Bradford City 2 Morecambe 2: Parkinson bemoans lack of concentration as Bantams let it slip

City were leading 1-0 with four minutes of normal time left thanks to a 60th-minute strike from midfield player Ricky Ravenhill.

However, in a dramatic finale, Morecambe equalised when Bradford defender Andrew Davies turned a cross from Laurence Wilson into his own net in the 86th minute.

Then, defender Marcel Seip restored City’s lead two minutes later, firing into the net after James Hanson’s shot was blocked only for former City loanee, substitute Kevin Ellison, to earn a point for his team in the first minute of stoppage time, volleying home from fellow substitute Phil Jevons’s cross.

Parkinson said: “Obviously when you concede so late it feels like a defeat and their late equaliser was a blow to us, but I could not ask for more from the players. It was a really good performance, but lack of concentration near the end cost us dearly.

“Marcel Seip’s goal should have been the winner. We also had moments when we could have killed the game off at 1-0, but we didn’t take them and you always leave yourself open to the counter attacking type of goal. We are a little bit down, but we will bounce back.”

The increasingly influential Ravenhill nearly did not play after hurting his ankle in the warm-up, but Parkinson explained: “We strapped it up and gave it a go. He is an important player for us.”

Ravenhill went on to score his first goal for the club as did Seip.

City were less fortunate with defender Luke Oliver, who limped off with a hamstring injury.

Bradford City: McLaughlin, Kozluk (Dean 76), Oliver (Taylor 58), Davies, Seip, Fagan, Ravenhill, Jones, Haworth (Stewart 69), Hanson, Wells. Unused substitutes: Duke, Hannah.

Morecambe: Roche, Parrish, Fenton, McCready, Wilson, Carlton (Ellison 71), Hunter (Jevons 71), McDonald, Haining, Alessandra (Price 89), Drummond. Unused substitutes:Routledge, McGee.

Referee: S Mathieson (Cheshire).

Man of the match: Ricky Ravenhill.