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15/12/2035, Valley Parade, Bradford, England, Live on National TV
League Two, English Football League

Bradford Vs Colchester

Bradford play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: O Potts (GK) , D Taylor (CB) , M Winn (CB) , R Gibbs (CB) , D Jones (RB) , M Husky (LB) , F Jones (CDM) , D Mundy (CAM) , W Seeton (RM) , R MacCarthy (LM) , J McCluney (ST) And the subs are: J Ochulor (CB) , D Lees (CB) , B Winnie (CM) , I Gunn (CM) , R McClatchy (ST)

Colchester play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: R Southerland (GK) , P McRaney (CB) , K Mathison (CB) , P McAndrews (RB) , M McCombe (LB) , M Zocco (CM) , P McColm (CDM) , C McNiven (CDM) , B Prothro (RW) , S Beirne (LW) , I Morris (ST) And the subs are: S Couch (CB) , A Carey (CB) , L Davies (CM) , S Egerton (CM) , G Murray (ST)

Welcome to Valley Parade in Bradford, England where Bradford City will face Colchester.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 23372.

1' - Bradford kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

3' - Martyn Winn passes to Rob MacCarthy.  Rob MacCarthy plays the ball to David Mundy.  David Mundy runs with the ball, beating Bart Prothro.  

12' - Marcus McCombe plays a long ball to Kai Mathison.  Kai Mathison passes the ball to Charles McNiven.  Mason Husky successfully tackles Charles McNiven and the ball goes loose.  Peter McColm tackles Rob Gibbs and the ball goes loose.  Floyd Jones sees David Mundy making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but David Mundy is caught offside!  

17' - Peter McColm slides the ball to Mike Zocco.  Mike Zocco slides the ball to Paul McRaney.  Rob MacCarthy successfully tackles Paul McRaney and takes the ball.  Bradford attempt a quick counter attack.  Patrick McAndrews successfully tackles Rob MacCarthy and takes the ball.  Patrick McAndrews fires a shot from outside the area...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Mason Husky is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

20' - Paul McRaney spots a run from Bart Prothro.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Bart Prothro takes the ball.  Bart Prothro looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

27' - Charles McNiven sees a run from Bart Prothro.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Bart Prothro runs on to the ball.  Bart Prothro attempts the cutback and is able to find Mike Zocco.  Mike Zocco looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Owen Potts!  

30' - Owen Potts finds Rob Gibbs with a long ball.  Rob Gibbs spots a run from Jake McCluney.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Jake McCluney is able to take the ball.  Jake McCluney tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Paul McRaney is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

32' - Davie Jones plays a long ball to Floyd Jones.  Paul McRaney dispossesses Floyd Jones and the ball goes loose.  Jake McCluney sees a run from William Seeton.  He attempts a quick throughball, and William Seeton is able to take the ball.  William Seeton looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but Rob Southerland gets down to stop the shot!  

39' - Peter McColm plays the ball to Kai Mathison.  Kai Mathison passes a long ball to Charles McNiven.  Charles McNiven spots a run from Shaun Beirne.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Shaun Beirne runs on to the ball.  Shaun Beirne looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot bounces off the post!  Rob Gibbs is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

40' - Paul McRaney tackles Rob MacCarthy and takes the ball.  Paul McRaney sees a run from Shaun Beirne.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Shaun Beirne has strayed offside!  

44' - Jake McCluney passes a long ball to Rob Gibbs.  Rob Gibbs passes to William Seeton.  William Seeton strikes the ball from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but Rob Southerland performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Colchester kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - Charles McNiven plays the ball to Mike Zocco.  Mike Zocco passes to Kai Mathison.  Kai Mathison finds Paul McRaney with a long ball.  Paul McRaney plays a short pass to Ian Morris.  Ian Morris plays the ball to Charles McNiven.  David Mundy dispossesses Charles McNiven and takes the ball.  David Mundy speeds past Mike Zocco.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Kai Mathison will come off.  Steven Couch is going to be brought on.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Floyd Jones is going to be taken off.  Ian Gunn is brought on from the bench.  

56' - Charles McNiven attempts to beat Martyn Winn using his skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

56' - Charles McNiven sees a run from Peter McColm.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

61' - Jake McCluney passes to David Taylor.  David Taylor plays the ball to Mason Husky.  Mason Husky tries to beat Marcus McCombe using his ball skills, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Bradford.  

62' - Ian Gunn will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Peter McColm.  

67' - Charles McNiven finds Mike Zocco with a long ball.  Mike Zocco uses his pace to beat Ian Gunn.  

67' - Mike Zocco crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Ian Gunn.  

74' - Ian Gunn slides the ball to David Taylor.  David Taylor plays a long ball to Rob MacCarthy.  Peter McColm dispossesses Rob MacCarthy and takes the ball.  Peter McColm finds Patrick McAndrews with a short pass.  Patrick McAndrews finds Paul McRaney with a short pass.  Paul McRaney sees Mike Zocco making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Mike Zocco runs on to the ball.  Mike Zocco looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot hits the upright!  Ian Gunn is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mike Zocco will come off.  Sam Egerton is going to be brought on.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ian Morris is going to be taken off.  Gethin Murray is brought on from the bench.  

77' - Patrick McAndrews tries to hit a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Martyn Winn is going to be taken off.  Jack Ochulor joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like David Taylor is going to be taken off.  Dave Lees joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Ian Gunn finds Mason Husky with a long ball.  Peter McColm dispossesses Mason Husky and gains possession for his team.  Peter McColm sees Shaun Beirne making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Shaun Beirne is able to control the ball.  Shaun Beirne looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

82' - Owen Potts hits the ball long to David Mundy.  David Mundy sees a run from William Seeton.  He attempts a quick throughball, but William Seeton has strayed offside!  

90' - Patrick McAndrews finds Paul McRaney with a short pass.  Paul McRaney sees Bart Prothro making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Bart Prothro takes the ball.  Bart Prothro looks to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Bart Prothro for Colchester!  The keeper had no chance!



The match has ended Bradford City 0 - 1 Colchester.