Match Report
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
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| Marinus Houtman | M. Houtman |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Alberto Maini | A. Maini | |||||||||
| Lars Götz | L. Götz |  | 78 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Danny Andrews | D. Andrews | ||||||||
| Tomas Maini | T. Maini | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Oberdan Caruso | O. Caruso | |||||||||
| Jody Westwood | J. Westwood | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | John Shearer | J. Shearer | |||||||||
| Brian Minto | B. Minto | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Thierry Venus | T. Venus | |||||||||
| Seth Benali | S. Benali | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Oleg Bolton | O. Bolton | |||||||||
| Miguel Pichichi | M. Pichichi |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | | M | 60 | | Graham Vassell | G. Vassell | ||||||||
| Darius Benali | D. Benali | | 57 | M | | 8 | | A | 60 | | Alfred Lampard | A. Lampard | |||||||||
| Kai Helmer | K. Helmer | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Tommy Hibbs | T. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Chris Laver | C. Laver | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 |  | Vitor Faria | V. Faria | |||||||||
| Gabriel Cruz | G. Cruz | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Darren Greaves | D. Greaves | |||||||||
| Leon Kuzorra | L. Kuzorra | | 55 | A | | 12 | | A | 55 | | Juan Ruiz | J. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Stan Gordon | S. Gordon | | 55 | M | | 13 | | M | 53 | | Francis Pearce | F. Pearce | |||||||||
| Alistair Copping | A. Copping | | 54 | M | | 14 | | M | 51 | | Martin Vickers | M. Vickers | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 8,459 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
The pitch is in good condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
0.00
0-0Crewe Alexandra kick off and get the first half underway!
2.34
0-0Graham Vassell threads a neat ball through to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs advances inside the box! Tommy Hibbs cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
3.15
With great vision, Graham Vassell plays the ball forward to Alfred Lampard. Alfred Lampard plays a scrappy one-two with Vitor Faria and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfred Lampard shoots from just inside the box. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Ipswich Town are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
4.19
Graham Vassell makes a simple pass to Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
6.16
With great vision, Graham Vassell plays the ball forward to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.09
0-0Graham Vassell barges into Seth Benali. The referee brings Graham Vassell to one side and gives him a warning! Seth Benali grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.36
0-0Oberdan Caruso makes a beautiful solo run. Oberdan Caruso threads a neat ball through to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Tommy Hibbs is offside!
16.45
0-0Graham Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Lampard controls it well on his chest. Alfred Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinus Houtman who gathers it comfortably.
22.14
Darius Benali threads the ball through to Chris Laver. Chris Laver whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
28.51
Lars Götz flicks a high pass forward. Darius Benali controls it well on his chest. Darius Benali passes the ball forward to Chris Laver. Chris Laver whips in a cross ball towards Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
30.35
Oberdan Caruso takes it forward alone. Oberdan Caruso sees space and advances. Oberdan Caruso threads the ball through to Alfred Lampard but he's offside!
36.37
Darius Benali knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Laver. Chris Laver controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
38.52
Graham Vassell kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brian Minto.
42.15
Oleg Bolton brings the ball forward. Oleg Bolton whips in a cross ball towards Alfred Lampard. Alfred Lampard beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.45
1-0Tomas Maini darts forward. Tomas Maini flicks a high pass forward to Chris Laver who brings the ball neatly under control. Chris Laver shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
51.04
Darius Benali flicks a high pass forward. Kai Helmer collects the pass. Kai Helmer shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
53.04
1-0Oleg Bolton threads the ball through to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Greaves. Brian Minto catches Darren Greaves on the ankles. Darren Greaves appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
55.41
1-0Graham Vassell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves powers a header at goal. Marinus Houtman effortlessly picks it out of the air!
57.13
Darius Benali flicks a high pass forward. Kai Helmer collects the pass. Kai Helmer shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.20
1-0Ipswich Town appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.27
Oleg Bolton makes a simple pass to Alfred Lampard. Alfred Lampard whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
66.19
Graham Vassell chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Marinus Houtman. Excellent save.
67.08
Graham Vassell threads a neat ball through to Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hibbs. Some silky footwork from Tommy Hibbs provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
75.14
Tomas Maini threads the ball through to Seth Benali. Seth Benali chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Laver. Chris Laver shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
77.55
Miguel Pichichi kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz knocks the ball forward to Kai Helmer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
85.44
Miguel Pichichi knocks the ball forward to Chris Laver. Chris Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
30.6%
43.1%
26.4%
Scorers
| Chris Laver 48 Kai Helmer 85 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Laver of Crewe Alexandra |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marinus Houtman (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Lars Götz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tomas Maini (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jody Westwood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Brian Minto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Seth Benali (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Miguel Pichichi (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Darius Benali (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kai Helmer (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Chris Laver (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Gabriel Cruz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Leon Kuzorra (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stan Gordon (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alistair Copping (MID) | 0 | |
| 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. | Graham Vassell (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alfred Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tommy Hibbs (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Vitor Faria (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Darren Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Juan Ruiz (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Francis Pearce (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Martin Vickers (MID) | 0 | |