JPT2 W0-0 (3-2 pens) (A) hartlepool Tuesday October 9, 2012. K.O. 7:45PM. #bcafc

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 Hartlepool: Flinders 7, Austin 6, Baldwin 7, Hartley 7, Holden 7, Franks 8, Walton 7 (Sweeney 62min), Humphreys 6, Horwood 6, Noble 7, Wyke 7. Subs (not used): Collins, Poole, James, A McHugh.

City: McLaughlin 8, Darby 6, McArdle 7, Davies 8, C McHugh 6 (Meredith 72min), Ravenhill 7, Jones 7 (Doyle 68min), Atkinson 7, Connell 7, Thompson 7, Hanson 6 (Wells 68min). Subs (not used): Hines, Duke.



HarU    BraC
5(4)    Shots (on Goal)    10(4)
9    Fouls    10
8    Corner Kicks    3
1    Offsides    3
41%    Time of Poss.    59%
0    Yellow Cards    0
0    Red Cards    0
4    Saves    4

Attendance    1777
Stadium    Victoria Park

Penalty shoot out
G. Thompson (F) missed (Centre Low) Bradford City
1-0 N. Austin (D) scored (Left Low) Hartlepool United
1-1 N. Doyle (M) scored (Right Low) Bradford City
1-1 J. Franks (M) missed (Crossbar) Hartlepool United
1-2 N. Wells (F) scored (Centre High) Bradford City
1-2 R. Noble (F) missed (Right Upright) Hartlepool United
1-3 A. Connell (F) scored (Left Low) Bradford City
2-3 C. Wyke (F) scored (Right Low) Hartlepool United
2-3 A. Davies (D) missed saved (Left Low) Bradford City
2-3 E. Horwood (D) missed (save onto Crossbar) Hartlepool United

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Sky Sports show 'Soccer AM' will once again play host to the draw this Saturday
morning.

The latest edition of the light-hearted football show will be on Sky Sports
2 this Saturday from 10:00am, with the draw expected to be made within the
first half an hour or so of the programme starting.

The Area Quarter-Finals themselves will take place the week commencing 3rd
December 2012.

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Final whistle - match report


Hartlepool United 0, Bradford City 0 (City win 3-2 on pens)

9:34pm Tuesday 9th October 2012

By Simon Parker

Jon McLaughlin saved Evan Horwood's spot-kick to earn City another dramatic win on penalties in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

The Bantams edged Hartlepool 3-2 in the shoot-out after the game had finished goalless.

McLaughlin had made three important first-half saves to keep out Hartlepool.

McLaughlin, one of the six starters from Saturday to keep their place for City, beat away a fierce volley from Simon Walton after 14 minutes.

He also denied on-loan Middlesbrough striker Charlie Wyke with the best save of the lot from his 27th-minute curler.

And right on half-time, McLaughlin was equal to Ryan Noble's blast at his near post.

City, playing 4-3-1-2 again, matched their League One hosts in terms of possession but had not tested home keeper Scott Flinders. Garry Thompson fired high and wide after being set up by Alan Connell.

Ritchie Jones made his first appearance of an injury-delayed season. And he almost had a goal against his old club with City's first real effort after 57 minutes but Flinders tipped over.

As City stepped it up, Jones fired over from another Thompson and Connell link-up and James Hanson headed wide from close range.

McLaughlin saved from Wyke and Flinders denied Nahki Wells, who had come on for Hanson midway through the half.

City nearly snatched it four minutes from time when Thompson's cross was headed on to the bar by Ricky Ravenhill.

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When the dust settled - match report


Bradford City victorious again after another spot of drama

6:30am Wednesday 10th October 2012

By Simon Parker

Hartlepool United 0, City 0

(City win 3-2 on pens)

Forget the Germans, the true kings of the penalty shoot-out are Bradford City.

Jon McLaughlin tipped Hartlepool's final effort from Evan Horwood on to the underside of the bar to clinch an incredible SIXTH successive spot-kick decider in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

City have not won a JPT tie in open play since September 2009. More importantly, they have not lost from 12 yards in the competition in the last half-dozen penalty showdowns.

Nathan Doyle, Nahki Wells and Alan Connell nailed their efforts and, despite misses from Garry Thompson with the first and Andrew Davies the last, the League One hosts crumbled under the pressure.

Phil Parkinson kept six starters from Saturday to stay within the JPT rules. He also stuck with the 4-3-1-2 formation that had played so well in the second half at Dagenham.

Thompson was one of the changes, up front alongside James Hanson, and he nearly created a goal for his partner after six minutes, Scott Flinders just flicking away his drilled cross as Hanson slid in.

McLaughlin produced a strong block to deny a volley from one-time Leeds midfielder Simon Walton after Horwood's free-kick was only half-cleared.

Connell again played behind the front two and looked to get about the pitch. He collected one pass just outside his own box, took a return in the centre circle and threaded a deflected ball through for Thompson, who fired well over.

McLaughlin pulled off a superb save to finger-tip away a curler from Charlie Wyke, who had only joined Hartlepool on loan from Middlesbrough yesterday morning. The ball looked to be sneaking in at the far post but the keeper was at full stretch to turn it behind.

Ritchie Jones, making his belated first City appearance of the season, looked to slip through on Connell's back-heel but Flinders whipped the ball away.

Hartlepool had enjoyed the only real chances of the first half and centre half Peter Hartley flashed a header wide from Jonathan Franks' corner. Then Ryan Noble forced McLaughlin into another save at his near post right on the break.

City had their fair share of the ball without troubling the home goal. Kicking towards the 224 away fans for the second half, Jones immediately whipped in a decent cross which was nicked off Thompson's head.

But the visitors went close to grabbing the lead from a well-worked move on 57 minutes. Thompson did well to cross low from the left, Connell cleverly back-heeled and Jones met it with a fierce drive – which Flinders managed to deflect over.

The same trio combined again when Connell's pass was cushioned by Thompson into the path of Jones on the right side of the box. He could have hit it first time but took a touch and then could not keep his effort down.

City were threatening and Connell released Thompson to skip past Darren Holden. His cross set up Hanson but, perhaps conscious of colliding with the far post, he put his header six inches wide.

Hartlepool responded with a mad scramble from Franks' corner but City were saved by Graham Salisbury's whistle for a handball.

The game was really opening up and McLaughlin thwarted Wyke before Parkinson made a double substitution, replacing Hanson and Jones with Nahki Wells and Nathan Doyle.

James Meredith also came on for McHugh, who had been beaten a couple of times down City's left.

Now it was Hartlepool's turn to press and Davies – a rock at the back – was in the right place to frustrate sub Antony Sweeney.

City hit back as Wells showed quick feet to step inside Neil Austin and test Flinders. Then Connell was just over from the edge of the box after Thompson controlled Stephen Darby's cross.

As penalties beckoned, Thompson's cross picked out Ricky Ravenhill, whose looping header beat Flinders but bounced back off the bar.

City need not have worried. There's only ever one winner when it comes to shoot-outs.

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BRADFORD CITY EARN PRAISE FOR BOUNCING BACK
By Simon Parker (T&A)

Phil Parkinson praised spot-on City for getting Dagenham straight out their
system with another penalty win in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

League One opponents Hartlepool became the latest shoot-out victims at
Victoria Park last night as Jon McLaughlin saved their final kick from Evan
Horwood.

City won the second-round tie 3-2 on penalties after the game had finished
goalless – and Parkinson was delighted with the way his team bounced back
from leaking four at the weekend.

He said: "We've done well on penalty shoot-outs. Jonny is an athletic keeper
and he's sharp in his goal.

"It was a good night for us and a good response from Saturday. We looked
really solid and were strong defensively. I thought we deserved to win it.

"We had some really good chances and didn't quite take them. But if you
don't, then the defenders have to do their job at the other end and they did
that.

"Now in five away games we've only conceded one goal in four of them. For
whatever reason, we didn't do ourselves justice on Saturday.

"But all you can do is get another game quickly and react. Andrew Davies, in
particular, was outstanding at the back.

"It was so important we got back to winning ways. Coming to a League One
club, you can see we have got some good players who are more than capable in
that company."

Parkinson stuck with the 4-3-1-2 look, with Alan Connell deployed in a deep
role behind strikers James Hanson and Garry Thompson.

The City chief said: "It suits Alan because he likes getting in those
pockets of space. I thought he was bright and enthusiastic like he was on
Saturday when he came on.

"I told the lads when we were picking the team on the way back (from
Dagenham) I just wrote Connell. He had to play because of his performance
and he did well again."

There was a strange delay before City's victory was confirmed. Referee
Graham Salisbury checked with his assistant to make sure the ball had not
crossed the line after McLaughlin pushed Horwood's shot on to the bar.

McLaughlin said: "I heard it hit the woodwork but I couldn't see where it
bounced because I was facing the other way.

"I was asking the linesman but he wasn't given anything away at first. It
was the weirdest end to a penalty shoot-out I've ever seen.

"We didn't want to go off celebrating in case he pulled it back and I looked
an idiot. But it was great we got the save and came through with the win."


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RORY McARDLE'S INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP
By Simon Parker (T&A)

Rory McArdle has been called up for Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier
in Portugal next week.

The Bradford City defender was added to Michael O'Neill's squad for
Tuesday's game in Porto after Hull's Joe Dudgeon pulled out with a knee
injury.

Northern Ireland are already without West Brom centre half Gareth McAuley,
who is suspended after picking up two bookings.

McArdle has been involved in every City game so far this season, starting
all but one of them. But he will miss the York clash after flying to Belfast
yesterday.

McArdle's last cap was as a substitute in the 6-0 thrashing in Holland in
June in the week he joined the Bantams.

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WINDASS DETAINED IN BAILDON ON DRINK DRIVE CHARGE
By Steve Wright (T&A Crime Reporter)

Bradford City football legend Dean Windass is to face court after he was
arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

The 43-year-old former soccer star was detained by police after his silver
Mercedes-Benz was in collision with a parked car in Baildon.

He was breathalysed and was alleged to be more than three times over the
drink-drive limit. Nobody was injured in the crash.

Windass, who lives in Menston, is due to appear before magistrates on Monday
and could face a ban from driving if found guilty.

The player, who is City's third highest goalscorer in history, had helped to
kick off a road safety campaign just days before the incident.

He has had a troubled life since his retirement from football three years
ago.

Windass has been charged with driving his Mercedes-Benz car, registered
W17DAS, while over the prescribed limit. He is alleged to have given a
reading of 118 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The
legal limit is 35.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "We received a call at 5am on
October 3, reporting a road traffic collision in Otley Road, Baildon,
involving a grey Skoda Octavia and a silver Mercedes. No-one was reported to
be injured.

"A 43-year-old man from Menston was arrested on suspicion of being over the
prescribed limit."


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