Result: Bradford Park Avenue 2 Worcester City 2 (From Worcester News)
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Result: Bradford Park Avenue 2 Worcester City 2
2:37pm Saturday 18th August 2012 in Sport
By Steve Carley, @stevecarleyWN
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- WELCOME to the Horsfall Stadium for Worcester City's opening Blue Square Bet North match of 2012-13 against Bradford Park Avenue.
- Shabir Khan starts at centre-half, Matt Breeze is on the bench.
- Symons: 11 mins
- HT: 0-1
- Symons: 59 mins
- Marhsall 75 mins
- Marshall 89 mins
4:54pm
Full-time.
4:53pm
YELLOW CARD. City: Tyler Weir.
4:52pm
RED CARD. City: Matt Breeze sent off for sliding in on Martin Drury. The midfielder then hits out at Drury. City imploding here.
4:51pm
Bradford fancy winning this.
4:49pm
Three minutes added on.
4:47pm
GOAL: Marshall lets rip from 25 yards and the ball flies into the top corner. Thompson no chance.
4:43pm
It's a free-kick for Bradford. City have everyone back. Marshall shoots and hits the wall.
4:39pm
The hosts are looking dangerous coming forward, City becoming increasingly stretched.
4:37pm
These last 12 minutes or so could be quite edgy from a Worcester viewpoint.
4:34pm
GOAL: Thompson gets down low to push Marshall's effort wide. From the corner, Marshall stabs the ball home through a crowd of players.
4:30pm
SUB. City: Danny Edwards and Lee Ayres replace Shabir Khan and Greg Mills.
4:29pm
Deacey delivers corner for the hosts, Khan leaps to head away.
4:27pm
Greaves breaks through but Shabir Khan does well to get across and concede a corner, which is cleared.
4:25pm
YELLOW CARD. Bradford: Matty James.
4:24pm
YELLOW CARD. Bradford: James Knowles.
4:22pm
SUB. City: Matt Breeze on for Charlie Reece.
4:18pm
GOAL: Reece's corner causes havoc in the box and Symons scrambles home his second of the game.
4:16pm
SUB. Bradford: Tom Greaves repalces Jamie Jackson.
4:15pm
Bradford seeing more the ball at present and City guilty of giving away cheap free-kicks.
4:11pm
Jordan Deacey's strike is parried away by Thompson. The hosts have started the second period brighter.
4:05pm
Glover, set up by Symons, brings a good save out of Deasy.
4:04pm
Second-half kicks off.
3:48pm
Half-time.
3:47pm
Symons flicks an effort inches over.
3:45pm
Nathan Hotte charges down Shabir Khan's clearance but the midfielder sends his shot well wide of the post. That's a let off.
3:44pm
Worcester putting together a series of good passing moves. Thoroughly deserving of their lead.
3:41pm
Thorley takes free-kick from a central position but clatters the ball into the wall.
3:39pm
Mills drives a free-kick into the box but the hosts clear.
3:37pm
YELLOW CARD. City: Charlie Reece.
3:34pm
Glover's first-time shot from Tom Thorley's free-kick goes over the bar and off down the athletics track around the pitch.
3:32pm
Thompson makes a fine save to deny Marshall following a lung-busting run by Jamie Jackson.
3:27pm
Reece catches Drury in possession, frees Glover but the striker's effort is just past the far post.
3:24pm
A neat link-up between Danny Glover and Tyler Weir leads to the latter scuffing his shot.
3:20pm
Reece's shot is on target and beaten away by Deasy.
3:18pm
SUB. Bradford Park Avenue: Matty James replaces Danny Holland.
3:14pm
Ellis Deeney wastes a free-kick in a good position on the edge of the box, sending the ball straight out of play.
3:13pm
GOAL: Reece's corner drops to the unmarked Mike Symons and he drills the ball past Deasy.
3:12pm
City break, Mills crosses into the box but Charlie Reece scuffs his shot and it is deflected wide for a corner.
3:11pm
Richard Marshall's header loops over Thompson but also past the far post. Anxious moments for the visitors.
3:09pm
Danny Holland gets in behind the City defence but Glyn Thompson is out to smother his shot and concede a corner. The keeper punches the flag-kick away.
3:08pm
Stuart Whitehead launches a free-kick into the area from deep, the hosts clear.
3:06pm
Martin Drury's free-kick from the left flank is cleared at the second attempt by City.
3:04pm
Greg Mills forces Tim Deasy to tip over the bar. Charlie Reece's corner is cleared.
3:03pm
Kick-off here at the Horsfall Stadium.
2:41pm
Shabir Khan is the surprise starter for Worcester City as he comes in at centre-half, with Rob Elvins slotting into midfield and Matt Breeze dropping to the bench.
Worcester City: Thompson, Weir, Deeney, Thorley, Whitehead (c), Khan, Reece, Elvins, Symons, Glover, Mills. Subs: Ayres, Taylor, Breeze, Edwards, Birley.
Bradford Park Avenue: Deasy, Clayton, Drury, Marshall, Knowles (c), Riley, Jackson, Hotte, Holland, Deacey, Davidson. Subs: Walker, Greaves, Dempsey, Wakefield, Davidson.
Referee: G Fyvie.
