Match ends, Bradford City 2, Aldershot Town 0.
Bradford City 2-0 Aldershot Town
- From the section FA Cup
Bradford City will host Southern League Premier Division Chesham United for a place in the FA Cup third round after a replay win over National League Aldershot.
The League One side, quarter-finalists last season, again struggled to break down the team from two levels below them.
But Greg Leigh cut inside to coolly chip in the opener after the break.
Tony McMahon's penalty doubled the lead after a foul on Luke James.
The Bantams knocked out Premier League sides Chelsea and Sunderland on their way to last season's sixth round, the club's best performance in the competition since 1976.
Their second round opponents, Chesham, knocked League Two Bristol Rovers out in the first round.
Aldershot Town manager Barry Smith told BBC Surrey:
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"I am very proud of the players - they gave me everything over the two ties.
"We've held a very good League One side sitting seventh in the league and we've held them for the majority of the game. We're disappointed about getting beaten.
"The players can hold their heads up high after a performance like that. They gave everything that we asked them to do and gave everything for this club.
"We limited them to very few chances and unfortunately the difference in levels is the concentration and we switched off, which was the main difference."
Line-ups
Bradford
- 1Williams
- 2Darby
- 23McArdleBooked at 90mins
- 5Clarke
- 15Leigh
- 29McMahon
- 8LiddleSubstituted forRoutisat 81'minutes
- 11Knott
- 7MarshallBooked at 72mins
- 9HansonSubstituted forClarkeat 59'minutes
- 44ColeSubstituted forJamesat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Clarke
- 14Morris
- 17Reid
- 18Routis
- 28Mottley Henry
- 30Cracknell
- 33James
Aldershot
- 1SmithBooked at 28mins
- 12Alexander
- 6Oliver
- 14Beckles
- 3McGinty
- 19Walker
- 8Stevenson
- 4LathropeSubstituted forBrowneat 66'minutes
- 7HattonSubstituted forRichardsat 84'minutes
- 10Walker
- 17BrodieBooked at 42mins
Substitutes
- 11Richards
- 13Thomas
- 15Browne
- 16Gallagher
- 18Barker
- Referee:
- Keith Hill
- Attendance:
- 2,930
Match Stats
Home TeamBradfordAway TeamAldershot
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home5
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away17
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Bradford City 2, Aldershot Town 0.
Booking
Rory McArdle (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Rory McArdle (Bradford City).
Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Dan Walker (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Richards.
Attempt blocked. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Nathan Clarke (Bradford City).
Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Billy Knott (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Billy Clarke.
Attempt blocked. Billy Clarke (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Knott.
Attempt blocked. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Luke James (Bradford City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Williams.
Substitution
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Tom Richards replaces Sam Hatton.
Foul by Billy Knott (Bradford City).
Sam Hatton (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. Christopher Routis replaces Gary Liddle.
Attempt missed. Omar Beckles (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dan Walker with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Aldershot Town. Conceded by Rory McArdle.
Attempt blocked. Dan Walker (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Brodie.
Goal!
Goal! Bradford City 2, Aldershot Town 0. Tony McMahon (Bradford City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty Bradford City. Luke James draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Omar Beckles (Aldershot Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Omar Beckles.
Attempt blocked. Rhys Browne (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Beckles.
Booking
Mark Marshall (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Nathan Clarke (Bradford City).
Charlie Walker (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bradford City. Luke James replaces Devante Cole.
Attempt saved. Omar Beckles (Aldershot Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Hatton.
Foul by Mark Marshall (Bradford City).
Rhys Browne (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tony McMahon (Bradford City).
Richard Brodie (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Rhys Browne replaces Damon Lathrope.
Offside, Bradford City. Rory McArdle tries a through ball, but Devante Cole is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Billy Knott (Bradford City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Marshall.
Foul by Devante Cole (Bradford City).
Luke Oliver (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.