Gmunden vs Bradford

The timing of the second goal — 47th minute, just 90 seconds after the restart — effectively ended the contest. Gmunden had held firm for the first 45 minutes, conceding only from the spot, but the quickfire Swan strike after the break forced the Austrian side to chase the game, opening space for Powell and Sarcevic to exploit.

• Will Swan — two goals (42' pen, 47') inside five minutes either side of the interval. The striker's movement caused problems throughout and he was the game's decisive influence.
• Nick Powell — scored Bradford's third in the 49th minute, continuing his pre-season form in the No.10 role.
• Antoni Sarcevic — captained the side from midfield and converted a second-half penalty (72') to seal the 4-0 scoreline.
• Ibou Touray — the wing-back was a persistent threat down the left flank and spoke post-match about the squad's productive week in Austria.

Player of the match: Will Swan

Bradford's 4-0 win was built on a clinical second-half burst: three goals in the opening four minutes after the restart. The provider data shows a 1-0 lead at half-time becoming a 4-0 scoreline by full-time, with both penalties (Swan 42', Sarcevic 72') sandwiching two quick open-play strikes. Without official xG or shot data for this friendly, the scoreline itself tells the story of a team that raised its intensity after the break against a Gmunden side that had resisted reasonably well in the first period.

This was the final match of Bradford City's pre-season tour in Obertraun, Austria, as they prepare for the 2026–27 League One campaign. The Bantams return to England with a clean sheet and four different goalscorers on the board. Graham Alexander's side open their league season at home to Peterborough United on 15 August 2026. For SV Gmunden, the friendly was part of their own pre-season build-up in the Austrian regional leagues.

A professional, efficient performance from Bradford City against limited opposition. The stand-out takeaway is the sharpness of Swan and the midfield runners — Powell and Sarcevic — who converted chances ruthlessly in a short second-half spell. Pre-season results should be read with caution, but the patterns of play and finishing will encourage Alexander.