Bradford City vs Aldershot Town, 2015-16 English FA Cup, Round 1

· English FA Cup

Bradford City

61': Greg Leigh
76': Tony McMahon (P)

FT
2 - 0

Aldershot Town

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Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Bradford City. Tony McMahon tries a through ball, but Devante Cole is caught offside.
4': Billy Knott (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Jim Stevenson (Aldershot Town).
5': Offside, Bradford City. Gary Liddle tries a through ball, but Mark Marshall is caught offside.
6': Attempt missed. Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
10': Attempt saved. Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Damon Lathrope.
10': Attempt saved. Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
10': Attempt blocked. Billy Knott (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Attempt blocked. Devante Cole (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rory McArdle.
12': Foul by Luke Oliver (Aldershot Town).
12': James Hanson (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Damon Lathrope (Aldershot Town).
13': James Hanson (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Luke Oliver (Aldershot Town).
16': James Hanson (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt saved. Mark Marshall (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
21': Hand ball by Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town).
23': Foul by Gary Liddle (Bradford City).
23': Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Corner, Aldershot Town. Conceded by Rory McArdle.
25': Attempt missed. Mark Marshall (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
28': Devante Cole (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Phil Smith (Aldershot Town).
28': Phil Smith (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Attempt blocked. Gary Liddle (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Clarke.
29': Attempt missed. Billy Knott (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
30': Attempt saved. Jim Stevenson (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard Brodie with a headed pass.
31': Foul by Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town).
31': Nathan Clarke (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town).
32': Greg Leigh (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Sean McGinty (Aldershot Town).
33': Mark Marshall (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Luke Oliver.
38': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Omar Beckles.
39': Foul by Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town).
39': Mark Marshall (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Billy Knott (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Jim Stevenson (Aldershot Town).
42': Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
43': Attempt blocked. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Marshall with a cross.
43': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Sean McGinty.
44': Billy Knott (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Damon Lathrope (Aldershot Town).
45'+1': Billy Knott (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town).
45'+1': Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Gary Liddle (Bradford City).
45'+2': First Half ends, Bradford City 0, Aldershot Town 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Bradford City 2, Aldershot Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Bradford City 0, Aldershot Town 0.
48': Billy Knott (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town).
49': Billy Knott (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Cheye Alexander (Aldershot Town).
49': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Luke Oliver.
50': Attempt missed. Nathan Clarke (Bradford City) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tony McMahon with a cross following a corner.
52': Attempt missed. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Knott.
52': Attempt missed. Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Walker with a cross.
54': Delay in match James Hanson (Bradford City) because of an injury.
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt blocked. Jim Stevenson (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Walker.
57': Attempt blocked. Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Brodie.
59': Substitution, Bradford City. Billy Clarke replaces James Hanson because of an injury.
59': Attempt blocked. Mark Marshall (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Clarke.
61': Goal! Bradford City 1, Aldershot Town 0. Greg Leigh (Bradford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Billy Knott with a through ball.
63': Foul by Sean McGinty (Aldershot Town).
63': Tony McMahon (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Offside, Aldershot Town. Omar Beckles tries a through ball, but Richard Brodie is caught offside.
64': Foul by Devante Cole (Bradford City).
64': Luke Oliver (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt saved. Billy Knott (Bradford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Marshall.
66': Offside, Bradford City. Rory McArdle tries a through ball, but Devante Cole is caught offside.
66': Substitution, Aldershot Town. Rhys Browne replaces Damon Lathrope.
68': Foul by Tony McMahon (Bradford City).
68': Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Mark Marshall (Bradford City).
69': Rhys Browne (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Attempt saved. Omar Beckles (Aldershot Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Hatton.
70': Substitution, Bradford City. Luke James replaces Devante Cole.
71': Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Nathan Clarke (Bradford City).
72': Mark Marshall (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
72': Attempt blocked. Rhys Browne (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Beckles.
73': Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Omar Beckles.
75': Penalty Bradford City. Luke James draws a foul in the penalty area.
75': Penalty conceded by Omar Beckles (Aldershot Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
76': Goal! Bradford City 2, Aldershot Town 0. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
79': Attempt blocked. Dan Walker (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Brodie.
79': Corner, Aldershot Town. Conceded by Rory McArdle.
79': Attempt missed. Omar Beckles (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Walker with a cross following a corner.
81': Substitution, Bradford City. Christopher Routis replaces Gary Liddle.
83': Foul by Billy Knott (Bradford City).
83': Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, Aldershot Town. Tom Richards replaces Sam Hatton.
84': Attempt saved. Luke James (Bradford City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Williams.
84': Attempt blocked. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
85': Attempt blocked. Billy Clarke (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Knott.
85': Attempt missed. Billy Knott (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Billy Clarke.
86': Foul by Nathan Clarke (Bradford City).
86': Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Attempt blocked. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Dan Walker (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Richards.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Rory McArdle (Bradford City).
90'+4': Rory McArdle (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bradford City 2, Aldershot Town 0.

Statistics

ALD		BRD
17	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	4
43.8	Possession	56.2
13	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
239	Accurate Passes	333
359	Passes	455
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	7
16	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.2
75	Long Balls	91
21	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	8
17	Effective Tackles	13
20	Tackles	17
0.9	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
41	Effective Clearances	12
48	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: University of Bradford Stadium
Location: Bradford, England
Attendance: 2,930

Line-Ups

Bradford City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ben Williams (GK)
5	Nathan Clarke
23	Rory McArdle
15	Greg Leigh
2	Stephen Darby
11	Billy Knott
8	Gary Liddle
7	Mark Marshall
29	Tony McMahon
44	Devante Cole
9	James Hanson

Bradford City Substitutes:

Joe Cracknell, Dylan Mottley-Henry, Luke James, Kyel Reid, Christopher Routis, Josh Morris, Billy Clarke.

Aldershot Town (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Phil Smith (GK)
14	Omar Beckles
6	Luke Oliver
3	Sean McGinty
12	Cheye Alexander
4	Damon Lathrope
8	Ji Stevenson
7	Sam Hatton
19	Danny Walker
17	Richard Brodie
10	Charlie Walker

Aldershot Town Substitutes:

Rhys Browne, Jake Gallagher, Chris Barker, Dan Thomas, Tom Richards.

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