Amario Cozier-Duberry’s good strike was sufficient for Bolton to earn a 1-0 first-leg win over Bradford of their League One play-off semi-final.
The 20-year-old winger, on mortgage from Brighton, struck within the second half on the Toughsheet Neighborhood Stadium.
It means the Trotters take a vital benefit to Valley Parade.
Cozier-Duberry breaks stress on the Toughsheet
Identical to in all of the play-off ties we might seen thus far, stress overwhelmed essentially the most a part of this primary leg.
There have been no pictures on the right track within the first half and Billy Sharp sat unimpressed within the Sky Sports activities studio.
“No one wanted to take the game by the scruff of the neck,” the EFL legend mentioned on the break.
However the neck scruff was effectively and really taken on the hour mark. Cozier- Duberry, so usually the spark for Bolton, picked up an Ibrahim Cissoko cross earlier than chopping onto his left and bending brilliantly into the far nook.
A few minutes later it ought to have been a second for the previous Arsenal teen. He raced by way of on objective after they gained it again excessive up however his effort agonisingly hit the within of the publish earlier than bouncing clear.
It may have been a very defining second on this tie however, with only a single objective separating them, it’s all to play for within the second leg.
Schumacher: It was an excellent end
Bolton boss Steven Schumacher on Sky Sports activities Soccer:
“Amario has produced moments of magic like that for us all season.
“We mentioned to him at half-time that he was coming inside rather a lot, and we requested him to be affected person and we might get the ball to him in harmful areas.
“The ball fell to him a little bit fortuitously, but it was a brilliant finish.
“We’re delighted [with the result]. It was a good sport as we anticipated it to be, actually aggressive.
“We knew how important it was to try and get ourselves ahead in the tie because we know how difficult it is going to Valley Parade.”
Alexander feeling assured for second leg regardless of defeat
Bradford boss Graham Alexander on Sky Sports activities Soccer:
“It was a very strong performance from us considering we’ve come away from home to a Bolton side with a lot of firepower.
“They’ve had one shot on the right track tonight, though clearly it was an excellent one! That is what break up the groups.
“Regardless of how it went tonight it would still be half-time. We’ve found ourselves behind many times this season and we’ve come back to win or draw, so it’s a scenario we’ve been in before.
“I haven’t got to remind the gamers of that. I can keep silent as a result of there may be quite a lot of expertise in that dressing room they usually’re all saying the fitting issues to one another.
“It’ll be a tough game at Valley Parade, but it’s one we’re feeling confident for.”
