Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Alex SmithAlex Smith John Miller John Miller
Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri64
G
1
G
69Steffen SchnellingerS. Schnellinger
Carlton HibbsC. Hibbs52
D
2
D
66Marcos RodriquezM. Rodriquez
Edmundo CarmonaE. Carmona67
D
3
D
61Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Andre MarquesA. Marques67
D
4
D
61Eddie DaviesE. Davies
Marcus SharpeM. Sharpe28
M
5
M
66Matt FormonM. Formon
Michael NaylorM. Naylor57
M
6
M
66Ralph JobsonR. Jobson
Remco VeldmanR. Veldman63
M
7captain
M
64Stanley LaycockS. Laycock
Linus LindemannL. Lindemann73
M
captain8
M
66Tommy MonkT. Monk
Juan TorresJ. Torres62
A
9
A
70Wouter EbbingeW. Ebbinge
Graham SerrantG. Serrant66
A
10
A
64Cesare BrambillaC. Brambilla
Paul BishopP. Bishop55
A
11
A
66Ighli PegoloI. Pegolo
 
Marco BertottoM. Bertotto54
A
12
D
29Neil RodgersN. Rodgers
Pierre G. CristalliniP. Cristallini51
M
13
M
39Lee KerrL. Kerr
Thierry GranvilleT. Granville33
D
14
A
47Richard SherwoodR. Sherwood

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Ipswich Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Bristol City and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Scholes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bristol City get the match underway!
4.37
Remco Veldman flicks a high pass forward. Paul Bishop comfortably collects the pass. Paul Bishop edges inside the box! Paul Bishop shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
6.49
Stanley Laycock knocks the ball forward to Tommy Monk. Tommy Monk shoots from distance but somehow Aladino Maiuri manages to keep it out.
10.48
Michael Naylor flicks a high pass forward. Graham Serrant holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Serrant shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
14.56
Remco Veldman passes the ball forward to Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paul Bishop!
18.37
Linus Lindemann passes the ball forward to Remco Veldman. Remco Veldman makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Linus Lindemann. Some silky footwork from Linus Lindemann provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.45
Michael Naylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop edges inside the box! Paul Bishop takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.34
Edmundo Carmona advances with the ball. Edmundo Carmona hits a low pass to Michael Naylor. Michael Naylor shoots from 25 yards but Steffen Schnellinger is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
22.53
Remco Veldman flicks a high pass forward. Paul Bishop holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Bishop finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Steffen Schnellinger!
27.17
Paul Ritchie darts forward. Paul Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Wouter Ebbinge. Wouter Ebbinge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Stanley Laycock plays the ball forward to Wouter Ebbinge. Wouter Ebbinge whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla powers a header at goal. It's there!! Aladino Maiuri has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.14
Carlton Hibbs kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Torres. Juan Torres finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
40.43
Tommy Monk threads a neat ball through to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
44.55
Edmundo Carmona flicks a high pass forward to Juan Torres who brings the ball under control. Juan Torres flicks the ball to his team mate, Remco Veldman. Remco Veldman plays a perfect one-two with Michael Naylor and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Remco Veldman provides some space. He shoots at goal but Steffen Schnellinger is on top of it.
45.00
Andre Marques makes a probing pass to Michael Naylor. Michael Naylor flicks a high pass forward. Graham Serrant collects the pass. Graham Serrant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Torres but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol City appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
53.16
Stanley Laycock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wouter Ebbinge. Wouter Ebbinge shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.48
Stanley Laycock threads a neat ball through to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla cuts inside the box! Cesare Brambilla looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
60.51
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Marco Bertotto replacing Paul Bishop, Pierre G. Cristallini replacing Remco Veldman and Thierry Granville replacing Andre Marques .Ipswich Town have made a substitution with Richard Sherwood replacing Cesare Brambilla .
61.52
Matt Formon threads a neat ball through to Stanley Laycock. Stanley Laycock knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Sherwood. Richard Sherwood heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent block by Carlton Hibbs!
63.29
Pierre G. Cristallini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Bertotto. Marco Bertotto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
67.36
Marcus Sharpe kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Lindemann. Linus Lindemann sees Graham Serrant in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graham Serrant makes a probing pass to Marco Bertotto but he's offside!
71.11
Carlton Hibbs hits a low pass to Michael Naylor. Michael Naylor threads a neat ball through to Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant rushes past Paul Ritchie! Graham Serrant strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Steffen Schnellinger comfortably gets down and covers it.
73.00
Thierry Granville flicks a high ball forward to Marcus Sharpe who takes it down. Marcus Sharpe sees space and advances. Marcus Sharpe finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.50
Michael Naylor hacks Stanley Laycock from behind! The referee calls over Michael Naylor and shows him a yellow card! Stanley Laycock runs off the knock.
77.17
Ipswich Town have made a substitution with Lee Kerr replacing Tommy Monk .
78.18
Pierre G. Cristallini passes the ball forward to Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant whips in a cross ball towards Pierre G. Cristallini. With a superhuman jump, Pierre G. Cristallini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.32
Eddie Davies sees Richard Sherwood in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Sherwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wouter Ebbinge. Wouter Ebbinge whips in a cross ball towards Richard Sherwood. Richard Sherwood beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.08
Marcus Sharpe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Lindemann but the referee indicates it's offside!
84.56
Lee Kerr runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Lee Kerr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.58
Lee Kerr pushes mid-way up the pitch. Lee Kerr makes a simple pass to Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo whips in a cross ball towards Wouter Ebbinge. Wouter Ebbinge makes a deft header but Aladino Maiuri reads it well. Great keeping!
87.37
Thierry Granville flicks a high pass forward to Marcus Sharpe who brings the ball under control. Marcus Sharpe makes a simple pass to Juan Torres. Juan Torres shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
89.22
Michael Naylor chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Torres. Juan Torres shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Steffen Schnellinger.
90.00
Linus Lindemann takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Marcos Rodriquez gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Ipswich Town
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.3%
35.7%
Play Area
28.6%
41.7%
29.8%

Scorers
Paul Bishop 15
Pierre G. Cristallini 78
Cesare Brambilla 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Bishop of Bristol City

Match Ratings
1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
6
2.Carlton Hibbs (DEF)
7
3.Edmundo Carmona (DEF)
7
4.Andre Marques (DEF)
6
5.Marcus Sharpe (MID)
7
6.Michael Naylor (MID)yellow card
6
7.Remco Veldman (MID)
7
8.Linus Lindemann (MID)
6
9.Juan Torres (ATT)
6
10.Graham Serrant (ATT)
9
11.Paul Bishop (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Marco Bertotto (ATT)
6
13.Pierre G. Cristallini (MID)goal scored
8
14.Thierry Granville (DEF)
6

1.Steffen Schnellinger (GK)
8
2.Marcos Rodriquez (DEF)
6
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Davies (DEF)
6
5.Matt Formon (MID)
6
6.Ralph Jobson (MID)
6
7.Stanley Laycock (MID)
7
8.Tommy Monk (MID)
6
9.Wouter Ebbinge (ATT)
7
10.Cesare Brambilla (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ighli Pegolo (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Rodgers (DEF)
0
13.Lee Kerr (MID)
7
14.Richard Sherwood (ATT)
6