Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Veesteve | Steve Veesteve | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Marsden | R. Marsden |  | 40 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Alistair Thomson | A. Thomson | |||||||||
| Seth Marshall | S. Marshall | | 43 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Mike Green | M. Green | |||||||||
| Richard Brown | R. Brown | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Omer Fletcher | O. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Francis Weaver | F. Weaver | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Patrick Stamp | P. Stamp | |||||||||
| Darren Carlton | D. Carlton | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Eddie Etherington | E. Etherington | |||||||||
| Graeme Taylor | G. Taylor | | 43 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Adam Robinson | A. Robinson | |||||||||
| Tommy Montague | T. Montague | | 41 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Carlton Barry | C. Barry | |||||||||
| John Oakes | J. Oakes | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Lee Milligan | L. Milligan | |||||||||
| Thierry Copping | T. Copping | | 41 | A | | 9 | | M | 37 | | Brian Upson | B. Upson | |||||||||
| Marcus Shearer | M. Shearer | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Leon Bowyer | L. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Wayne Formon | W. Formon | | 36 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Ross Unsworth | R. Unsworth | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 3,959 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
3.14
0-0John Oakes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
6.15
Graeme Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Formon. Wayne Formon goes all the way! Wayne Formon takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
12.14
0-0Seth Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Montague. Tommy Montague passes the ball forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Alistair Thomson is on top of it.
15.03
Richard Brown sees space and advances. Richard Brown knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Formon. Wayne Formon whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.48
0-0Graeme Taylor decides to run forward with the ball. Graeme Taylor threads the ball through to Thierry Copping but he's offside!
22.47
Graeme Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Formon. Wayne Formon shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alistair Thomson!
24.32
0-0Carlton Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darren Carlton.
26.17
John Oakes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
36.29
Richard Brown makes a simple pass to Graeme Taylor. Graeme Taylor makes a simple pass to Wayne Formon. Wayne Formon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Alistair Thomson is on top of it.
38.34
Graeme Taylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping goes all the way! Thierry Copping shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alistair Thomson easily smothers it.
40.24
Adam Robinson makes a probing pass to Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Marsden who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Tommy Montague passes the ball forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping flicks the ball with his head but Alistair Thomson is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town get the second half underway!
51.52
Brian Upson passes the ball forward to Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.53
Seth Marshall makes a simple pass to Tommy Montague. Tommy Montague flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Omer Fletcher.
54.08
Graeme Taylor passes the ball forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer goes all the way! Marcus Shearer shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
60.50
Omer Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Barry. Carlton Barry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Richard Marsden is on top of it.
63.48
1-0John Oakes knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping goes all the way! Thierry Copping makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Thierry Copping scores for Ipswich Town!!
72.27
Brian Upson makes a probing pass to Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darren Carlton.
78.44
Richard Brown makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Montague. Tommy Montague threads the ball through to Wayne Formon. Wayne Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping powers a header at goal. It's there!! Alistair Thomson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
19.7%
47%
33.3%
Scorers
| Thierry Copping 63, 78 |