FFO League One, Bradford City vs. Crewe (Fri Sep 20)


                        Bradford City  |  Crewe
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-4-2 A
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                           H_Lewis GK  |  GK C_McGillivray
                          S_Stubbs DF  |  DF M_Demetriou
                       J_Tomkinson DF  |  DF L_Offord
                        L_Richards DF  |  DF C_O'Riordan
                        B_Halliday DF  |  DF Z_Williams
                         D_Oyegoke DF  |  MF J_Powell
                        K_McDonald MF  |  MF J_White
                          J_Walker MF  |  MF S_Tracey
                        A_Gilliead MF  |  MF C_Finney
                         B_Pointon MF  |  FW C_Long
                            A_Cook FW  |  FW L_Armstrong
                                       |
                      H_Richardson SUB |  SUB T_Lo-Tutala
                         T_Odusina SUB |  SUB W_Burrell
                            H_Rowe SUB |  SUB R_Cooney
                           T_Smith SUB |  SUB A_Rowe
                          V_Oliver SUB |  SUB C_Richardson




Min. 1  :(bfd) B_Pointon has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Halliday gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Halliday tries to beat C_McGillivray! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  C_McGillivray acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pointon floats the ball in! 
          ...  L_Offord belts it clear 
Min. 4  :(bfd) S_Stubbs uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  Z_Williams dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 4  :(cre) Z_Williams with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  A_Cook with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
Min. 7  :(cre) Z_Williams is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_White 
          ...  J_White with a terrific drive! 
          ...  H_Lewis gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 12 :(bfd) K_McDonald beats L_Offord 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  K_McDonald attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  C_McGillivray dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And C_McGillivray tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by K_McDonald 
          ...  C_McGillivray comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  S_Stubbs gets to it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be C_McGillivray's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gilliead dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  C_McGillivray comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Tomkinson with the header 
          ...  C_McGillivray dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pointon flights it in! 
          ...  K_McDonald tries to place the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  C_McGillivray moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  C_McGillivray catches it with style! 
Min. 13 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke unselfishly lays the ball back to K_McDonald 
          ...  J_White slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Walker lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Gilliead swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_McDonald hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Cook gets a shot in 
          ...  Looks like it should be C_McGillivray's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Gilliead flights it in! 
          ...  M_Demetriou clears the danger 
Min. 14 :(cre) J_White flicks the ball through 
          ...  C_Long runs onto it! 
          ...  C_Long with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_White swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  H_Lewis comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Demetriou gets to it! 
          ...  H_Lewis tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Finney with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  H_Lewis comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 15 :(cre) L_Armstrong pulls it back to M_Demetriou 
          ...  M_Demetriou tries to beat H_Lewis! 
          ...  H_Lewis makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 18 :(cre) S_Tracey looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Demetriou 
          ...  M_Demetriou hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 22 :(bfd) J_Walker dribbles past M_Demetriou 
          ...  J_Walker plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 23 :(bfd) B_Pointon beats L_Offord 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Z_Williams dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 23 :(cre) L_Armstrong takes advantage of a mistake by S_Stubbs 
          ...  L_Armstrong uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Genius! Genius! Genius! 
          ...  Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta 
          ...  Cosmic kite! 
          ...  What planet are you from? 
          ...  H_Lewis was left standing 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The ref seen a foul 
          ...  Angry players surround the ref! 
          ...  But he just waves them away! 
Min. 24 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson turns past M_Demetriou 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Tomkinson! 
          ...  But C_McGillivray stops that one easily 
Min. 25 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke with a long pass to A_Cook 
          ...  A_Cook hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's beaten C_McGillivray 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 26 :(bfd) L_Richards takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into B_Pointon 
          ...  C_Finney with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 28 :(bfd) J_Walker is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to B_Pointon 
          ...  B_Pointon hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into C_McGillivray's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 29 :(bfd) L_Richards bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to B_Pointon 
          ...  B_Pointon pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 32 :(bfd) B_Pointon finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  B_Pointon with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  C_McGillivray goes down well to save 
Min. 33 :(bfd) J_Walker gains possession 
          ...  C_Finney brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 34 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Oyegoke gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Oyegoke with the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 34 :(cre) C_Long hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Powell latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Powell tries to chip the ball over H_Lewis! 
          ...  But H_Lewis smothers the ball 
Min. 39 :(bfd) L_Richards with a precise ball to A_Cook 
          ...  A_Cook bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 40 :(bfd) L_Richards runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Pointon 
          ...  L_Armstrong wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 41 :(cre) L_Armstrong flicks it past L_Richards 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_Tomkinson with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(cre) C_Long with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Z_Williams gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from Z_Williams! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  H_Lewis gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 45 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Oliver 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Cook 
Min. 45 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Burrell 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Williams 
Min. 45 :(bfd) V_Oliver finds D_Oyegoke in acres of space 
          ...  J_Powell is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  C_McGillivray misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Walker with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  B_Pointon gets his head on it 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Walker swings it in! 
          ...  M_Demetriou heads it away 
Min. 46 :(bfd) B_Pointon slips past W_Burrell 
          ...  C_Finney with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bradford City 0-0 Crewe

Min. 49 :(bfd) L_Richards looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Walker 
          ...  J_Walker controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 52 :(cre) W_Burrell retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Armstrong gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Tomkinson with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 53 :(bfd) S_Stubbs takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A delicate header from S_Stubbs! 
          ...  It floats over C_McGillivray 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 55 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Smith 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Pointon 
Min. 55 :(cre) Substitution by Crewe 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richardson 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Armstrong 
Min. 56 :(bfd) K_McDonald runs at M_Demetriou 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  C_O'Riordan wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 58 :(bfd) A_Gilliead can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to V_Oliver 
          ...  V_Oliver with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  C_McGillivray looks relieved there! 
Min. 60 :(cre) J_Powell cuts inside L_Richards 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in J_White! 
          ...  J_White sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from H_Lewis 
Min. 65 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Walker decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Walker aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 66 :(cre) C_Richardson sidesteps S_Stubbs 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_Richardson keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  H_Lewis gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 67 :(bfd) A_Gilliead works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to V_Oliver 
          ...  V_Oliver tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  C_McGillivray makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 68 :(bfd) T_Smith brushes M_Demetriou aside and breaks free 
          ...  T_Smith from 20 yards! 
          ...  C_McGillivray with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 68 :(cre) M_Demetriou cuts the ball back to C_Long 
          ...  What a shot from C_Long! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Lewis's hands 
          ...  But H_Lewis recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 71 :(bfd) J_Walker steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Walker could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 71 :(bfd) L_Richards with a glorious long pass to B_Halliday 
          ...  C_O'Riordan wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 72 :(bfd) J_Walker has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Offord 
          ...  He puts in T_Smith! 
          ...  T_Smith with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  C_McGillivray makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 72 :(cre) S_Tracey is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  S_Tracey hits a great shot! 
          ...  H_Lewis saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 74 :(cre) J_Powell with the cross-field pass to C_Richardson 
          ...  C_Richardson belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But H_Lewis punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 76 :(bfd) L_Richards beats C_Finney 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  L_Richards attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through C_McGillivray's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 76 :(cre) J_Powell turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Richards gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 81 :(bfd) A_Gilliead pushes it past L_Offord 
          ...  A_Gilliead sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 82 :(bfd) J_Walker with the dribble 
          ...  J_Powell is easily beaten 
          ...  J_Walker sees C_McGillivray off his line! 
          ...  C_McGillivray gathers it easily 
Min. 84 :(cre) C_Finney slips past his marker K_McDonald 
          ...  The ball is whipped into W_Burrell 
          ...  W_Burrell unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Bradford City fans taunt him! 
Min. 85 :(bfd) K_McDonald with a glorious long pass to V_Oliver 
          ...  But L_Offord clears the danger 
Min. 85 :(cre) L_Offord gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  W_Burrell is unmarked 
          ...  W_Burrell tries the shot! 
          ...  H_Lewis won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 86 :(bfd) V_Oliver takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  V_Oliver with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(bfd) A_Gilliead with a one-touch layoff to K_McDonald 
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Richardson 
Min. 89 :(cre) C_Finney is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to C_Richardson 
          ...  C_Richardson with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Burrell chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of H_Lewis 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Valley Parade
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Bradford City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Richards (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Crewe Match Info
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Best player          : M_Demetriou
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Bradford City  |    Crewe
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       16
Off target           :          18        |       5
On target            :          10        |       11
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           9        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       12
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Bradford City 0 - 0 Crewe
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Player Statistics - Bradford City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Lewis        GK  22   1   1   1  10 |  92  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
S_Stubbs       DF   1  18  12   6  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
J_Tomkinson    DF   1  17  13   7  20 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28   9  34
L_Richards     DF   1  17  13   6  14 |  92   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  54  17
B_Halliday     DF   1  16  13   6  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
D_Oyegoke      DF   1  16  12   7  20 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  16
K_McDonald     MF   1  15  17   6  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   5  36
J_Walker       MF   1   5  17  14  24 |  92   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  46
A_Gilliead     MF   1   5  17  13  24 |  92   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
B_Pointon      MF   1   3  16  13  12 |  56   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   6  41
A_Cook         FW   1   7  11  16  28 |  45   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rowe         DF   1  14  11   4  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Smith        MF   1   4  15  12  14 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
V_Oliver       FW   1   8  12  16  28 |  47   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  22

Player Statistics - Crewe
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_McGillivray  GK  21   1   1   1  18 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0   0   0
M_Demetriou    DF   1  18  13   6  12 |  92   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  28   9  53
L_Offord       DF   1  17  12   6  20 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  43  10   0
C_O'Riordan    DF   1  17  13   6  30 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Z_Williams     DF   1  16  12   6  28 |  45   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  10  18
J_Powell       MF   1  13  17   6  22 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  10  18
J_White        MF   1   6  17  13  18 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   5  22
S_Tracey       MF   1   4  16  13  16 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   6  11
C_Finney       MF   1  13  16   4  20 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  12   0
C_Long         FW   1   7  11  16  20 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  15
L_Armstrong    FW   1   7  12  16  28 |  56   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  10   8
T_Lo-Tutala    GK  19   1   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Burrell      DF   1  16  13   6  20 |  47   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  34
R_Cooney       DF   1  14  12   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rowe         MF   1   4  15  12  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richardson   FW   1   6  11  15  28 |  36   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  26   0  26
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