Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Maini | A. Maini |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Rainer Meyer | R. Meyer | |||||||||
| Danny Andrews | D. Andrews |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Gary Barrett | G. Barrett | |||||||||
| Oberdan Caruso | O. Caruso | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Fredrik Barmby | F. Barmby | |||||||||
| John Shearer | J. Shearer | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Carl Boateng | C. Boateng | |||||||||
| Thierry Venus | T. Venus | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Robbie Mills | R. Mills | |||||||||
| Oleg Bolton | O. Bolton | | 68 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 60 | | Eddie Oliver | E. Oliver | ||||||||
| Nwankwo Haynes | N. Haynes | | 64 | M | | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Dean Grimandi | D. Grimandi | ||||||||
| Tommy Hibbs | T. Hibbs | | 58 | A | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Noel Dixon | N. Dixon | |||||||||
| Vitor Faria | V. Faria |  | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Oscar Jr. Caputo | O. Caputo | |||||||||
| Darren Greaves | D. Greaves | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Matjaz Manzo | M. Manzo | |||||||||
| Juan Ruiz | J. Ruiz |  | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Fredrik Gascoigne | F. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Shaun Dodd | S. Dodd | | 55 | M | | 12 | | D | 55 | | Eoin Delaney | E. Delaney | |||||||||
| Martin Vickers | M. Vickers | | 51 | M | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Danny Mowbray | D. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Robbie Jackson | R. Jackson | | 50 | G | | 14 | | D | 53 | | Silvio Oliveira | S. Oliveira | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by United Flights |
Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 8,401 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mcleod.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mcleod.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off the first half!
2.23
0-0Nwankwo Haynes makes a probing pass to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria whips in a cross ball towards Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
6.53
0-0Dean Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Matjaz Manzo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matjaz Manzo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
9.38
Dean Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
10.12
Danny Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Haynes collects the pass. Nwankwo Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.09
Oberdan Caruso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Haynes. Nwankwo Haynes kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz shoots from 25 yards but somehow Rainer Meyer manages to keep it out.
22.07
0-0Eddie Oliver barges into Nwankwo Haynes. The referee brings Eddie Oliver to one side and gives him a warning! Nwankwo Haynes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.42
Oberdan Caruso threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Haynes. Nwankwo Haynes chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
39.38
0-0Oscar Jr. Caputo comes in with a very late challenge on John Shearer. Oscar Jr. Caputo is shown the red card!! John Shearer stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.02
Danny Andrews knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Haynes. Nwankwo Haynes threads a neat ball through to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
42.43
0-0Oberdan Caruso sees space and advances. With vision, Oberdan Caruso plays the ball forward to Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves makes a probing pass to Juan Ruiz but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bradford City players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Bradford City kick off!
53.04
1-0Nwankwo Haynes sees Vitor Faria in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vitor Faria sees Tommy Hibbs just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Hibbs shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.50
1-0Juan Ruiz clumsily knocks into Robbie Mills. The referee warns Juan Ruiz to calm down! Robbie Mills runs off the knock.
63.35
Thierry Venus plays the ball forward to Oleg Bolton. Oleg Bolton chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.38
Thierry Venus knocks the ball forward to Oleg Bolton. Oleg Bolton threads the ball through to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves beats his man to it with a header but it's well over the bar!
77.15
2-0Bradford City have made a substitution with Eoin Delaney replacing Gary Barrett .
79.43
Oberdan Caruso flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Bolton who takes it down. Oleg Bolton knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs rushes past Carl Boateng! Tommy Hibbs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Rainer Meyer manages to keep it out.
81.31
Fredrik Barmby barges into Tommy Hibbs. Fredrik Barmby is warned by the referee! Tommy Hibbs runs off the knock.
89.08
Nwankwo Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
2-0John Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Haynes. Nwankwo Haynes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rainer Meyer who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
78.5%
21.5%
Play Area
33.8%
38.5%
27.7%
Scorers
| Tommy Hibbs 53, 63 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Hibbs of Ipswich Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alberto Maini (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Danny Andrews (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oberdan Caruso (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | John Shearer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thierry Venus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oleg Bolton (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nwankwo Haynes (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tommy Hibbs (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Vitor Faria (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Darren Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Juan Ruiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Shaun Dodd (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Martin Vickers (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Robbie Jackson (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Rainer Meyer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Fredrik Barmby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carl Boateng (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Robbie Mills (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eddie Oliver (MID) | 5 | |
| 7. | Dean Grimandi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Noel Dixon (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Oscar Jr. Caputo (ATT) |  | 3 |
| 10. | Matjaz Manzo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Fredrik Gascoigne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eoin Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Danny Mowbray (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Silvio Oliveira (DEF) | 0 | |