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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 9 (setup 5, season 18)
Bradford City
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Jeroen ZOET71Anssi JAAKKOLA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Francisco Javier Chica Torres, JAVI CHICA629M醨cio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA
KERIM FREI Koyunlu3Yuto NAGATOMO
Lewis HOLTBY48John SWIFT
Christopher ROUTIS5Michael HECTOR
Nathaniel KNIGHT-PERCIVAL6Tyler BLACKETT
Javier ESPINOSA Gonz醠ez7Adrian POPA
RENATO Soares de Oliveira AUGUSTO88Keisuke HONDA
Stephen DARBY69J髇 Da餴 B中VARSSON
Timoth閑 DIENG6106Modou BARROW
Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento, MARQUINHOS GABRIEL6117Yann KERMORGANT
Manager
Nicky LAW12Sam SMITH
Joe CRACKNELL13Liam KELLY
Alberto GILARDINO14Liam MOORE
Tony McMAHON157Jordan OBITA
RENATO Dirnei Flor阯cio16Pelle CLEMENT

Bradford City 1 Reading 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 20,487, Stadium: Valley Parade, Referee: Trevor KETTLE 7)
39 DiengScorers
Substitutions60 Popa <=> Obita
Sendings off
22 Holtby, 62 Marquinhos GabrielBookings
2Corners3
10Fouls7
3Offsides10
4Shots on8
4Shots off4
8Total shots12
3Shots saved8
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: M醨cio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA
1A brilliant shot from POPA was dealt with by a useful block from the Bradford City 'keeper.
3HONDA clipped the ball through a ruck of players but ZOET was a match for it as he dived to his left.
14POPA headed wide.
15ZOET did well to hold onto a fierce strike from B中VARSSON.
22A bad tackle gets HOLTBY a yellow card.
30The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from HONDA.
35RENATO AUGUSTO scuffed an easy chance.
39GOAL!! A free-kick was pushed away by the 'keeper, HOLTBY was first to the loose ball and floated the ball to DIENG to fire home. (1-0 Bradford City)
41A header from B中VARSSON was booted off the line by KERIM FREI.
43A pin-point pass fell to B中VARSSON and his right foot shot floated narrowly wide.
 
48A cross from HOLTBY left RENATO AUGUSTO in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
53B中VARSSON turned RENATO AUGUSTO but knocked the ball into the arms of the Bradford City 'keeper.
54RENATO AUGUSTO flicked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
62MARQUINHOS GABRIEL booked.
63The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate drive from Reading's HECTOR.
69An exceptional effort from HONDA scraped the upright.
74A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming JAAKKOLA.
74SWIFT drove a looping shot over from long range.
76A twenty yard shot from SWIFT caused ZOET no problem.
76A drive from JAVI CHICA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to palm the ball away.
77A mix up in the Reading defence enabled DIENG to fire the ball inches over.
81A header by KERIM FREI at the near post was comfortably collected by the Reading 'keeper.