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Thrilling draw at Valley Parade between Bradford and Wigan with double expulsion
Bradford and Wigan Athletic played out an intense and hard-fought match at Valley Parade, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Bradford dominated possession with 66%, but encountered a combative Wigan who, despite playing with nine men in the final minutes, managed to salvage a point.
Bradford took the lead on the stroke of halftime thanks to a goal from S. Humphrys in the 45th minute, assisted by I. Touray. However, the home joy was short-lived as C. Wright equalized for Wigan in the 63rd minute, after an assist from C. Saydee. The match became noticeably heated, with several yellow cards shown to both teams. The situation became complicated for Wigan in the 70th minute, when J. Weir saw the red card. And as if that were not enough, in the 86th minute M. Smith also saw the red card. When it seemed that Wigan would resist with the draw, J. Wright scored for Bradford in the 90th minute, it seemed like a victory for the home team but when everything seemed defined, the match ended 2-2, in a game with many emotions and that leaves a bittersweet taste for both sides.
With 34% possession, Wigan had 5 shots, of which only one was on target, while Bradford, with much more possession, made 14 shots, 5 of them on target. Bradford committed 9 fouls, while Wigan accumulated 18.
Substitutions bradford: at minute 46 B. Pointon came in and T. Wright went out., at minute 78 B. Halliday came in and J. Neufville went out., at minute 78 C. Kelly came in and W. Swan went out., at minute 90 I. Touray came in and C. Tilt went out.
Substitutions wigan: at minute 72 H. Bettoni came in and T. Francois went out., at minute 76 C. Saydee came in and D. Costelloe went out., at minute 90 C. Wright came in and M. Asamoah went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bradford
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