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Commentary
0¹GOAL!! A nice run by SNEIJDER on the right was capped by a wonderful cross which HIGUAÍN fired home from inside the penalty box. (1-0 Bradford City)
5¹Uncertainty in the Bradford City defence enabled AFELLAY to fire an effort inches over.
11¹A deadly shot from IBRAHIMOVIC was stopped by the 'keeper.
13¹GOAL!! MARQUEZ tried to play the ball out of the Cardiff City penalty area but was tackled by TOURÉ who nodded the ball to IBRAHIMOVIC for a simple goal. (2-0 Bradford City)
16¹A accurate pass found ARSHAVIN and his left foot shot went narrowly over.
28¹A lovely effort from VIDIC scraped the outside of the post.
30¹PERROTTA floated the ball to CROUCH who flicked it just beyond the near post.
35¹A shot from HIGUAÍN was smothered by the Cardiff City 'keeper.
38¹GOAL!! The creative BAROS neatly flicked on a cross for AFELLAY to volley the ball in. (2-1 Bradford City)
41¹ARSHAVIN worked the ball to TOURÉ, SNEIJDER latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of USTARI.
46¹BAROS headed inches wide.
1²GOAL!! A goalmouth scramble culminated with BAROS blasting the ball into the net. (2-2)
2²TOURÉ nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
13²SALIHAMIDZIC beat a number of Bradford City players and blasted a great chance over the bar.
19²PUYOL shot over.
20²ABIDAL was put clear by ARSHAVIN and he nutmegged the Cardiff City 'keeper but glanced his shot just wide.
22²GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of IBRAHIMOVIC who fired the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (3-2 Bradford City)
28²MATA made space on the right and pulled the ball to HIGUAÍN who fired the ball wide.
32²GOAL!! A poor goal-kick was intercepted by SNEIJDER who setup TOURÉ with a simple chance. (4-2 Bradford City)
43²SNEIJDER beat SALIHAMIDZIC and drove the ball to TOURÉ who fumbled his effort wide.
45²IBRAHIMOVIC whacked a right foot shot over from thirty yards out.
46²The stunned USTARI was all agog as a backpass from SALIHAMIDZIC dropped just wide.

 
Bradford City
 
League position: 7
Home league form: WLWX
Overall league form: OWXLOLWL
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
JÚLIO CÉSAR Soares6½16 Óscar USTARI
Carles PUYOL7 27½Hasan SALIHAMIDZIC
Eric ABIDAL7 37½Rafael MARQUEZ
Wesley SNEIJDER8½47 Simone PERROTTA
Kolo TOURÉ7½57½Sébastien SQUILLACI
Nemanja VIDIC6 66 Mathieu BODMER
Juan MATA6 78 Torsten FRINGS(c)
(c,f)Andrei ARSHAVIN7 86½Ibrahim AFELLAY
Gonzalo HIGUAÍN7 96½Peter CROUCH(p)
(p)Yaya TOURÉ7 106 Claude MAKÉLÉLÉ(f)
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC7 116 Milan BAROS
Brian ALLINSONManager
Gennaro GATTUSO  12  GIOVANI dos Santos
Edwin VAN DER SAR  136 Curtis DAVIES
Álvaro ARBELOA  14  Diego BUONANOTTE
Joe COLE  15  Victor ANICHEBE
Marko MARIN  16  Eric ODHIAMBO
 
Cardiff City
 
League position: 18
Away league form: WWLL
Overall league form: WWLLWLLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Bradford City 4 Cardiff City 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 24,829, Stadium: Bradford & Bingley, Referee: Phil Dowd 7½)

Higuaín 0¹, Ibrahimovic 13¹, Ibrahimovic 22², Touré 32²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Afellay 38¹, Baros 1²
 AfellayóDavies 35²
  
  
10
1018
02
92
115
207
40
51%49%
Man of the match: Wesley Sneijder