Football
Bradford City vs Colchester United. Sky Bet League Two.
3:00pm, Saturday 12th August 2023.
Northern Commercials StadiumAttendance: Attendance17,177.
Match ends, Bradford City 2, Colchester United 1.
Second Half ends, Bradford City 2, Colchester United 1.
Attempt blocked. Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Chilvers.
Attempt blocked. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pattison.
Attempt missed. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Cook.
Matthew Platt (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United).
Attempt missed. Matt Jay (Colchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Daniel Oyegoke.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Harry Lewis.
Attempt saved. Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Jay.
Substitution, Colchester United. Matt Jay replaces Ellis Iandolo.
Substitution, Colchester United. William Greenidge replaces Tom Dallison-Lisbon.
Substitution, Bradford City. Kevin McDonald replaces Richard Smallwood.
Substitution, Bradford City. Liam Ridehalgh replaces Alex Gilliead.
Substitution, Bradford City. Brad Halliday replaces Ciarán Kelly.
Attempt missed. Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross following a corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Osadebe (Bradford City).
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ciarán Kelly.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Sam Stubbs.
Substitution, Colchester United. Bradley Ihionvien replaces Joseph Taylor.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Alex Gilliead.
Attempt blocked. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Gilliead.
Attempt blocked. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Iandolo.
Substitution, Bradford City. Emmanuel Osadebe replaces Clarke Oduor.
Attempt missed. Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Pattison.
Hand ball by Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United).
Substitution, Colchester United. John Akinde replaces Mauro Bandeira.
Substitution, Colchester United. Jayden Fevrier replaces Tom Hopper.
Delay in match because of an injury Ciarán Kelly (Bradford City).
Offside, Colchester United. Arthur Read tries a through ball, but Junior Tchamadeu is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Tom Hopper (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Matthew Platt.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Andy Cook.
Goal! Bradford City 2, Colchester United 1. Alex Pattison (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clarke Oduor following a fast break.
Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Gilliead.
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Arthur Read.
Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United).
Clarke Oduor (Bradford City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Connor Hall.
Attempt blocked. Tyler Smith (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Second Half begins Bradford City 1, Colchester United 1.
First Half ends, Bradford City 1, Colchester United 1.
Matthew Platt (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Matthew Platt (Bradford City).
Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Connor Hall (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross.
Attempt missed. Tom Hopper (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Tchamadeu with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Oyegoke with a cross.
Goal! Bradford City 1, Colchester United 1. Clarke Oduor (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Owen Goodman.
Attempt saved. Matthew Platt (Bradford City) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Richard Smallwood.
Richard Smallwood (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Hopper (Colchester United).
Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Clarke Oduor (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pattison.
Delay in match because of an injury Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United).
Andy Cook (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Bradford City. Matthew Platt tries a through ball, but Tyler Smith is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross.
Substitution, Bradford City. Tyler Smith replaces Jamie Walker because of an injury.
Jamie Walker (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United).
Offside, Colchester United. Owen Goodman tries a through ball, but Junior Tchamadeu is caught offside.
Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
Alex Gilliead (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Arthur Read (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mauro Bandeira.
Delay in match (Bradford City).
Daniel Oyegoke (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United).
Attempt saved. Andy Cook (Bradford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Gilliead.
Attempt saved. Clarke Oduor (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Cook.
Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Bradford City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Andy Cook (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clarke Oduor.
Goal! Bradford City 0, Colchester United 1. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Alex Gilliead (Bradford City).
Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jamie Walker (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jamie Walker (Bradford City).
Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Tom Dallison-Lisbon.
Attempt missed. Andy Cook (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Platt with a cross.
Matthew Platt (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joseph Taylor (Colchester United).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.