FFO League One, Bradford City vs. Portsmouth (Mon Feb 24) Bradford City | Portsmouth 4-4-2 P | 5-3-2 P - | - | H_Lewis GK | GK W_Norris J_Tomkinson DF | DF C_Ogilvie S_Stubbs DF | DF R_Poole D_Oyegoke DF | DF R_Towler B_Halliday DF | DF J_Rafferty K_McDonald MF | DF Z_Swanson J_Walker MF | MF A_Robertson A_Gilliead MF | MF J_Morrell B_Pointon MF | MF M_Pack A_Cook FW | FW C_Bishop V_Oliver FW | FW C_Saydee | H_Richardson SUB | SUB R_Schofield L_Richards SUB | SUB J_Sparkes T_Odusina SUB | SUB D_Hume T_Smith SUB | SUB T_Devlin J_Beesley SUB | SUB A_Kamara Min. 2 :(bfd) A_Gilliead runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Gilliead with the goal bound shot! ... W_Norris with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 2 :(por) R_Towler with a glorious long pass to C_Saydee ... C_Saydee with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... H_Lewis is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 3 :(por) Z_Swanson jumps over V_Oliver's challenge ... J_Tomkinson wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 5 :(bfd) A_Gilliead with an amazing show of skill to get past R_Towler ... He crosses to V_Oliver ... Cleaned up by J_Rafferty Min. 6 :(bfd) V_Oliver moves inside ... But M_Pack slides in Min. 12 :(bfd) A defence splitting pass from J_Tomkinson to A_Gilliead ... A_Gilliead must beat W_Norris! ... The shot slips through W_Norris's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 18 :(por) C_Bishop lobs it over D_Oyegoke ... C_Bishop shoots towards goal! ... H_Lewis won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... That puts Portsmouth ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Bradford City 0-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 20 :(bfd) J_Walker gets lucky and beats J_Rafferty ... Now with the centre to V_Oliver ... V_Oliver with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 21 :(por) The defender underhits the back pass! ... A_Robertson is through! ... What a mistake by J_Tomkinson! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... S_Stubbs picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 22 :(bfd) B_Pointon jinks past the defender ... B_Pointon with a bomb of a shot! ... W_Norris with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 26 :(bfd) B_Pointon looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Stubbs ... S_Stubbs lobs W_Norris! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee is signalling for VAR ... It's been given! ... GOAL!! ... The Bradford City fans celebrate! ... It's a level game! ... Bradford City 1-1 Portsmouth ... Min. 26 :(por) A_Robertson moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Bishop ... C_Bishop has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... H_Lewis makes a difficult save Min. 30 :(bfd) B_Pointon squares up to his marker ... He spits at Z_Swanson ... Right in his face! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 32 :(por) C_Bishop finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... J_Tomkinson with the block Min. 34 :(por) J_Rafferty knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Tomkinson ... A delightful ball in to C_Bishop ... A well-placed shot from C_Bishop! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Portsmouth have snatched the lead! ... Bradford City 1-2 Portsmouth ... Min. 35 :(bfd) A_Cook finds himself in acres of space ... J_Rafferty reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 35 :(por) C_Saydee brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... C_Saydee with a little chip! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 37 :(por) R_Poole takes advantage of a bad back pass from B_Halliday ... A powerful shot by R_Poole! ... GOAL!! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Bradford City 1-3 Portsmouth ... Min. 42 :(bfd) B_Pointon with the nod to J_Walker ... C_Ogilvie makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(por) J_Morrell gets lucky and beats J_Tomkinson ... Now with the centre to C_Ogilvie ... J_Walker with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 43 :(bfd) B_Halliday controls it well ... He nutmegs Z_Swanson ... He puts in V_Oliver! ... C_Bishop with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 44 :(bfd) A_Gilliead with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past R_Poole ... A_Gilliead fires off a right-footed shot! ... But W_Norris hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 45 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: L_Richards ... COMING OFF: B_Halliday Min. 45 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: T_Devlin ... COMING OFF: M_Pack Min. 45 :(por) J_Morrell with a byline cross to C_Bishop ... C_Bishop fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Towler lofts the ball in! ... H_Lewis catches it! Min. 47 :(por) T_Devlin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... J_Rafferty gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Rafferty must beat H_Lewis! ... H_Lewis is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... H_Lewis looks very relieved! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bradford City 1-3 Portsmouth Min. 47 :(por) C_Ogilvie plays it long to Z_Swanson ... Z_Swanson looks to see where H_Lewis is! ... He shoots! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... H_Lewis dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had H_Lewis beaten! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Bishop ... Excellent keeping! Min. 54 :(bfd) K_McDonald knocks the ball past J_Rafferty ... Now he crosses to V_Oliver! ... A delicate header from V_Oliver! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... Bradford City 2-3 Portsmouth ... Min. 54 :(por) Z_Swanson back heels to find J_Morrell in space ... J_Morrell has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... H_Lewis never had a chance! Min. 55 :(bfd) Substitution by Bradford City ... COMING ON: T_Smith ... COMING OFF: B_Pointon Min. 59 :(bfd) V_Oliver finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Morrell ... C_Saydee with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 64 :(por) J_Morrell finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... J_Tomkinson gets to the ball first Min. 65 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth ... COMING ON: J_Sparkes ... COMING OFF: Z_Swanson Min. 65 :(por) T_Devlin is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Saydee ... T_Smith cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 67 :(bfd) J_Walker skips the challenge from C_Bishop ... C_Bishop with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee warns him Min. 70 :(bfd) L_Richards makes a run into space ... L_Richards drives the ball low! ... W_Norris beats the ball away Min. 72 :(por) A_Robertson looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... C_Saydee receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... C_Saydee tries to beat H_Lewis from outside the area! ... H_Lewis parries it Min. 76 :(por) C_Ogilvie hoists the ball across to T_Devlin ... But L_Richards spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 78 :(por) C_Saydee beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... What a shot from C_Saydee! ... It could go anywhere ... But H_Lewis punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 80 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson with a reverse pass to S_Stubbs ... S_Stubbs from 20 yards! ... But W_Norris punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 80 :(bfd) J_Tomkinson sidesteps his marker ... R_Towler fouls badly ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 86 :(por) R_Towler with the dribble ... R_Towler with the drive! ... H_Lewis makes a difficult save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(por) C_Saydee pushes it past the defender ... C_Saydee pounds a rocket on goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 92 :(bfd) D_Oyegoke controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... V_Oliver gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Morrell tackles cleanly Min. 93 :(bfd) A_Gilliead with a glorious 60-yard pass to T_Smith ... T_Smith could have let it bounce! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 93 :(por) C_Saydee runs towards the goal ... C_Saydee hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... H_Lewis was lucky there Min. 95 :(bfd) A_Gilliead holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... C_Ogilvie with a terrible tackle ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 96 :(por) R_Towler loses K_McDonald ... But L_Richards slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Valley Parade ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Pointon Scorers : S_Stubbs (26), V_Oliver (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Pointon (30) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portsmouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Bishop (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Bishop (18,34), R_Poole (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Bishop (43), C_Saydee (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bradford City | Portsmouth Attempts on Goal : 10 | 15 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 7 | 8 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bradford City 2 - 3 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 23 1 1 1 10 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -9 0 0 0 J_Tomkinson DF 1 18 14 7 20 | 98 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 S_Stubbs DF 1 18 12 7 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 0 57 D_Oyegoke DF 1 18 13 8 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 B_Halliday DF 1 17 13 6 28 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 K_McDonald MF 1 15 17 5 22 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 J_Walker MF 1 5 17 14 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 A_Gilliead MF 1 6 17 13 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 32 B_Pointon MF 1 3 16 13 12 | 57 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 -4 22 7 A_Cook FW 1 7 11 16 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Oliver FW 1 8 12 16 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 H_Richardson GK 18 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Richards DF 1 17 13 6 14 | 53 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 18 T_Odusina DF 1 15 13 5 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Smith MF 1 4 15 12 14 | 41 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 11 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Norris GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 C_Ogilvie DF 1 19 15 7 24 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 0 R_Poole DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 R_Towler DF 1 18 13 7 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 17 J_Rafferty DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 98 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 22 15 Z_Swanson DF 1 16 14 7 24 | 67 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 A_Robertson MF 1 7 18 16 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 J_Morrell MF 1 15 17 6 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 5 17 M_Pack MF 1 16 17 6 24 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 C_Bishop FW 1 9 13 18 16 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -4 -4 43 C_Saydee FW 1 8 12 18 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 29 R_Schofield GK 18 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sparkes DF 1 14 13 6 18 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Hume DF 1 14 13 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Devlin MF 1 7 17 13 12 | 53 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Kamara FW 1 7 11 15 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1740407658 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40