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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 4,992 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Ipswich Town kick off the first half!
3.49
Manolo Aguirre passes the ball forward to Graham Maddison. Graham Maddison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Barton. Tony Barton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Oliveira.
4.49
Nigel Beagrie barges into Antonino Capezzuto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Antonino Capezzuto runs off the knock.
6.21
Nigel Beagrie makes a probing pass to Patrick Lumsdon. Patrick Lumsdon makes a probing pass to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.11
Coventry City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
9.22
Nigel Gerrard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Gower. Trevor Gower makes a simple pass to Tony Barton. Tony Barton lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Lumsdon. Patrick Lumsdon heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
14.48
Stephen Jeffers hacks Carl Fenton from behind! Stephen Jeffers is given a warning by the referee! Carl Fenton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.31
Yasahiro Arai comes in with a late challenge on Stan Wallwork. Yasahiro Arai is warned by the referee! Stan Wallwork hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.46
Yasahiro Arai chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz shoots from long range but Colin Carlton is on top of it.
24.34
Tiago Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonino Capezzuto. Antonino Capezzuto passes the ball forward to Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz plays a perfect one-two with Carl Fenton and rushes in on goal... Sebastian Lorenz shoots from just inside the box. Sebastian Lorenz scores for Ipswich Town!!
27.31
Seyni Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.55
Stephen Jeffers knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Maddison. Graham Maddison knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Barton. Tony Barton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niccolo Lawrence.
33.48
Yasahiro Arai brings the ball forward. Yasahiro Arai goes all the way! Yasahiro Arai shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
34.03
Niccolo Lawrence knocks the ball forward to Antonino Capezzuto. Antonino Capezzuto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sebastian Lorenz!
39.26
Nigel Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Beagrie. Nigel Beagrie takes it forward alone. Nigel Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.31
Graham Maddison brings the ball forward. Graham Maddison tries a spectacular long range effort but Oleg Makin is on top of it.
42.42
Markus Streich surges forward with the ball. Markus Streich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Antonino Capezzuto kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Coventry City start the second half!
47.15
Seyni Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stan Wallwork.
48.52
Carl Fenton barges into Stephen Jeffers. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Jeffers grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.37
Yasahiro Arai knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
60.19
Manolo Aguirre controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Gower. Trevor Gower makes a probing pass to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.16
Antonino Capezzuto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Lorenz. Sebastian Lorenz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.35
Sergio Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seyni Ribeiro. Seyni Ribeiro sees space and advances. Seyni Ribeiro shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.58
Tony Barton clumsily knocks into Sergio Bento. Tony Barton is warned by the referee! Sergio Bento gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.51
Seyni Ribeiro makes a beautiful solo run. Seyni Ribeiro shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Tiago Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Yasahiro Arai. Yasahiro Arai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Fenton. Carl Fenton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Sebastian Lorenz of Ipswich Town

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 54.5454545454545 vs 45.4545454545455
Play Area
Home team third: 20.78%, Midfield: 45.45%, Away team third: 33.77%

Scorers