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01/10/2052, Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
EFL Trophy, G2
Blackburn Vs Bradford

Blackburn play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: O Preddy (GK) , S Iloenyosi (CB) , D Maffett (CB) , K Crowe (RB) , J McCloy (LB) , M Bickett (CM) , D Pevey (CM) , M Shone (CAM) , D Buckley (RW) , G Price (LW) , D MacGuinness (ST) And the subs are: O Gwenn (CB) , G Wynne (CB) , M Scully (CM) , I Mulrennan (CM) , R Begg (ST)

Bradford play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: S McNevin (GK) , R Kelley (CB) , M MacAlastair (CB) , M Driscoll (CB) , S Ajagun (CM) , C Success (CM) , C McCabe (CDM) , H Njoku (CAM) , N Cook (RM) , E Drummond (LM) , A Jones (ST) And the subs are: D Lourie (CB) , I Gwenn (CB) , O Purse (CM) , J Aitkens (CM) , J Floyd (ST)
Welcome to Ewood Park in Blackburn, England where Blackburn Rovers will face Bradford City.  This is a group stage match of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 16968.

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

4' - Dave Maffett passes to John McCloy.  John McCloy passes to Mike Shone.  Mike Shone hits the ball long to Stephen Iloenyosi.  Stephen Iloenyosi sees David MacGuinness making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

7' - Clinton Success passes a long ball to Robert Kelley.  Robert Kelley sees Harvey Njoku making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Harvey Njoku has strayed offside!  

14' - John McCloy tackles Clint McCabe and takes the ball.  John McCloy hits the ball long to Mark Bickett.  Mark Bickett fires a shot from outside the area...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

17' - Sam McNevin passes to Clinton Success.  Clinton Success spots a run from Edward Drummond.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Edward Drummond takes the ball.  Edward Drummond attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but Owen Preddy stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Aeron Jones is first to the ball...Aeron Jones tries to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

23' - Owen Preddy finds Mark Bickett with a long ball.  Mark Bickett slides the ball to Mike Shone.  Mike Shone hits the ball long to Kai Crowe.  Kai Crowe crosses the ball into the box, and manages to find Mark Bickett.  Mark Bickett looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by Sam McNevin!  That will be a corner for  Blackburn.  David MacGuinness places the ball to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box and finds Gethin Price.  Gethin Price gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...and its in! It's a tremendous goal from Gethin Price for Blackburn!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

23' - Bradford kick the ball off for the restart.  

29' - Clinton Success dispossesses John McCloy and takes possession.  Bradford attempt to counter.  Clinton Success slides the ball to Edward Drummond.  Edward Drummond curls in a cross, but Dave Maffett intercepts the ball.  

34' - Dave Maffett plays a long ball to Mike Shone.  Mick MacAlastair tackles Mike Shone and the ball goes loose.  Neil Cook passes the ball to Harvey Njoku.  Harvey Njoku attempts to speed past David MacGuinness, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing David MacGuinness the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Bradford.  

36' - Sam Ajagun passes to Mick MacAlastair.  Mick MacAlastair sees Edward Drummond making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

42' - Clint McCabe spots a run from Clinton Success.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Clinton Success is able to control the ball.  Clinton Success strikes the ball...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Neil Cook is first to the ball...Neil Cook tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Owen Preddy!  

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

46' - Bradford kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Harvey Njoku is going to be taken off.  Oliver Purse is brought on from the bench.  

54' - Clint McCabe chips a long ball to Mick Driscoll.  Mick Driscoll whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Stephen Iloenyosi.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mick Driscoll will come off.  Dan Lourie joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Oliver Purse chips a long ball to Sam Ajagun.  Sam Ajagun runs with the ball, beating Stephen Iloenyosi.  

59' - Sam Ajagun sees Aeron Jones making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Aeron Jones is able to take the ball.  Aeron Jones tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from Aeron Jones for Bradford!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Kelley is going to be taken off.  Inigo Gwenn joins the game from the bench.  

60' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

62' - Kai Crowe finds John McCloy with a short pass.  John McCloy passes to Stephen Iloenyosi.  Neil Cook dispossesses Stephen Iloenyosi and the ball goes loose.  Mark Bickett sees Daniel Pevey making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

65' - Clinton Success finds Inigo Gwenn with a long pass.  Inigo Gwenn plays the ball to Oliver Purse.  Oliver Purse attempts to outskill Kai Crowe and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

67' - Oliver Purse sees a run from Clinton Success.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Clinton Success is able to control the ball.  Clinton Success tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Bradford.  Clinton Success will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find Oliver Purse.  Oliver Purse gets above the defence and directs a header down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

68' - Owen Preddy spots a run from David MacGuinness.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and David MacGuinness runs on to the ball.  David MacGuinness tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but Sam McNevin manages to stop the shot!  

74' - Blackburn attempt to counter.  Mike Shone passes a long ball to Daniel Pevey.  Daniel Pevey plays the ball to Dave Buckley.  Dave Buckley attempts to outskill Sam Ajagun, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

76' - Dave Buckley tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Sam McNevin manages to stop the shot!  

78' - Sam McNevin plays the ball to Clinton Success.  Clinton Success sees Aeron Jones making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Aeron Jones runs on to the ball.  Aeron Jones tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a great goal from Aeron Jones for Bradford!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David MacGuinness is going to be taken off.  Ronald Begg joins the game from the bench.  

79' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave Maffett is going to be taken off.  Owen Gwenn is going to be brought on.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave Buckley is going to be taken off.  Michael Scully is brought on from the bench.  

82' - Oliver Purse spots a run from Clinton Success.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

85' - John McCloy plays a long pass to Owen Gwenn.  Owen Gwenn plays the ball to Gethin Price.  Gethin Price crosses the ball into the box, but Clinton Success gets there first and clears the ball behind for a corner.  

86' - Mark Bickett places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, and manages to find Gethin Price.  Gethin Price gets his head to the ball towards goal...and its in! It's a fine goal from Gethin Price for Blackburn!  The ball went in off the upright!

86' - Bradford kick the ball off for the restart.  

89' - Clinton Success passes the ball to Dan Lourie.  Dan Lourie passes the ball to Inigo Gwenn.  Inigo Gwenn finds Neil Cook with a long pass.  Neil Cook tries to beat Mike Shone using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2 Bradford City.