Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Matthew ReesMatthew Rees Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Pim HespP. Hesp69
G
1
G
59Christian PrantlC. Prantl
Darius NevilleD. Neville65
D
2
D
51Wayne MorrisW. Morris
Natale CastellazziN. Castellazzi65
D
3
D
41Tim PowerT. Power
Marvin BlackM. Black63
D
4
D
58Daniel BoydD. Boyd
Johnny ChaussidiereJ. Chaussidiere68
D
5
D
56Seth RobertsS. Roberts
Jason BoltonJ. Bolton64
M
6
M
61Tim RipleyT. Ripley
Joost BakboordJ. Bakboord65
M
captain7captain
M
59Ralph LisbieR. Lisbie
Edward ShawE. Shaw66
M
8
M
55Brendan ByrneB. Byrne
Marcos ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta63
A
9
A
61Hugo TavaresH. Tavares
David MilliganD. Milligan67
A
10
A
62Ronnie Van Der MeydeR. Van Der Meyde
Lamberto Di BariL. Di Bari63
A
11
A
68Joao FariaJ. Faria
 
Stefan BrücknerS. Brückner62
A
12
D
36Shaun KerrS. Kerr
Jimmy KooimanJ. Kooiman65
D
13
M
57Mauricio RubioM. Rubio
Daniel JacobsD. Jacobs64
A
14
A
48Kelvin HurstK. Hurst

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play Ipswich Town in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Norwich City and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
2.06
Tim Ripley flicks a high ball forward to Joao Faria who takes it down. Joao Faria finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Joao Faria!
6.04
Natale Castellazzi sees a break and surges forward. Natale Castellazzi makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of David Milligan. Wayne Morris barges into David Milligan. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
10.44
Natale Castellazzi barges into Joao Faria. Natale Castellazzi is warned by the referee! Joao Faria carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.56
Tim Ripley threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.18
Marvin Black surges forward with the ball. Marvin Black hits a low pass to Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tim Power.
20.30
Daniel Boyd threads a neat ball through to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie flicks a high ball forward to Joao Faria who takes it down. Joao Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Pim Hesp manages to keep it out.
21.39
Tim Power threads a neat ball through to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley passes the ball forward to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
24.48
Edward Shaw deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari shoots from outside the area. Christian Prantl gets down and covers it.
28.13
Tim Ripley flicks a high pass forward. Joao Faria collects the pass. Joao Faria shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Pim Hesp easily smothers it!
33.52
Hugo Tavares runs straight at the opposition's defence. Hugo Tavares shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
38.52
Darius Neville sees a break and surges forward. Darius Neville makes an attacking run forward. Darius Neville plays a perfect one-two with Edward Shaw and rushes in on goal... Darius Neville side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Tim Power hits a low pass to Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley hits a low pass to Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pim Hesp with no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City have changed their lineup with Daniel Jacobs replacing David Milligan. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Ipswich Town kick off the second half!
49.02
Darius Neville flicks a high ball forward to Joost Bakboord who takes it down. With a delightful solo run, Joost Bakboord stretches the opposition's defence. Joost Bakboord lofts in a cross ball towards Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Christian Prantl had no chance!! Goal for Norwich City!
53.46
Brendan Byrne passes the ball forward to Joao Faria. Joao Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
54.07
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.38
Without breaking stride, Ralph Lisbie plays the ball forward to Joao Faria. Joao Faria shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
60.28
Norwich City have made a substitution with Jimmy Kooiman replacing Johnny Chaussidiere .
61.31
Edward Shaw decides to run forward with the ball. Edward Shaw lofts in a cross ball towards Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.21
Darius Neville barges into Ronnie Van Der Meyde. The referee warns Darius Neville to calm down! Ronnie Van Der Meyde carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.34
Joost Bakboord flicks a high pass forward. Lamberto Di Bari controls it well on his chest. Lamberto Di Bari plays a one-two with Marcos Zubizarreta and advances towards the goal... Lamberto Di Bari shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
69.32
Daniel Boyd decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Boyd whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.21
Tim Power breaks forward. Tim Power darts forward. Tim Power knocks the ball forward, putting Joao Faria through on goal. Joao Faria tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
78.52
Brendan Byrne threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.13
Lamberto Di Bari kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Bolton. Jason Bolton shoots from long range but somehow Christian Prantl manages to keep it out.
87.33
Natale Castellazzi flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Kooiman controls it well on his chest. Jimmy Kooiman plays the ball forward to Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Ipswich Town
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.5%
61.5%
Play Area
29.5%
44.9%
25.6%

Scorers
Darius Neville 39
Lamberto Di Bari 49
Joao Faria 2
Hugo Tavares 34
Ronnie Van Der Meyde 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tim Ripley of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings
1.Pim Hesp (GK)
7
2.Darius Neville (DEF)goal scored
8
3.Natale Castellazzi (DEF)
6
4.Marvin Black (DEF)
6
5.Johnny Chaussidiere (DEF)
6
6.Jason Bolton (MID)
6
7.Joost Bakboord (MID)
7
8.Edward Shaw (MID)
7
9.Marcos Zubizarreta (ATT)
6
10.David Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Lamberto Di Bari (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Stefan Brückner (ATT)
0
13.Jimmy Kooiman (DEF)
6
14.Daniel Jacobs (ATT)
6

1.Christian Prantl (GK)
7
2.Wayne Morris (DEF)
6
3.Tim Power (DEF)
8
4.Daniel Boyd (DEF)
7
5.Seth Roberts (DEF)
6
6.Tim Ripley (MID)
8
7.Ralph Lisbie (MID)
6
8.Brendan Byrne (MID)
6
9.Hugo Tavares (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Ronnie Van Der Meyde (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Joao Faria (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Shaun Kerr (DEF)
0
13.Mauricio Rubio (MID)
0
14.Kelvin Hurst (ATT)
0