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Bradford City Edges Out Chesterfield in Thrilling League Two Encounter
Chesterfield, Derbyshire – Bradford City secured a thrilling 3-4 victory over Chesterfield at the SMH Group Stadium in a League Two matchday 44 clash. The game, officiated by S. Jackson, was a fiercely contested affair marked by numerous yellow cards.
Bradford took an early lead with goals from B. Pointon (10′) and A. Sarcevic (19′, penalty), going into halftime with a comfortable two-goal advantage. However, Chesterfield pulled one back just before the break through J. Metcalfe (45′). The second half continued the back-and-forth action. A. Pattison extended Bradford’s lead in the 49th minute. Chesterfield fought back valiantly, scoring through W. Grigg (71′) and L. Mandeville (90′). Despite Chesterfield’s late push, Bradford held on for a hard-fought 3-4 win.
The match saw a flurry of yellow cards; five for Chesterfield and three for Bradford. Chesterfield enjoyed more possession (64%), but Bradford created more scoring chances (14 shots to 13).
Substitutions bradford: at minute 58 J. Walker came in and B. Khela went out., at minute 80 P. Huntington came in and A. Baldwin went out., at minute 80 T. Leigh came in and A. Sarcevic went out., at minute 81 R. Crichlow-Noble came in and C. Kavanagh went out., at minute 89 T. Wright came in and T. Adaramola went out.
Substitutions chesterfield: at minute 66 J. Grimes came in and K. McFadzean went out., at minute 66 L. Gordon came in and H. Araujo went out., at minute 74 D. Duffy came in and R. Colclough went out., at minute 81 P. Madden came in and A. Palmer went out., at minute 81 D. Oldaker came in and J. Fleck went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chesterfield
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