Match Report


Manchester UnitedManchester United     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Ben CouchBen Couch John Miller John Miller
Yemon KimuraY. Kimura75
G
captain1
G
68Steffen SchnellingerS. Schnellinger
Paul BarmbyP. Barmby69
D
2
D
66Marcos RodriquezM. Rodriquez
Del GascoigneD. Gascoigne68
D
3
D
59Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Yoann RizzettoY. Rizzetto76
D
4
D
61Eddie DaviesE. Davies
Alberto CopeA. Cope72
D
5
M
66Matt FormonM. Formon
Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann78
M
6
M
63Stanley LaycockS. Laycock
Fabio De PalmaF. De Palma82
M
7captain
M
66Ralph JobsonR. Jobson
John GodberJ. Godber81
M
8
M
66Tommy MonkT. Monk
Anthony GrayA. Gray70
A
9
A
62Cesare BrambillaC. Brambilla
Jason MidgleyJ. Midgley69
A
10
A
63Chris CookeC. Cooke
Niccolo DixonN. Dixon79
A
11
A
68Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes
 
Arthur MustoeA. Mustoe69
M
12
D
43James IzzetJ. Izzet
Spencer WiltordS. Wiltord68
G
13
M
67Adolfo GutierrezA. Gutierrez
Mike FortuneM. Fortune77
M
14
A
57Michael WindassM. Windass

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Old Trafford where Manchester United play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 17,608 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Manchester United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Davis.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
8.33
John Godber chips the ball to his team mate, Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Midgley but the referee indicates it's offside!
9.08
Fabio De Palma sees a break and surges forward. Fabio De Palma plays a one-two with Jason Midgley and rushes in on goal... Fabio De Palma rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.10
Del Gascoigne advances with the ball. Del Gascoigne sees Anthony Gray in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Gray whips in a cross ball towards Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Steffen Schnellinger gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
16.16
Hannes Stiepermann flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Dixon. Niccolo Dixon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.16
Hannes Stiepermann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.15
Del Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
24.08
Hannes Stiepermann decides to run forward with the ball. Hannes Stiepermann shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.04
Fabio De Palma knocks the ball to his team mate, John Godber. John Godber threads a neat ball through to Anthony Gray. Anthony Gray deftly passes the ball to Niccolo Dixon, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Niccolo Dixon provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Steffen Schnellinger.
28.36
Corner kick to Manchester United. John Godber plays it to the near post. Yoann Rizzetto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
30.20
Niccolo Dixon hacks Tommy Monk from behind! Niccolo Dixon is warned by the referee! Tommy Monk carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.49
Without breaking stride, Del Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann threads a neat ball through to Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
38.37
Stanley Laycock knocks the ball forward to Chris Cooke. Chris Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.22
Alberto Cope hacks Chris Cooke from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Manchester United start the second half!
48.14
Hannes Stiepermann kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Dixon. Niccolo Dixon kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.21
Stanley Laycock knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.38
Del Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Dixon. Niccolo Dixon runs straight at the defence! Niccolo Dixon rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.35
Fabio De Palma flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
61.28
Jason Midgley flicks a high pass forward. Niccolo Dixon controls it well on his chest. Niccolo Dixon finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.37
Yoann Rizzetto hacks Cesare Brambilla from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesare Brambilla runs off the knock.
72.14
Alberto Cope passes the ball forward to Fabio De Palma. Fabio De Palma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Stiepermann. Hannes Stiepermann rushes past Eddie Davies! Hannes Stiepermann muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.41
Ipswich Town have made 2 substitutions with Adolfo Gutierrez replacing Tommy Monk and James Izzet replacing Paul Ritchie .
78.41
Matt Formon takes it forward alone. Matt Formon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Manchester United

Ipswich Town
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
0
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
23.1%
50.8%
26.2%

Scorers
Fabio De Palma 9
Niccolo Dixon 16, 54
Hannes Stiepermann 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabio De Palma of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Yemon Kimura (GK)
6
2.Paul Barmby (DEF)
6
3.Del Gascoigne (DEF)
6
4.Yoann Rizzetto (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Alberto Cope (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Hannes Stiepermann (MID)goal scored
8
7.Fabio De Palma (MID)goal scored
9
8.John Godber (MID)
6
9.Anthony Gray (ATT)
6
10.Jason Midgley (ATT)
6
11.Niccolo Dixon (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Arthur Mustoe (MID)
0
13.Spencer Wiltord (GK)
0
14.Mike Fortune (MID)
0

1.Steffen Schnellinger (GK)
6
2.Marcos Rodriquez (DEF)
6
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Davies (DEF)
6
5.Matt Formon (MID)
6
6.Stanley Laycock (MID)
6
7.Ralph Jobson (MID)
6
8.Tommy Monk (MID)
6
9.Cesare Brambilla (ATT)
6
10.Chris Cooke (ATT)
6
11.Tiago Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.James Izzet (DEF)
6
13.Adolfo Gutierrez (MID)
6
14.Michael Windass (ATT)
0