League Two
October 2, 2012
Rochdale
0 - 0
Bradford City
League Two
18:45 +00:00, October 2, 2012
Spotland Stadium, England
Referee: J Adcock
Bantams fail to break down Dale's 10
Scoring Summary
| Rochdale | Bradford City |
|---|
Teams
| Rochdale | Bradford City |
|---|---|
| 1 Josh Lillis | 1 Jon McLaughlan |
| 14 Kevin McIntyre | 6 Luke Oliver |
| 12 Phil Edwards | 23 Rory McArdle |
| 3 Rhys Bennett | 3 James Meredith |
| 2 Joe Rafferty | 5 Andrew Davies |
| 5 Ryan Edwards | 4 Richard Ravenhill |
| 7 Jason Kennedy | 24 Nathan Doyle |
| 8 Andrew Tutte | 7 Kyel Reid |
| 15 Dele Adebola | 14 Will Atkinson |
| 9 George Donnelly | 9 James Hanson |
| 22 Robert Grant | 21 Nahki Wells |
| Substitutes | |
| 31 Benjamin Smith | Matt Duke 12 |
| 19 Matthew Pearson | Stephen Darby 2 |
| 6 Brian Barry-Murphy | Carl McHugh 16 |
| 23 Ian Craney | Garry Thompson 11 |
| 11 Ashley Grimes | Ritchie Jones 8 |
| 13 Ray Putterill | Alan Connell 17 |
| 20 Craig Curran | Zavon Hines 20 |
| Substitutions | |
| Ray Putterill for Jason Kennedy (86) | Zavon Hines for Kyel Reid (26) |
| Garry Thompson for Richard Ravenhill (74) | |
| Alan Connell for Nahki Wells (82) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Joe Rafferty (60) | Zavon Hines (41) |
| Red Cards | |
| Robert Grant (35) | |
| · Squads: Rochdale | Bradford City | |
Rochdale's 10 men held out for a goalless draw against Bradford City at Spotland.
The hosts had a man sent off in the closing stages of the first half when Bobby Grant was dismissed for a reckless challenge on former Dale defender Rory McArdle.
The incident sparked ugly scenes on the touchline with Spotland chief John Coleman and Bantams boss Phil Parkinson involved in a heated exchange.
Coleman had the last laugh as his young defence held the Bantams at bay for 55 minutes to stretch Dale's unbeaten run to five matches.
Parkinson's men created the better chances during the opening 45 minutes, James Hanson's volley and a glancing header from Luke Oliver both held by Josh Lillis in the Rochdale goal.
Bradford skipper Ricky Ravenhill fired a well-struck shot on target in the opening minutes of the second period, but he too was denied by Lillis.
Rochdale's young defence coped well under increasing pressure, 18-year-old Joe Rafferty clearing Andrew Davies' effort off the line as the game drew to a close.