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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Bradford and Bingley Stadium
  • Attendance: 7966
  • Referee: Probert, L

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

David Raven is booked for unsporting behaviour.

90mins

Carlisle are replacing Derek Holmes with Stephen Hindmarch.

73mins

Eddie Johnson is replaced by David Graham.

61mins

Zigor Aranalde is booked for dissent.

56mins

Ben Parker is replaced by Joe Colbeck.

50mins

Goal!! Chris Lumsdon scores for Carlisle.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by L Probert

28mins

Alan Rogers is booked for unsporting behaviour.

21mins

Goal!! Bradford have scored with Dean Windass putting it in the back of the net.

19mins

Chris Lumsdon goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

19mins

Ben Parker goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, September 12th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

A cruel deflection off Chris Lumsdon's back spoilt Colin Todd's 100th game in charge of the Bantams.

City's leading scorer Dean Windass had given the home side a deserved first-half lead but Carlisle replied early in the second half thanks to a horrible ricochet.

Kevin Gall had found himself in space on the edge of the box but his volley was going wide until it hit the unsuspecting Lumsdon leaving goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts stranded as it went past his out-stretched left hand.

The goal spurred on a Carlisle side that had done little in the first half to suggest that they could get back into the game.

Bradford had dominated the opening exchanges without creating too many chances and when the goal did come after 21 minutes it owed much to a terrible mix-up in the Carlisle defence.

David Raven and young goalkeeper Keiren Westwood - who had a two-game trial with Bradford at the beginning of Todd's tenure - got in each other's way on the edge of the box when there seemed little danger.

The ball then ran on to Bradford's talisman who struck a crisp volley into the roof of the unguarded net.

But Bradford could not capitalise on their advantage against a side yet to win on their travels this season and after they had pulled level it was the visitors who had the better chances.

Alan Rogers was forced to clear a Peter Murphy header off the line before the lively Karl Hawley fired a good chance into the side netting.

Both goalkeepers were forced to make smart stops in stoppage time as both teams hunted for the winner.

Bradford City

Carlisle United

Corners

83

Fouls

710

Goal attempts

89

Shots off target

33

Offsides

15

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