Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oleg Makin | O. Makin |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Jason Mills | J. Mills | |||||||||
| Sergio Bento | S. Bento |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Clive Drake | C. Drake | |||||||||
| Markus Streich | M. Streich |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Trevor Stamp | T. Stamp | |||||||||
| Tiago Oliveira | T. Oliveira | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Kieron Bailey | K. Bailey | |||||||||
| James Cottee | J. Cottee | | 55 | A | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Trevor Terry | T. Terry | |||||||||
| Seyni Ribeiro | S. Ribeiro |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Fredrik Draper | F. Draper | |||||||||
| Yasahiro Arai | Y. Arai |  | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Steve Armstrong | S. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Alfred Heskey | A. Heskey | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Graham Mowbray | G. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Alun Summerbee | A. Summerbee | | 42 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Nick Chadwick | N. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Sebastian Lorenz | S. Lorenz | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Syd Mowbray | S. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Carl Fenton | C. Fenton | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Adrian Burgess | A. Burgess | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Reading. A crowd of 4,631 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Reading are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Reading kick off and get the match underway!
2.55
1-0Tiago Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Alfred Heskey. Alfred Heskey knocks the ball forward to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton shoots from 25 yards. Carl Fenton scores for Ipswich Town!!
6.22
1-0Graham Mowbray knocks the ball forward to Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
9.18
Sergio Bento makes a beautiful solo run. Sergio Bento threads the ball through to Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
14.09
Seyni Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Seyni Ribeiro shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
16.34
1-0Fredrik Draper chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.06
Sergio Bento makes a beautiful solo run. Sergio Bento advances with the ball. Sergio Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kieron Bailey.
21.41
1-0Graham Mowbray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Burgess. Adrian Burgess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Oleg Makin is on top of it.
26.47
Alfred Heskey kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
28.59
1-0Kieron Bailey clumsily knocks into Sebastian Lorenz. The referee calls over Kieron Bailey and warns him to calm down! Sebastian Lorenz runs off the knock.
33.21
Markus Streich knocks the ball to his team mate, Yasahiro Arai. Yasahiro Arai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.13
Kieron Bailey flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Mowbray. Graham Mowbray sees space and advances. Graham Mowbray tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
39.24
Markus Streich kicks a strong pass forward to Yasahiro Arai. Yasahiro Arai chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.01
Fredrik Draper chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Markus Streich knocks the ball forward to Seyni Ribeiro. Seyni Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton shoots from 20 yards. Jason Mills easily smothers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Ipswich Town kicking off!
49.58
Alfred Heskey sees a break and surges forward. Alfred Heskey shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.51
2-0Trevor Stamp chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Mowbray. Graham Mowbray makes a probing pass to Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray makes a probing pass to Adrian Burgess but he's offside!
55.18
Fredrik Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Mowbray. Syd Mowbray finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.06
Seyni Ribeiro decides to run forward with the ball. Seyni Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
65.14
2-0Reading are easily keeping Ipswich Town at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
67.35
Steve Armstrong comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Heskey. The referee calls over Steve Armstrong and warns him to calm down! Alfred Heskey stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.54
Yasahiro Arai makes a simple pass to Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.14
Steve Armstrong comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Heskey. Steve Armstrong is warned by the referee again! Alfred Heskey stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.11
2-0Clive Drake catches Sebastian Lorenz on the ankles. Clive Drake is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Lorenz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.19
Yasahiro Arai makes a beautiful solo run. Yasahiro Arai knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Mills who gathers it comfortably.
85.22
Seyni Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.8%
34.2%
Play Area
26.6%
50.6%
22.8%
Scorers