Football League Trophy - Northern Section Quarter - KO 19:45
Bradford 2 (0) - 2(1) Port Vale
McCombe 27
Flynn 49
Hanson 70
Robert Taylor 75
At Valley Parade on 10-11-2009
Bradford City: Eastwood, Bateson, Williams, Clarke, L O'Brien; Rehman, Flynn, Sharry (Brandon 46); Neilson, Hanson, M Boulding (J O'Brien 46). Unused substitutes: McLaughlin, R Boulding, Osborne.
Port Vale: Martin, McCombe, Collins, Owen (Richards 31), K Taylor; Yates, Fraser, Jarrett (Griffith 66), R Taylor; Guy (Haldane 66), Dodds. Unused substitutes: Anyon, Loft.
Referee: G Salisbury (Preston).
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http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/bradford/Bradford-City-2-Port-Vale.5813281.jp
Bradford City 2 Port Vale 2(City win 5-4 on penalties): Eastwood in the right place to see City through
Bradford City goalkeeper Simon Eastwood proved he was the penalty king saving three spot-kicks to earn his side a place in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy semi-finals.
The Bantams looked to have blown their chance after James O'Brien and Chris Brandon missed their penalties.
But Luke O'Brien and captain Zesh Rehman held their nerve to make it 4-4 from the spot and after Eastwood bagged his hat-trick of stops Bantams' centre-half Steve Williams fired home to spark relieved celebrations.
Injuries and suspension forced Bantams' manager Stuart McCall to shuffle his midfield and a new-look pairing of Rehman and teenager Luke Sharry failed to gel as in-form Vale bossed the early exchanges.
Louis Dodds twice fired wide for the visitors in the opening 15 minutes and Vale striker Jamie Guy almost opened the scoring with a diving header and it was no real surprise when Vale went ahead after 27 minutes.
After clearing a corner the Bantams' backline was caught flat-footed as Vale's Tommy Fraser picked out the unmarked John McCombe with a cross from the right and the defender confidently fired home.
Just three minutes after the break substitute James O'Brien floated over a near-post corner which allowed Michael Flynn to nod home the equaliser from four yards.
Flynn was denied a second by Chris Martin's save soon after, but when James Hanson headed City in front from Luke O'Brien's 69th minute free-kick the game looked to have swung their way.
Vale continued to press and when Louis Dodds was allowed to run across the City box he set up Robert Taylor to drill a 75th-minute equaliser beyond Eastwood.
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Port Vale: Adams upbeat despite defeat
VALE boss Micky Adams insists he was proud of his side last night as they suffered Johnstone's Paint Trophy penalties heartbreak at Bradford City.
The Bantams progressed to the northern area semi-final with a 5-4 shoot-out success after the sides shared a 2-2 draw in normal time.
As Vale turn their attention to Saturday's league home clash against high-flying Rotherham, Adams, pictured below, said: "I said to the boys that we're talking about a couple of moments in the game that I'm really disappointed about.
"But it was a performance to be proud of.
"We went there and played some decent football and for long periods we took the game to Bradford.
"My job now is to dust them down and get them ready for a difficult game on Saturday.
"We've got some fantastic games to look forward to."
Vale took a first-half lead through John McCombe. However, the defender's strike was cancelled out by second-half headers from Michael Flynn and James Hanson, who took advantage of Vale's lacklustre defending at two set-pieces.
Attacker Rob Taylor forced the shoot-out when he drilled home an excellent 75th-minute equaliser.
"We're very disappointed to lose on penalties, but we got punished for a couple of players switching off at set-pieces," added Adams. "You can't do that, and we know they are a big side.
"They are a big powerful unit that attacks the ball in your box, but we still gave away silly free-kicks in dangerous areas.
"I've said it many times that corners and free kicks are a very important part of the game at this level and you've got to have a minimum of five six-footers in your team.
"If you don't, it's a problem for you."
Vale's defence was weakened just after the half-hour mark when influential centre-half Gareth Owen was forced to retreat with a cheek injury.
Adams admitted: "We lost Gareth Owen and didn't have enough to combat their aerial strength.
"We will get Gareth checked out this morning.
"He looked like he may have a fractured cheek bone, but it is too early to say.
"Gareth is one of our main markers, so if you lose him it's a problem."
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From the Official BCFC website...
JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY DRAW
Posted on: Tue 10 Nov 2009
The Bantams will learn their next Johnstone's Paint Trophy opponents on
Saturday 14 November 2009.
The draw for the Area Semi-Finals will take place on Sky Sports "Soccer AM"
show, which starts at 9:00am on Sky Sports 1.
City earned their place in the draw thanks a titanic penalty shootout
victory over Port Vale on Tuesday night.
Stuart McCall's side will be pitted against either Accrington Stanley, Leeds
United or Carlisle United at the Semi-Final stage.
The Johnstone's Paint (Northern Section) Semi-Finals are scheduled to take
place on either Tuesday 15 or Wednesday 16 December.
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Osborne injury woe for City
9:33am Thursday 12th November 2009
By Simon Parker
Leon Osborne faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after damaging ankle ligaments.
The young midfielder suffered the injury from a crunching tackle during yesterday's reserve game at Grimsby. And City boss Stuart McCall fears he will be a long-term absentee.
McCall said: "There are no bones broken but ligament damage can take just as long to heal.
"We'll get a better idea when the swelling has gone down but unfortunately it looks a bad one."
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Excitement mounting after second penalty shoot-out win
7:40am Wednesday 11th November 2009
By Simon Parker
Stuart McCall says City can smell Wembley as he crossed his fingers for another Valley Parade draw in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
The Bantams thrillingly sneaked through on penalties for the second round running last night. Simon Eastwood saved three Port Vale spot-kicks before Steve Williams hammered home the decisive effort after the game had finished 2-2.
City must wait until Saturday morning to see who they will face in the Northern Area semi-finals. Leeds, Carlisle and Accrington are the possible opponents.
McCall is not bothered who they get as long as it's a third successive home tie.
The City chief said: "A home draw would be fantastic. People might say you don't want Leeds but we went there last year and put in a really good show.
"I remember getting to the cup quarter-finals playing for Bradford and losing at Luton. That was probably the nearest chance we've had.
"But we're in the last eight now and Wembley is in sniffing distance. It's exciting for everyone."
Michael Flynn and James Hanson notched second-half goals after City trailed at the interval.
McCall, who brought on Chris Brandon and James O'Brien, said: "Sometimes we expect too much from this team but we know they are much better than the first half showed.
"I did tell them that getting to Wembley couldn't mean that much if that's how they perform.
"But they came out in the second half and upped their game and put in a really energetic display."
City's resources had been stretched and McCall employed Zesh Rehman in a defensive midfield role to cover Lee Bullock's absence through suspension.
"We were really struggling in that area with no Stephen O'Leary, Simon Ramsden or Bully," said McCall. "I needed a defensive enforcer in there who would track runners and I didn't want to ask Flynny (Michael Flynn) to do that because it negates his game.
"Zesh won lots of tackles for us, he was strong and covered lots of ground."
City had practised penalties in training but substitutes O'Brien, who had nailed the spot-kick winner against Notts County, and Brandon both missed.
Williams was the seventh penalty taker when he stepped up to seal a 5-4 success.
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Penalty Takers
Port Vale
0-1 M. Richards (M) scored
(Right Low)
Bradford City
1-1 M. Flynn (M) scored
(Left Low)
Port Vale
1-1 L. Dodds (ST) missed (saved)
(Left Low)
Bradford City
1-1 J. O'Brien (ST) missed (saved)
(Right Low)
Port Vale
1-1 K. Taylor (M) missed (saved)
(Right Low)
Bradford City
1-1 C. Brandon (M) missed
(Over the bar)
Port Vale
1-2 L. Haldane (ST) scored
(Right Low)
Bradford City
2-2 J. Hanson (ST) scored
(Right Low)
Port Vale
2-3 T. Fraser (M) scored
(Right Low)
Bradford City
3-3 L. O'Brien (D) scored
(Right High)
Port Vale
3-4 R. Taylor (M) scored
(Left Low)
Bradford City
4-4 Z. Rehman (D) scored
(Right Low)
Port Vale
4-4 A. Yates (D) missed (saved)
(Left Low)
Bradford City
5-4 S. Williams (D) scored
(Centre High)
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