Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Carlisle United | Carlisle United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Kitson | A. Kitson |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Mike Delaney | M. Delaney | |||||||||
| Leon Le Saux | L. Le Saux | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Nigel Bridge | N. Bridge | |||||||||
| Michael Parker | M. Parker | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Steve Westwood | S. Westwood | |||||||||
| Julian Hunt | J. Hunt | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Jody Brighton | J. Brighton | |||||||||
| Philippe Ducrocq | P. Ducrocq |  | 69 | M | | 5 | | M | 63 | | Clive Beckham | C. Beckham | |||||||||
| Dragan Vugrinec | D. Vugrinec |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Steve Power | S. Power | |||||||||
| Tomasz Wilimowski | T. Wilimowski |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Noel Davis | N. Davis | |||||||||
| Francis Higginbotham | F. Higginbotham | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Brian Benali | B. Benali | |||||||||
| Alpay Ayaz | A. Ayaz |  | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Tim Beckham | T. Beckham | |||||||||
| Mark Jackson | M. Jackson | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 |  | Jerome De Nooijer | J. De Nooijer | |||||||||
| Ashley Mercer | A. Mercer | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Dean Beagrie | D. Beagrie | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Carlisle United. A crowd of 8,987 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Carlisle United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Carlisle United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Carlisle United kick off!
3.36
0-0Julian Hunt passes the ball forward to Dragan Vugrinec. Dragan Vugrinec knocks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.53
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
6.24
1-0Philippe Ducrocq knocks the ball forward to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson goes all the way! Mark Jackson takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Mike Delaney had no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
9.37
Leon Le Saux makes a probing pass to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski threads the ball through to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mike Delaney who gathers it comfortably.
10.38
Steve Power knocks the ball forward to Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Hunt.
12.18
1-0Michael Parker flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer plays a perfect one-two with Alpay Ayaz and rushes in on goal... Ashley Mercer tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.19
Clive Beckham passes the ball forward to Dean Beagrie. Dean Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.40
Noel Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.26
1-0Julian Hunt passes the ball forward to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson passes the ball forward but Ashley Mercer is offside!
21.11
Steve Power knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Hunt.
28.41
Brian Benali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
30.55
1-0Leon Le Saux threads the ball through to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski sees a break and surges forward. Tomasz Wilimowski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Mike Delaney is on top of it.
32.30
Steve Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.49
Francis Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer plays a perfect one-two with Mark Jackson and rushes in on goal... Ashley Mercer takes a shot at goal but Mike Delaney is on top of it.
39.51
1-0Steve Power comes in with a late challenge on Tomasz Wilimowski. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomasz Wilimowski stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.32
Steve Power decides to run forward with the ball. Steve Power whips in a cross ball towards Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.56
Nigel Bridge passes the ball forward to Clive Beckham. Clive Beckham knocks the ball forward to Dean Beagrie. Dean Beagrie tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
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!
47.36
Noel Davis passes the ball forward to Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Beagrie. Dean Beagrie flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.41
Michael Parker threads the ball through to Philippe Ducrocq. Philippe Ducrocq controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mike Delaney.
57.02
Steve Power makes a beautiful solo run. Steve Power threads the ball through to Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.54
Noel Davis passes the ball forward to Dean Beagrie. Dean Beagrie whips in a cross ball towards Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Andy Kitson easily picks it out of the air!
66.47
Dragan Vugrinec sees space and advances. Dragan Vugrinec whips in a cross ball towards Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
73.51
Nigel Bridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Noel Davis. Noel Davis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.58
Noel Davis makes a simple pass to Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.55
Nigel Bridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Brian Benali. Brian Benali passes the ball forward to Dean Beagrie. Dean Beagrie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Beckham but he's offside!
78.27
Steve Power flicks the ball to his team mate, Jerome De Nooijer. Jerome De Nooijer finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Andy Kitson manages to keep it out.
79.46
1-1Julian Hunt catches Jerome De Nooijer on the ankles. Julian Hunt is shown the yellow card! Jerome De Nooijer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.05
Carlisle United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
89.15
Michael Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer whips in a cross ball towards Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Noel Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Beckham. Tim Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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