Bradford City manages to draw 2-2 with Morecambe after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BRADFORD. Bradford City bounces back against Morecambe with a goal on the J. Connolly 3' and a goal on the J. Joshua 18'.

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Luke Meyer
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Bradford City manages to draw 2-2 with Morecambe after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BRADFORD. Bradford City manages to recover against Morecambe with a goal on the J. Connolly 3′ and a goal on the J. Joshua 18′. Bradford City was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the The Utilita Energy Stadium stadium in Bradford on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 18,540 spectators.​ The referee was Darren Drysdale with the help of Bradley Hall and Stephen Wade. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill.

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Bradford City

2 - 2

Team 1

Morecambe

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 155 Attack 90
  • 75 Dangerous attack 50
  • 85 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 6 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Bradford City had a superior ball possession 57% while Morecambe was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bradford City was putting more pressure with 75 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bradford City to win the match​.

Bradford City shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Morecambe shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Bradford City received 2 yellow cards (Andy Cook and Jonathan Tomkinson). Talking about the opposition, Morecambe received 3 yellow cards (John Joshua Mckiernan, David Tutonda and Jordan Slew).

Match Timeline

3'
18'
JJ McKiernan(goal)Jordan Slew
Clarke Oduor- sub ->Emmanuel Osadebe
46'
Andy Cook- Yellow
56'
58'
JJ McKiernan- Yellow
Clarke Oduor(goal)Andy Cook
59'
72'
78'
Jordan Slew- Yellow
78'
J. Tomkinson- Yellow
80'
80'
David Tutonda- Yellow
Brad Halliday(goal)Ciaran Kelly
83'
86'
Farrend Rawson- sub ->John Joshua Mckiernan
86'
Jake Taylor- sub ->Yann Songo\'o

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this encounter, Bradford City has 33 points like Crawley Town and Harrogate Town to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Morecambe will has 32 points like Gillingham to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Bradford City will host Stockport County on the 29th of December with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Stockport County (4 draws).

Morecambe will play away against Notts County on the 29th of December with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Morecambe (6 draws).

Bradford City – Formation

Bradford City
G
Harry Lewis 1.England
6.7
D
Ciaran Kelly 18.Republic of Ireland
8.1
D
J. Tomkinson 31.United States
7.3
80'
D
Matty Platt 5.England
6.7
M
Richard Smallwood  6.England
7.5
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 8.Republic of Ireland
7.1
46'
M
Alex Gilliead 11.England
7.3
M
Lewis Richards 32.England
7.3
M
Brad Halliday 2.England
7.5
Goals83'
F
Andy Cook 9.England
7.8
56'
F
Tyler Smith 14.England
7.3
72'
Substitutes
G
Colin Doyle 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Liam Ridehalgh 3.England
D
Ash Taylor 4.Wales
M
Clarke Oduor 12.Kenya
8.1
46' Goals59'
M
Kevin McDonald 26.Scotland
F
Vadaine Oliver 19.England
6.8
72'
F
Matt Derbyshire 27.England

Bradford City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Harry Lewis (6.7), Jonathan Tomkinson (7.3), Matty Platt (6.7), Ciaran Kelly (8.1), Brad Halliday (7.5), Richard Smallwood   (7.5), Alex Gilliead (7.3), Lewis Richards (7.3), Emmanuel Osadebe (7.1), Andy Cook (7.8) and Tyler Smith (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Ridehalgh, Ash Taylor, Clarke Oduor (8.1), Colin Doyle, Vadaine Oliver (6.8), Kevin McDonald and Matt Derbyshire.

Substitutions

Bradford City made 2 changes: Emmanuel Osadebe for Clarke Oduor (46′) and Tyler Smith for Vadaine Oliver (72′).

Player of the match: Clarke Oduor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bradford City was Clarke Oduor.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe
G
Adam Smith 21.England
6.7
D
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
6.8
80'
D
Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada
6.3
D
Joel Senior 12.England
6.3
D
J. Connolly 22.Wales
7.5
Goals3'
M
Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon
6.7
86'
M
Tom Bloxham 7.England
6.4
78'
M
E. King 8.Wales
7.3
M
JJ McKiernan 10.England
7.3
86' 58' Goals18'
M
Adam Mayor 11.England
7.0
F
Jordan Slew 14.England
7.0
78'
Substitutes
D
Farrend Rawson 5.England
86'
M
Jacob Davenport 16.England
M
Jake Taylor 18.England
86'
F
M. Mellon 9.Scotland
6.4
78'
F
Cammy Smith 17.Scotland
F
Charlie Brown 20.England

Morecambe started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ged Brannan played with: Adam Smith (6.7), Joel Senior (6.3), James Connolly (7.5), Jacob Bedeau (6.3), David Tutonda (6.8), Yann Songo’o (6.7), Eli King (7.3), Tom Bloxham (6.4), John Joshua Mckiernan (7.3), Adam Mayor (7.0) and Jordan Slew (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Farrend Rawson, Michael Mellon (6.4), Jacob Davenport, Cammy Smith, Jake Taylor, Charlie Brown and George Pedley.

Substitutions

Morecambe made 3 changes: Tom Bloxham for Michael Mellon (78′), John Joshua Mckiernan for Farrend Rawson (86′) and Yann Songo’o for Jake Taylor (86′).

Player of the match: James Connolly​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was James Connolly.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​