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Bradford 1 - 2 Macclesfield

Bradford City 1-2 Macclesfield

Ben Wright scored the winner as Macclesfield condemned Bradford to their second successive Easter defeat.

The visitors went in front five minutes before half-time when Zesh Rehman's attempted clearance bounced into Emile Sinclair's path and he fired home.

Bradford's Luke Oliver was switched from defence to up front at half-time and he levelled when Macclesfield failed to clear Gareth Evans' cross.

But the Silkmen won it when Wright hit home from Matthew Lowe's cross.

Bradford manager Peter Taylor told BBC Radio Leeds:
"Disappointing performance. There's no excuses for it.

"I don't really want a situation where I've got excuses, but unfortunately the pitch was quite difficult to play.

"When I say to players to go and pass the ball I think they probably look at me as if I'm mad at times, so that was disappointing."

Macclesfield caretaker manager Gary Simpson told BBC Radio Manchester:

"It was a good performance, the lads worked hard on a difficult surface and stuck to our game plan.

"A great day for the fans, but we just keep going now to make sure we're safe."

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Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Bradford	1-2	Macclesfield	FT
(HT 0-1)
Oliver 47		Sinclair 40 Wright 61

Bradford

40 Glennon
03 O'Brien (Grant 46)
05 Rehman
12 Williams
28 Threlfall yellow card
32 Oliver
08 Bullock (Harrison 71)
25 O'Leary
33 Bolder
09 Evans
15 Kendall (Bateson 46)

Substitutes

13 McLaughlan,
16 Bateson,
24 Horne,
19 O'Brien,
31 Grant,
35 Harrison,
20 Osborne

Macclesfield

01 Brain
04 Hessey
05 Brown
06 Morgan
16 Brisley
19 Lowe
07 Bell
15 Bolland (Reid 73)
09 Sinclair (Tipton 86)
11 Wright
24 Mukendi

Substitutes

13 Veiga,
02 Reid,
14 Rooney,
25 Thomas,
12 Wilson,
23 Tipton,
28 Lindfield

Ref: Russell BoothAtt: 11,395

BRADFORD

MACCLESFIELD

Possession

Bradford58%
Macclesfield42%

Attempts on target

Bradford4
Macclesfield4

Attempts off target

Bradford5
Macclesfield4

Corners

Bradford6
Macclesfield1

Fouls

Bradford8
Macclesfield12

Final Result
Full Time
90:00+5:01 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
90:00+3:41 Jonathan Bateson fouled by Mathew Tipton, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.
90:00+3:13 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Jon Brain.
90:00+2:53 Vinny Mukendi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Harrison. Matthew Glennon takes the indirect free kick.
90:00+1:30 The referee blows for offside against Mathew Tipton. Indirect free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.
90:00+1:07 Shot from just outside the box by Adam Bolder goes over the bar.
90:00+0:39 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Robbie Threlfall played to the near post, clearance by Shaun Brisley.
89:10 Outswinging corner taken by Robbie Threlfall, Headed effort from inside the box by Luke Oliver misses to the right of the target.
87:21 Izak Reid takes the indirect free kick.
87:21 Booking Robbie Threlfall receives a caution.
87:07 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Vinny Mukendi by Robbie Threlfall.
85:07 Substitution Mathew Tipton replaces Emile Sinclair.
84:18 Nathaniel Brown fouled by Luke Oliver, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Jon Brain.
78:56 Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Morgan on Gavin Grant. Indirect free kick taken by Robbie Threlfall.
78:10 Gavin Grant is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Jon Brain.
77:28 Vinny Mukendi delivers the ball, Steve Williams gets a block in.
76:37 Paul Morgan concedes a free kick for a foul on Steve Williams. Indirect free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.
75:16 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Bell by Adam Bolder. Jon Brain takes the indirect free kick.
74:47 Free kick awarded for a foul by Emile Sinclair on Steve Williams. Matthew Glennon restarts play with the free kick.
73:14 The ball is sent over by Jonathan Bateson.
72:33 Substitution Izak Reid on for Paul Bolland.
72:06 Gavin Grant delivers the ball, clearance made by Nathaniel Brown.
70:05 Substitution Ryan Harrison is brought on as a substitute for Lee Bullock.
69:53 A cross is delivered by Adam Bolder.
68:52 Robbie Threlfall gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Emile Sinclair. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Lee Bell from right channel, clearance made by Robbie Threlfall.
67:57 Emile Sinclair sends in a cross.
65:03 Vinny Mukendi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Matthew Glennon. Indirect free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.
63:04 Vinny Mukendi takes has a header from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.
62:24 Zesh Rehman concedes a free kick for a foul on Emile Sinclair. Lee Bell takes the indirect free kick.
61:59 Ben Wright is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Matthew Glennon takes the free kick.
61:36 Lee Bullock challenges Paul Bolland unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sean Hessey restarts play with the free kick.
61:16 Shot from just outside the penalty box by Gareth Evans misses to the left of the target.
60:09 Matthew Lowe provided the assist for the goal.
60:09 GOAL - Ben Wright:Bradford 1 - 2 Macclesfield Ben Wright gets on the score sheet with a goal from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Bradford 1-2 Macclesfield.
60:07 Matthew Lowe delivers the ball,
58:49 Effort from outside the penalty box by Vinny Mukendi goes wide right of the target.
58:20 The assistant referee signals for offside against Gavin Grant. Indirect free kick taken by Jon Brain.
57:51 Free kick awarded for a foul by Lee Bell on Adam Bolder. Free kick taken by Steve Williams.
57:21 Matthew Lowe is caught offside. Matthew Glennon restarts play with the free kick.
55:42 Luke Oliver is ruled offside. Jon Brain takes the free kick.
54:21 Outswinging corner taken by Robbie Threlfall from the left by-line, Zesh Rehman has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.
51:30 Lee Bell has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses right.
49:35 Robbie Threlfall delivers the ball. Effort on goal by Adam Bolder from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
47:58 The ball is delivered by Gareth Evans, Jon Brain makes a comfortable save.
47:07 Gareth Evans delivers the ball,
46:52 Gareth Evans provided the assist for the goal.
46:52 GOAL - Luke Oliver:Bradford 1 - 1 Macclesfield Luke Oliver finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the area high into the middle of the goal. Bradford 1-1 Macclesfield.
45:57 Vinny Mukendi produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
45:01 The second half kicks off.
45:01 Substitution Gavin Grant comes on in place of Luke O'Brien.
45:01 Substitution (Bradford) makes a substitution, with Jonathan Bateson coming on for Ryan Kendall.
Half Time
45:00+1:05 The players leave the pitch at half time.
44:38 Gareth Evans has a drilled shot. Jon Brain makes a comfortable save.
44:12 Lee Bell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Bolder. Free kick taken by Robbie Threlfall.
43:16 The offside flag is raised against Ben Wright. Indirect free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.
40:41 Foul by Lee Bell on Lee Bullock, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Robbie Threlfall.
39:28 GOAL - Emile Sinclair:Bradford 0 - 1 Macclesfield Goal scored by Emile Sinclair from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Bradford 0-1 Macclesfield.
33:01 The official flags Gareth Evans offside. Jon Brain takes the free kick.
32:05 Ben Wright takes a shot from 20 yards. Luke Oliver gets a block in.
30:54 Corner taken left-footed by Robbie Threlfall.
28:22 Sean Hessey gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steve O'Leary. Free kick crossed by Robbie Threlfall, Nathaniel Brown makes a clearance.
26:47 Emile Sinclair is ruled offside. Matthew Glennon takes the indirect free kick.
26:11 Lee Bullock delivers the ball, Jon Brain makes a comfortable save.
25:23 Vinny Mukendi is penalised for a handball. Free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.
24:03 Free kick awarded for a foul by Nathaniel Brown on Ryan Kendall. Robbie Threlfall restarts play with the free kick.
22:38 Corner taken by Robbie Threlfall from the right by-line, Jon Brain makes a save.
19:26 Steve O'Leary has a drilled shot. Paul Morgan gets a block in.
18:54 Corner taken by Lee Bell played to the near post, clearance made by Adam Bolder.
18:36 Shot from 12 yards from Vinny Mukendi. Save by Matthew Glennon.
14:11 Outswinging corner taken by Robbie Threlfall from the left by-line played to the near post, Steve Williams takes a shot. Save by Jon Brain.
11:50 The referee blows for offside against Emile Sinclair. Free kick taken by Matthew Glennon.
11:12 Lee Bullock concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee Bell. Jon Brain takes the direct free kick.
3:55 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Kendall on Paul Bolland. Jon Brain takes the free kick.
3:28 Emile Sinclair is caught offside. Matthew Glennon restarts play with the free kick.
1:53 Steve O'Leary is adjudged to have handled the ball. Jon Brain takes the free kick.
1:20 Lee Bell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steve O'Leary. Free kick taken by Robbie Threlfall.
0:00 The referee gets the match started.

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Position	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	Rochdale	39	43	79
2	Notts County	38	49	74
3	Bournemouth	40	10	71
4	Rotherham	40	6	65
5	Aldershot	40	13	64
6	Chesterfield	40	2	64
7	Bury	40	-1	64
8	Northampton	40	12	63
9	Morecambe	40	9	61
10	Port Vale	40	13	59
11	Dag & Red	40	5	59
12	Shrewsbury	40	0	55
13	Burton Albion	40	-1	54
14	Accrington	39	-9	53
15	Crewe	40	-2	50
16	Hereford	40	-13	50
17	Bradford	40	-9	48
18	Macclesfield	40	-9	46
19	Barnet	39	-8	45
20	Lincoln City	40	-20	43
21	Torquay	40	-5	41
22	Cheltenham	39	-14	41
23	Grimsby	40	-25	34
24	Darlington	38	-46	22

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