Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Swansea City | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Morris | N. Morris |  | 48 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Neil Winterburn | N. Winterburn | ||||||||
| Nigel Boertien | N. Boertien | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Neil Lumsdon | N. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Les Adams | L. Adams | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Alun Standing | A. Standing | |||||||||
| Seth Roberts | S. Roberts | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Linus Dittrich | L. Dittrich | |||||||||
| Gaspar Vieira | G. Vieira |  | 52 | D | | 5 | | M | 69 | | Syd Ball | S. Ball | |||||||||
| Mehdi Dehu | M. Dehu |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Sol Joachim | S. Joachim | |||||||||
| Mervin Wright | M. Wright | | 59 | M | | 7 | | | M | 50 | | Carl Summerbee | C. Summerbee | ||||||||
| Ralph Lisbie | R. Lisbie | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Simon Dryden | S. Dryden | |||||||||
| Dave Crooks | D. Crooks | | 46 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Robbie Lisbie | R. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Glynn Burbage | G. Burbage | | 45 | M | | 10 | | A | 49 |  | Anton de Boer | A. de Boer | |||||||||
| Robbie Crooks | R. Crooks | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Darren Banks | D. Banks | |||||||||
| Kelvin Beattie | K. Beattie | | 58 | A | | 12 | | D | 56 | | Stefan Schacht | S. Schacht | |||||||||
| Hugo Tavares | H. Tavares | | 57 | A | | 13 | | A | 47 | | Adam Boertien | A. Boertien | |||||||||
| Massimiliano Oddo | M. Oddo |  | 50 | A | | 14 | | A | 47 | | Glynn Hurst | G. Hurst | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 9,774 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Pearson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Pearson.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town get the match underway!
2.49
0-0Nigel Boertien makes a simple pass to Les Adams. Les Adams takes it forward alone. Les Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Linus Dittrich.
3.23
0-0Simon Dryden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Ball. Syd Ball hits a low pass to Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie whips in a cross ball towards Sol Joachim. Sol Joachim heads the ball goalwards but Nigel Morris reads it well. Great keeping!
6.52
0-0Sol Joachim catches Dave Crooks on the ankles. Sol Joachim is shown the yellow card! Dave Crooks stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.20
0-1Carl Summerbee surges forward with the ball. With great vision, Carl Summerbee plays the ball forward to Darren Banks who has made a great run into the box. Darren Banks side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Darren Banks scores for Swansea City!!
18.58
Mehdi Dehu flicks a high ball forward to Glynn Burbage who takes it down. Glynn Burbage threads the ball through to Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
26.25
Gaspar Vieira comes in with a late challenge on Robbie Lisbie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robbie Lisbie stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.03
0-1With imagination, Simon Dryden picks a pass forward to Anton de Boer. Anton de Boer shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
39.30
Robbie Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Darren Banks holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Banks shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.55
Linus Dittrich flicks a high pass forward. Carl Summerbee holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Summerbee chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Banks. Darren Banks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ipswich Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
49.08
Mehdi Dehu flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Crooks controls it well on his chest. Robbie Crooks sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.42
0-1Linus Dittrich catches Robbie Crooks on the ankles. The referee calls over Linus Dittrich and warns him to calm down! Robbie Crooks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.27
0-1Swansea City have made 3 substitutions with Stefan Schacht replacing Neil Lumsdon, Adam Boertien replacing Sol Joachim and Glynn Hurst replacing Anton de Boer .
69.33
Carl Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Hurst holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Hurst shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Nigel Morris as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
70.28
0-1Simon Dryden takes a quick corner, playing it short to Linus Dittrich. Les Adams steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
71.28
Seth Roberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Crooks. Dave Crooks knocks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.31
Seth Roberts comes in with a late challenge on Syd Ball. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Syd Ball runs off the knock.
75.57
With imagination, Carl Summerbee plays the ball forward to Darren Banks. Darren Banks shoots from distance. Nigel Morris gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
77.56
Mehdi Dehu punts the ball hopefully upfield. Robbie Crooks runs straight at the defence! Robbie Crooks muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Solid save from Neil Winterburn.
83.40
Seth Roberts threads the ball through to Glynn Burbage. Glynn Burbage controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Neil Winterburn manages to gather it effortlessly.
89.22
Carl Summerbee threads the ball through to Glynn Hurst. Glynn Hurst shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.4%
40.6%
Play Area
29%
53.6%
17.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Carl Summerbee of Swansea City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Nigel Morris (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nigel Boertien (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Les Adams (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Seth Roberts (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Gaspar Vieira (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Mehdi Dehu (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Mervin Wright (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ralph Lisbie (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dave Crooks (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Glynn Burbage (MID) | 6 | |
| 11. | Robbie Crooks (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Beattie (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Hugo Tavares (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Massimiliano Oddo (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Neil Winterburn (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Neil Lumsdon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alun Standing (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Linus Dittrich (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Syd Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sol Joachim (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Carl Summerbee (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Simon Dryden (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Robbie Lisbie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anton de Boer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Darren Banks (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Stefan Schacht (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Adam Boertien (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Glynn Hurst (ATT) | 6 | |