Macclesfield Town vs Bradford City. Sky Bet League Two.
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Saturday 30 November 2019 19:43, UK
James Vaughan was Bradford's hero as his header rescued a point in a 1-1 draw at Macclesfield.
The striker put a shocking first-half miss behind him to score with little more than 15 minutes to play and keep City seventh in League Two.
Troubled Macclesfield took a first-half lead through Jak McCourt's penalty and looked like seeing out victory before Vaughan finally showed his class with a fine finish.
The opening goal came just after the half-hour mark.
Corey O'Keeffe charged into the Bradford box and was sent tumbling by Ben Richards-Everton. After referee Scott Oldham had pointed to the spot, McCourt sent former Silkmen keeper Richard O'Donnell the wrong way with the penalty.
Bradford should have been a goal up before that but the unmarked Vaughan somehow put his finish wide in a real howler from six yards.
In the second half it was the hosts who went closer to notching another with set-pieces seeing Fraser Horsfall and Fiacre Kelleher go close with headers.
But after Macclesfield failed to see off the visitors, Vaughan struck, glancing in Harry Pritchard's wicked free-kick.
And though Bradford smelled blood late on with Connor Kirby dismissed for a second yellow card, they could not find a second goal and had to settle for a point.
