L2 W3-2 (H) v Stockport February 26, 2011. K.O. 3:00PM

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Fixtures
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Pictures


"Last Match" Highlights on Bantams Player
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/player/LastMatch/0,,10266~1612005~36,00.html

Links

BC 2nd goal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huIxnWtw5rc

Penalty save
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo2RQvmgY1E&NR=1


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Match stats

Npower League Two
Bradford C (1) 3 Williams 14, 74, Evans 90+4.
Stockport (2) 2 Turnbull 27, Doble 40,
Att: 15,332

Stats: Bradford C - Stockport
Possession: 45 - 55%
Shots on target: 3 - 3
Shots off target: 8 - 2
Fouls: 15 - 8
Corners: 9 - 2

Ref: Trevor Kettle (Rutland).
Red cards:
Stockport: Griffin 33 min, Doble 65 min.
Yellow cards:
Bradford C: Evans 90 min.
Stockport: Halls, 63 min, Brown 90 min.

Bradford C: 40. Lenny Pidgeley, 15. Lewis Hunt, 12. Steve Williams, 6. Luke
Oliver (71), 3. Luke O'Brien, 20. Tom Adeyemi (46), 22. Lee Bullock (46),
23. David Syers, 26. Kevin Ellison, 4. Michael Flynn, 17. James Hanson.
SUBS: 1. Jon McLaughlin (GK), 9. Gareth Evans (46), 10. Jake Speight (46),
11. Scott Dobie, 14. Leon Osborne, 19. Jonathan Worthington, 28. Robbie
Threlfall (71).

Stockport: 27. Matthew Glennon, 17. Andy Halls, 29. Aaron Brown, 23. Daniel
O'Donnell, 3. Alan Goodall, 14. David Poole (68), 16. James Wallace (78), 4.
Paul Turnbull, 12. Adam Griffin, 10. Matthew Paterson (79), 11. Ryan Doble.
SUBS: 2. Mark Lynch, 6. Mansour Assoumani (78), 7. James Vincent, 8. Greg
Tansey (68), 9. Anthony Elding (79), 18. Daniel Rowe, 19. Tom Fisher.

Position: 20th



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Match report

TAYLOR'S LAST STAND

By Simon Parker

Gareth Evans slammed a stoppage-time winner to ensure Peter Taylor signed
off from City with the most dramatic of victories.

A bumper crowd of 15,332 watched the most eventful of his 50 league games in
charge as the Bantams came back from 2-1 down to beat Stockport's nine men.

It was the first time all season that they had managed to overturn a
half-time deficit into three points.

At least Taylor could leave with his head high - and he received a generous
reception from fans as he made his final exit along the touchline.

City went in front from the game's first effort on goal after 14 minutes.
Michael Flynn floated a free-kick into the box and Steve Williams out-jumped
Danny O'Donnell to head over former Bantams stopper Matt Glennon.

But Williams went from hero to zero when he coughed up possession to Paul
Turnbull for the Stockport skipper to level in the 27th minute.

Stockport somehow survived a mighty goalmouth scramble which saw Flynn and
Williams denied by goal-line blocks and David Syers hit the bar.

There were similar chaotic scenes two minutes later and Stockport midfielder
Adam Griffin was sent off for handling another goal-bound effort on the
line.

But Glennon thwarted his old team-mate James Hanson by saving the resulting
penalty.

Worse followed when more sloppy defending allowed Ryan Doble to sneak away
and beat Pidgeley's half-hearted dive to fire the ten-man visitors ahead
beneath a disbelieving Kop.

City were chasing the game and Syers was close with a drive from Hanson's
knockdown.

Stockport were then reduced to nine midway through the second half when
Doble was shown a straight red for elbowing Luke Oliver.

Jake Speight crashed a shot against the post before City finally equalised
15 minutes from time, Williams volleying home his second goal of the
afternoon.

Kevin Ellison, Speight and Syers all missed late chances before Ellison
appeared to be bundled over in the box by Alan Goodall.

Then just when it seemed that Taylor's reign would typically end in
frustration, up popped Evans to rifle an angled shot into the bottom corner
and send Valley Parade wild.


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Fans comments

"Interesting interpretation of a number of, erm, hand gestures aimed in his direction and a programme being hurled in his direction."

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"> At least Taylor could leave with his head high - and he received a generousreception from fans as he made his final exit along the touchline."
"Erm, not from what I saw."



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