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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 10,353 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Ipswich Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Hendrie.


0.00
Gillingham kick off!
2.50
Duccio Mancini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Roberts. With some swift thinking, Oleg Roberts plays the ball forward to Alfred Brighton. Alfred Brighton knocks in a cross ball towards Des Clapham. Des Clapham connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Christian Prantl reads it well. Excellent save!
4.57
Silvio Campos flicks a high pass forward. Tim Power controls it well on his chest. Tim Power flicks a high pass forward to Tim Ripley who brings the ball under control. Tim Ripley shoots from long range but Rafael Teixeira reads it well. Great keeping!
6.32
Duccio Mancini flicks a high pass forward. Matteo Serao holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matteo Serao cuts inside the box! Matteo Serao shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.02
Tim Power runs forward with the ball. Tim Power flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Lowe. With some swift thinking, Andy Lowe plays the ball forward to Carlton Mcleod who has made a great run into the box. Carlton Mcleod tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
14.13
Silvio Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Lowe. Andy Lowe threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Rafael Teixeira comfortably smothers it!
15.48
Without breaking stride, Oleg Roberts plays the ball forward to Des Clapham. Des Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Brighton but the linesman indicates offside!
18.39
Silvio Campos knocks the ball forward to Alfred Formon. Alfred Formon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
21.22
Oleg Roberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfred Brighton. Alfred Brighton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.51
Ralph Lisbie clumsily knocks into Duccio Mancini. The referee brings Ralph Lisbie to one side and gives him a warning! Duccio Mancini stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.45
Gary Hall clumsily knocks into Ralph Lisbie. The referee calls over Gary Hall and shows him a yellow card! Ralph Lisbie runs off the knock.
28.25
Gianmatteo Collauto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duccio Mancini. Duccio Mancini chips the ball to his team mate, Matteo Serao. Matteo Serao knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alfred Brighton is offside!
36.20
Scott Lee catches Ronnie Van Der Meyde on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ronnie Van Der Meyde hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.57
Oleg Roberts threads the ball through to Des Clapham. Des Clapham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Christian Prantl gets down and covers it.
42.07
Daniel Boyd sees Neil Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Andy Lowe who brings the ball under control. Andy Lowe advances inside the box! Andy Lowe takes a shot at goal. Rafael Teixeira gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ipswich Town appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ipswich Town kick off the second half!
51.39
Neil Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.44
Alfred Formon makes a simple pass to Andy Lowe. Andy Lowe runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Andy Lowe provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.15
Tim Power makes a probing pass to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Van Der Meyde comfortably collects the pass. Ronnie Van Der Meyde shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.10
Tim Ripley comes in with a late challenge on Des Clapham. Tim Ripley is shown the yellow card! Des Clapham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.44
Duccio Mancini flicks a high pass forward. Des Clapham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Des Clapham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.11
Ralph Lisbie makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Lisbie shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
65.55
Alfred Formon threads a neat ball through to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Lowe. Andy Lowe plays a scrappy one-two with Ronnie Van Der Meyde and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Andy Lowe provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Rafael Teixeira had no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
73.51
Tim Power knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.14
Gillingham have made 2 substitutions with Ashley Dichio replacing Matteo Serao and Des George replacing Alfred Brighton .
81.47
Silvio Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Lisbie controls it well on his chest. Ralph Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Rafael Teixeira is on top of it.
83.35
Daniel Boyd makes a probing pass to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie makes a simple pass to Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Lowe. Andy Lowe flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ipswich Town! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
Edward Johnson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Roberts. Oleg Roberts threads a neat ball through to Ashley Dichio. Ashley Dichio skips past Silvio Campos! Ashley Dichio shoots from just inside the box but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 8 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 61.3333333333333 vs 38.6666666666667
Play Area
Home team third: 29.33%, Midfield: 41.33%, Away team third: 29.33%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Lowe of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Daniel Boyd (DEF)
6
3. Silvio Campos (DEF)
6
4. Tim Power (DEF)
6
5. Alfred Formon (DEF)
6
6. Tim Ripley (MID)
6
7. Ralph Lisbie (MID)
7
8. Neil Ritchie (MID)
6
9. Andy Lowe (ATT)
9
11. Carlton Mcleod (ATT)
6

12. Mauricio Rubio (MID)
0
13. Rio Shilton (GK)
0
0

2. Scott Lee (DEF)
5
3. Phil Mann (DEF)
6
4. Gary Hall (DEF)
5
6
7
8. Oleg Roberts (MID)
6
9. Des Clapham (ATT)
6
10. Alfred Brighton (ATT)
6
11. Matteo Serao (ATT)
7

12. Ashley Dichio (DEF)
6
13. Des George (ATT)
6
14. Corrado Negro (GK)
0