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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 8,838 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
2.35
Michael Parker passes the ball forward to Dragan Vugrinec. Dragan Vugrinec makes a probing pass to Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.12
Tomasz Wilimowski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.55
Edward Lisbie hacks Philippe Ducrocq from behind! The referee calls over Edward Lisbie and shows him a yellow card! Philippe Ducrocq gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.55
Ian Van Wonderen threads the ball through to Jacob Collymore. Jacob Collymore knocks the ball forward to Malcolm Huckerby. Malcolm Huckerby plays a perfect one-two with Kemal Le Tissier and rushes in on goal... Malcolm Huckerby shoots from just inside the box. Malcolm Huckerby scores for Wolverhampton Wanderers!!
22.45
Ian Van Wonderen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Bould. Alberto Bould makes a probing pass to Malcolm Huckerby. Malcolm Huckerby shoots from long range but it is miles over!
24.33
Julian Hunt passes the ball forward to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski makes a simple pass to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson goes all the way! Mark Jackson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.06
Francis Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Fenton who gathers it comfortably.
28.50
Tomasz Wilimowski makes a probing pass to Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz whips in a cross ball towards Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Peter Fenton manages to gather it comfortably.
39.48
Alberto Bould takes it forward alone. Alberto Bould deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Laycock. Omer Laycock shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Andy Kitson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.05
Leon Le Saux controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski passes the ball forward to Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Alberto Bould surges forward with the ball. Alberto Bould controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off and get the second half underway!
49.28
Paolo Shearer threads the ball through to Jacob Collymore. Jacob Collymore chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Le Tissier. Kemal Le Tissier makes a simple pass to Malcolm Huckerby. Malcolm Huckerby cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.32
Alberto Bould passes the ball forward to Omer Laycock. Omer Laycock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michael Parker.
53.15
Ashley Mercer clumsily knocks into Paolo Shearer. The referee calls over Ashley Mercer and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Shearer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.27
Michael Parker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski makes a beautiful solo run. Tomasz Wilimowski whips in a cross ball towards Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.31
Ipswich Town are easily keeping Wolverhampton Wanderers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
69.21
Leon Le Saux chips the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski makes a probing pass to Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
72.16
Leon Le Saux passes the ball forward to Philippe Ducrocq. Philippe Ducrocq sees space and advances. Philippe Ducrocq lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Mercer. Ashley Mercer flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
73.46
Dragan Vugrinec hacks Jason Galli from behind! The referee calls over Dragan Vugrinec and warns him to calm down! Jason Galli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.12
Edward Lisbie catches Philippe Ducrocq on the ankles. Edward Lisbie is warned by the referee! Philippe Ducrocq stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.16
Philippe Ducrocq flicks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.15
Dragan Vugrinec knocks the ball forward to Mark Jackson. Mark Jackson finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.10
Tomasz Wilimowski flicks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.27
Philippe Ducrocq 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 takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.51
Leon Le Saux makes a beautiful solo run. Leon Le Saux makes a beautiful solo run. Leon Le Saux whips in a cross ball towards Alpay Ayaz. Alpay Ayaz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Tomasz Wilimowski of Ipswich Town

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 9
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 27.5 vs 72.5
Play Area
Home team third: 35.00%, Midfield: 40.00%, Away team third: 25.00%