Recap: Bradford City 2 Doncaster Rovers 0: Patched-up Rovers comfortably beaten
Recap the events of the game on our blog service below.
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LIVE: Bradford City 2 Doncaster Rovers 0
MATCH DETAILS
Goals: Eisa (11 pen), Cook (55)
BRADFORD: Hornby; Threlkeld, Kelleher, Canavan, Ridehalgh; Songo’o, Sutton; Crankshaw, Cooke, Eisa; Cook. Subs: O’Donnell, O’Connor, Gilliead, Foulds, Vernam, Angol, Staunton, Cousin-Dawson, Sikora, Scales.
ROVERS
First half: Jones; Bailey, Akinola, Anderson, Rowe; Colkett, Trialist, Close; Williams, Oteh, Barlow.
Second half: Jones (Bottomley 73); Bailey (Trialist 65), Johnson, Trialist, Horton; Colkett (Ravenhill 65), Greaves, Trialist; Trialist, Oteh (Hasani 65), Trialist.
Well, we got through it
The events of this week ensured this game was always going to be one for Rovers to simply get through - and they have done that.
The ravages of the single Covid-19 case ensured Rovers were understandably disjointed for much of the game, where 11 trialists were used.
They struggled for attacking threat throughout and it was clear who the more settled outfit were.
We’ll pick through the positives where we can find them but this is definitely one to put to bed quickly.
Attendance
There are 1,006 people in here at Valley Parade as Bradford hold a trial event for the return of supporters.
77 Another half of patchy stuff from Rovers
Rovers have enjoyed some decent enough passing play during this second half but they have again struggled for real attacking threat so far.
A shot from distance from the unnamed trialist who remains on the pitch from the first half has been their only real effort of note in a toothless period. The attacking trialists who entered the fray at the break have not really made an impression.
75 Close
A ball is drilled in from the right by Oscar Threlkeld. Darnell Johnson goes up to block, under pressure from Paudie O’Connor, and ends up ricocheting off his own man, with the ball flying narrowly wide of the near post.
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