FT Bradford City 1 Colchester 2: Bantams lose out at Valley Parade

Bradford City missed the chance to climb into the League One play-offs with a home defeat to strugglers Colchester United.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Mar 2016, 21:44 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2016, 21:46 BST
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Victory for Phil Parkinson’s side, coupled with defeat for Coventry City, would have seen the Bantams sneak into sixth spot in the table.

Wes Thomas made an early breakthrough, netting after just 17 minutes.

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But the lead lasted just four minutes, as Darren Ambrose popped up with an equaliser at Valley Parade.

And it got worse for City when Ambrose swooped for his second goal on 57 minutes to bring a surprise away win.

Bradford: Williams, Meredith, Nathan Clarke, McArdle, Darby, Reid, Cullen, Evans, McMahon, Hanson, Thomas. Subs: Marshall,

Billy Clarke, Knott, Leigh, Routis, Proctor, Cracknell.

Colchester: Parish, Shorey, Chambers, Eastman, Vincent-Young, Edwards, Garvan, Massey, Moncur, Ambrose, Porter. Subs: Gilbey, Lee, Akinwande, Bonne, Barnes, Harney, Oduwa.

Referee: Graham Salisbury (Lancashire)

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