Leading 1-0 from the first leg, St Petersburg effectively ended City's unconvincing resistance when Ugarov headed in an overdue goal in the 68th minute. However, that was as good as it got for the club and an overall-terrible start to the season saw inexperienced young manager Chris Hutchings dismissed after 12 games at the helm. Bradford City FC - UEFA Intertoto Cup 2000. Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Dean Windass and Robbie Blake were also on target in a 3-1 win that made qualification to the next round a formality. Bradford had their chances, particularly in the first half, but poor finishing allowed St Petersburg to confidently defend their one-goal first-leg lead. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact IPSO here. "The players are enjoying it, the supporters are loving it, and if we have an opportunity to enter the competition next season then we will most certainly take it.". The Russians replied with Aleksendre Stivalk crossing from the right, Popovich muscled ahead of Gunnar Halle and the final effort stretched Matt Clarke who saved splendidly. Denis Ugarov headed the opener the Russians deserved after 68 minutes and the midfielder quickly followed up with a second. Richmond was beaming as he faced the press. Bradford went out at the semi-final stage along with Aston Villa, who were knocked out by Celta Vigo. The joke went round the squad to keep your mobiles turned off as the call went out to return for pre-season training in June. Dean Windass scored both to win the home leg 2-0 but missed a penalty a week later in Holland. Phil Parkinson said his players 'will be remembered for years' after they eliminated Aston Villa on a memorable night, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Thankfully a replacement was found and Bradford set off on a successful trip. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.

But Geoffrey Richmond had absolutely no doubts when Arsenal chairman David Dein, the league’s delegate at UEFA, had called to ask if City were in or out. For just six weeks after the Bantams defeated Liverpool to avoid relegation on the final day of the 1999/00 season, the 2000/01 campaign was kicking off 916 miles away from Valley Parade in Klaipėda, Lithuania in the Intertoto Cup.

His side had threatened to decide the tie much earlier, notably through their leading scorer Gennadiy Popovich. The striker was unfortunate not to see Lee Sharpe finish off his shrewd diagonal pass before half-time, but Windass then supplied the instant through-ball from which Lee Mills struck in the 81st minute. It will be their fifth Intertoto game in less than a month. A 1-0 defeat was not the worst result, said manager Chris Hutchings: "We've got to take positives out of it and learn from what happened today.".

“If they lose matches it might be the referee’s fault, it might be the manager’s fault, it might be the groundsman’s fault, it might be the fans’ fault for not getting behind them. The Intertoto adventure – and the fatigue caused by starting back so early – would later be held up as one of the factors in City’s subsequent relegation. 2/2 After trips to Klaipėda and Waalwijk, facing Zenit St Peterburg in the Petrovsky Stadium was a … They won 3-1 in Lithuania and finished off opponents FK Atlantas with a 4-1 win at Valley Parade. Defender Yevgeny Tarasov’s 16th-minute effort saw the Bantams fall behind for the first time in the Hutchings era. "The players are enjoying it, the supporters are loving it, and if we have an opportunity to enter the competition next season then we will most certainly take it.". They were treated to the Aga Khan’s own private jet and dined on veal with silver service on the way back to Leeds/Bradford! Liverpool were 4-3 up with two minutes to play when former Manchester United winger Jordi Cruyff scored an unlikely header to force the tie into extra-time.

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