Kenyan international Clarke Odour on Wednesday night clocked ninety minutes for his side – Bradford City – as they suffered a heartbreaking 0-1 loss to visiting Wycombe Wanderers in the semifinals of the Bristol Street Motors Trophy played at the Valley Parade in Bradford.It hurts, but it’ll make us stronger. We’ll see you at Barrow on Saturday. 👍#BCAFC pic.twitter.com/hMHkHB8gyK— Bradford City AFC (@officialbantams) February 21, 2024 Oduor, who had been quoted on the team’s platform on Tuesday about “making the most” of a potential run to the finals, ultimately saw his expectation of playing at Wembley snapped, when against the run of play, Wycombe midfielder Matt Butcher took advantage of a swift counter attack in the first minute of second half stoppage time, to push his deflected strike past Bradford keeper Colin Doyle.The defeat meant that The Bantams’ run in the EFL Trophy was over, with Wycombe moving on to play Peterborough in the final in April.##NAJAVA_MECA_7892312##For Oduor, Wednesday was the second consecutive game where he featured for all ninety minutes, drawing back from his star performance last Saturday that saw him get an assist in Bradford’s 1-0 win over Sutton in League Two.Against Wycombe, the man coming into the game with a goal and assist to his name in his previous two matches, was at the end of some delightful chances, coming close twice in the second half with shots at the edge of the box that went wide right.Stars Abroad: Oduor nets in Bradford rout as Harper clocks full minutes in League OneOverall, Bradford had 19 shots in the game, but just couldn’t get one to go in.Graham Alexander’s men will seek to heed to his advice of “not letting their heads drop” when they return to league action Saturday, with a Holker Street trip to play sixth placed Barrow on the cards.
