Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vittorio Rustico | V. Rustico |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Wes Craddock | W. Craddock | |||||||||
| Darius Hall | D. Hall | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Umberto Iaquinta | U. Iaquinta | |||||||||
| Aaron Rowett | A. Rowett | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Mike Carter | M. Carter | |||||||||
| Nigel Mason | N. Mason | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Carl George | C. George | |||||||||
| Ashley Thompson | A. Thompson | | 67 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Daniel Maddison | D. Maddison | |||||||||
| James Wainwright | J. Wainwright | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Francis Lawrence | F. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Michael Benjamin | M. Benjamin | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Darren Stone | D. Stone | |||||||||
| Carl Clemence | C. Clemence | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Gilles Myers | G. Myers | |||||||||
| Paul Waters | P. Waters | | 70 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Nicky Chadwick | N. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Paul Redknapp | P. Redknapp | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Liam Hurst | L. Hurst | |||||||||
| Danny Oliver | D. Oliver | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Frank Boyd | F. Boyd | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 4,180 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
2.20
0-0Carl Clemence kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mike Carter.
3.16
0-1Umberto Iaquinta brings the ball forward. Umberto Iaquinta knocks the ball forward to Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd goes all the way! Frank Boyd makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.25
Michael Benjamin makes a simple pass to Paul Waters. Paul Waters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.56
0-1Aaron Rowett clumsily knocks into Frank Boyd. Aaron Rowett is warned by the referee! Frank Boyd runs off the knock.
18.01
0-1Michael Benjamin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
21.04
0-1Darius Hall comes in with a late challenge on Nicky Chadwick. The referee calls over Darius Hall and shows him a yellow card! Nicky Chadwick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.09
0-1Nottingham Forest are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
33.44
Gilles Myers makes a beautiful solo run. Gilles Myers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.22
0-1Gilles Myers kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd plays a perfect one-two with Liam Hurst and rushes in on goal... Frank Boyd cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Vittorio Rustico!
38.02
0-1Gilles Myers barges into Ashley Thompson. Gilles Myers is warned by the referee! Ashley Thompson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.51
Umberto Iaquinta chips the ball to his team mate, Nicky Chadwick. Nicky Chadwick threads the ball through to Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Vittorio Rustico.
42.23
Mike Carter flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.37
James Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off!
48.10
James Wainwright kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.39
Michael Benjamin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Wes Craddock manages to gather it comfortably.
57.47
Daniel Maddison passes the ball forward to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
60.08
James Wainwright makes a probing pass to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Waters. Paul Waters flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.18
Mike Carter clumsily knocks into Paul Redknapp. Mike Carter is warned by the referee! Paul Redknapp runs off the knock.
65.17
Umberto Iaquinta clumsily knocks into Danny Oliver. The referee calls over Umberto Iaquinta and warns him to calm down! Danny Oliver grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.17
James Wainwright clumsily knocks into Gilles Myers. James Wainwright is shown the yellow card! Gilles Myers stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.09
Aaron Rowett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Wainwright. James Wainwright kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Wes Craddock.
77.58
Nigel Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Clemence. Carl Clemence decides to run forward with the ball. Carl Clemence sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.39
Nottingham Forest are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
81.44
Aaron Rowett brings the ball forward. Aaron Rowett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Waters. Paul Waters tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Wes Craddock manages to keep it out.
85.27
James Wainwright knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Waters. Paul Waters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Francis Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vittorio Rustico who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
28.6%
47.6%
23.8%
Scorers