd) J_Beesley with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... J_Beesley with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 55 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: B_Halliday ... COMING OFF: L_Richards Min. 55 :(bfd) A_Gilliead curls the ball out wide to J_Beesley ... J_Beesley with a thundering shot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 55 :(wrx) O_Palmer with an incisive pass to P_Mullin ... V_Oliver clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 56 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past C_McFadzean ... He knocks it to V_Oliver! ... V_Oliver tries one from the edge of the box! ... GOAL!! ... The Bradford City fans are delighted! ... Bradford City 2-0 Wrexham ... Min. 57 :(bfd) J_Beesley puts in K_McDonald ... K_McDonald drives the shot in! ... A_Okonkwo parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 64 :(wrx) A_Cannon is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... E_O'Connell latches onto the end of it ... E_O'Connell aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 66 :(bfd) A_Gilliead holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to D_Oyegoke ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Mullin Min. 67 :(wrx) O_Palmer brings the ball into the opposing area ... A wicked drive by O_Palmer! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... H_Lewis never had a chance! Min. 68 :(wrx) A_Cannon chips the ball over the defence and finds J_McClean ... J_Beesley with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 71 :(wrx) G_Evans runs at goal ... He spots the run of O_Palmer ... He's played him in ... A_Gilliead is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 73 :(wrx) O_Palmer jinks through the defence ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... B_Halliday looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 75 :(bfd) S_Stubbs wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Eisa ... M_Eisa is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round A_Okonkwo ... He nutmegs A_Okonkwo ... It hits the post!! ... And goes wide! Min. 75 :(wrx) J_McClean gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... P_Mullin is unmarked ... P_Mullin uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... H_Lewis with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 79 :(wrx) T_O'Connor takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into O_Palmer ... D_Oyegoke robs him of the ball Min. 81 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson puts in A_Cook ... A_Cook strikes a wicked curler! ... But A_Okonkwo punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 81 :(wrx) P_Mullin kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... B_Halliday is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 83 :(wrx) J_McClean hoists the ball across to O_Palmer ... O_Palmer drives it low! ... H_Lewis with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 83 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to V_Oliver ... A_Cannon with an over the top challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 84 :(wrx) G_Evans finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... A delicate header from G_Evans! ... H_Lewis blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 86 :(bfd) S_Stubbs spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Cook! ... A_Cook tries one from the edge of the box! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Okonkwo looks relieved there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(wrx) R_Barnett turns past J_Tomkinson ... He has created space for himself now ... S_Stubbs reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 93 :(bfd) B_Halliday looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Cook ... W_Boyle reads him well and hoofs it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Valley Parade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Oyegoke (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Cook (31), V_Oliver (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Walker (22), K_McDonald (50), B_Halliday (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_O'Connor Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_McClean (30), A_Cannon (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 11 | 13 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 5 | 5 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 15 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bradford City 2 - 0 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22 1 1 1 10 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 S_Stubbs DF 1 17 12 6 22 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 36 0 J_Tomkinson DF 1 16 13 6 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_Oyegoke DF 1 16 12 6 20 | 97 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 98 10 L_Richards DF 1 16 12 6 14 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_McDonald MF 1 15 17 5 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 12 J_Walker MF 1 5 17 13 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 12 12 V_Oliver FW 1 8 12 16 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 24 0 16 A_Cook FW 1 7 11 15 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 J_Beesley FW 1 8 12 14 12 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 M_Eisa FW 1 6 11 14 16 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 H_Richardson GK 17 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Halliday DF 1 15 13 6 28 | 39 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 6 -5 T_Odusina DF 1 15 13 5 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gilliead MF 1 5 17 12 24 | 52 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 T_Smith FW 1 4 15 12 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Wrexham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Okonkwo GK 21 1 1 1 14 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 G_Evans DF 1 17 14 7 20 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 10 15 W_Boyle DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 13 E_O'Connell DF 1 16 13 6 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 14 C_McFadzean DF 1 16 13 7 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 13 A_Cannon MF 1 14 17 5 28 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 -15 J_McClean MF 1 6 17 14 36 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 16 -5 T_O'Connor MF 1 13 16 6 26 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 16 0 E_Lee MF 1 5 16 14 20 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 6 P_Mullin FW 1 9 13 17 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 0 8 S_Fletcher FW 1 8 13 16 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 L_McNicholas GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cleworth DF 1 15 12 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Tozer DF 1 15 12 6 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Barnett MF 1 5 16 13 14 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Palmer FW 1 9 13 16 32 | 52 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 1 0 1713809783 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40