Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Bohannon Bohannon | Bohannon Bohannon | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Newby | J. Newby |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Teddy Gardner | T. Gardner | |||||||||
| Jermaine Mustoe | J. Mustoe | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Nwankwo Summerbee | N. Summerbee | |||||||||
| Tommy Grantt | T. Grantt | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Thierry Proctor | T. Proctor | |||||||||
| Dennis Luzhny | D. Luzhny | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Matthew Moffat | M. Moffat | |||||||||
| Gary Bridge | G. Bridge | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Robbie Todd | R. Todd | |||||||||
| Robert Roberts | R. Roberts | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Nigel Boyd | N. Boyd | |||||||||
| Oleg Pearce | O. Pearce | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Paul Mercer | P. Mercer | |||||||||
| Peter Jeffers | P. Jeffers | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 |  | Jonathan Di Bari | J. Di Bari | |||||||||
| Rio James | R. James | | 35 | M | | 9 | | M | 44 | | Stan Elliott | S. Elliott | |||||||||
| Brendan Prior | B. Prior | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | George Lineker | G. Lineker | |||||||||
| Ralph Jobson | R. Jobson | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Harvey Naylor | H. Naylor | |||||||||
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 4,509 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Oxford United kick off!
6.58
0-0Tommy Grantt hacks Harvey Naylor from behind! Tommy Grantt is warned by the referee! Harvey Naylor stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.38
0-0Jermaine Mustoe makes a beautiful solo run. Jermaine Mustoe sees a break and surges forward. Jermaine Mustoe whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
9.27
0-0Nwankwo Summerbee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Elliott. Stan Elliott brings the ball forward. Stan Elliott whips in a cross ball towards George Lineker. George Lineker directs the ball goalwards with his head. James Newby easily picks it out of the air!
12.41
Jonathan Di Bari surges forward with the ball. Jonathan Di Bari plays a perfect one-two with Harvey Naylor and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Di Bari tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.42
Jonathan Di Bari hacks Peter Jeffers from behind! Jonathan Di Bari is warned by the referee! Peter Jeffers runs off the knock.
22.22
Stan Elliott decides to run forward with the ball. Stan Elliott plays a perfect one-two with George Lineker and rushes in on goal... Stan Elliott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by James Newby!
24.21
1-0Tommy Grantt knocks the ball forward to Peter Jeffers. Peter Jeffers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ralph Jobson scores for Ipswich Town!!
28.17
Jonathan Di Bari passes the ball forward to Harvey Naylor. Harvey Naylor knocks in a cross ball towards George Lineker. George Lineker heads the ball goalwards. George Lineker scores for Oxford United!!
32.35
Matthew Moffat deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Mercer. Paul Mercer threads the ball through to George Lineker. George Lineker knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Naylor. Harvey Naylor directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Harvey Naylor!
36.59
Peter Jeffers clumsily knocks into Nigel Boyd. Peter Jeffers is warned by the referee! Nigel Boyd stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.32
Nigel Boyd surges forward with the ball. Nigel Boyd lofts in a cross ball towards George Lineker. George Lineker flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.06
1-2Jermaine Mustoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Jeffers. Peter Jeffers makes a simple pass to Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Teddy Gardner who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off!
59.04
1-2Oxford United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
60.36
Jermaine Mustoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio James. Rio James kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.57
Rio James kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
65.52
Oleg Pearce threads the ball through to Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thierry Proctor.
67.32
Oleg Pearce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.53
Peter Jeffers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior flicks the ball with his head. Teddy Gardner easily picks it out of the air!
71.54
Gary Bridge sees space and advances. Gary Bridge kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson goes all the way! Ralph Jobson shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.29
Paul Mercer flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Naylor. Harvey Naylor whips in a cross ball towards George Lineker. George Lineker flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.11
Paul Mercer sees a break and surges forward. Paul Mercer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, George Lineker. George Lineker shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.25
Jonathan Di Bari makes a probing pass to Harvey Naylor. Harvey Naylor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Newby who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
30.2%
46.5%
23.3%
Scorers