- Date:2008-12-26
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Sincil Bank
- Attendance:6156
- Referee:Swarbrick, N
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
89mins
Paul Arnison is booked for unsporting behaviour.
86mins
Lincoln are replacing Aaron Brown with Stefan Oakes.
84mins
Bradford are replacing Michael Boulding with Dean Furman.
82mins
Daniel Hone goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
75mins
Bradford are replacing Barry Conlon with Peter Thorne.
72mins
Lincoln are replacing Adrian Patulea with Lenell John-Lewis.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.
45mins
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
44mins
Lee Beevers is booked for unsporting behaviour.
0mins
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
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Match Report
Promotion-chasing Bradford recorded a second consecutive 0-0 draw after a man-of-the-match performance from Lincoln keeper Rob Burch.
Burch produced a world-class save 20 minutes from time to tip away a top corner effort from Bradford winger Omar Daley.
The save was the best of a host of stops made by the young Lincoln keeper to deny the visitors in an entertaining game.
Referee Neil Swarbrick waived away early penalty appeals from Daley and Bradford team-mate Nicky Law, but it was Lincoln who looked the more dangerous in open play.
The home side created the first real chance when centre-half Danny Hone got on the end of an Aaron Brown corner, and saw his far-post header cleared off the line by Bradford striker Michael Boulding.
Lincoln winger Dany N'Guessan then fired wide with Bradford keeper Rhys Evans stranded in no-man's land.
Evans then held another fizzing shot from N'Guessan at the second attempt.
Bradford were temporarily reduced to ten men on 36 minutes when skipper Graeme Lee was forced off the field for treatment to a heal injury, but it seemed to stir the visitors, and by the time Lee returned in first-half injury time Bradford were finally beginning to trouble the home defence.
Boulding managed to lose his marker, but wasted Bradford's only real effort of the first half when he went for the top corner but blazed wide.
Lincoln again took control after half-time and Lee Frecklington should have done better when he was set-up by N'Guessan, but fired wide when unmarked 12 yards out.
The game continued to flow from end to end and Burch had to get down low to push away a goalbound header from Boulding.
At the other end, Frecklington again went close when a better effort was smashed away by Evans, diving full-length across his goal.
Bradford looked more dangerous in the closing quarter of the game and it was left to Burch to produce a memorable save to deny Daley's 25-yard shot.
Lincoln City Team
Bradford City Team
Lincoln City | Bradford City |
Corners
| 11 | 6 |
Fouls
| 12 | 13 |
Goal attempts
| 12 | 13 |
Shots off target
| 5 | 8 |
Offsides
| 5 | 7 |