Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Marsden | R. Marsden |  | 40 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Marc Banks | M. Banks | |||||||||
| Francis Weaver | F. Weaver | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 |  | Anton Nordwald | A. Nordwald | |||||||||
| Darren Carlton | D. Carlton | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Andy Best | A. Best | |||||||||
| Richard Brown | R. Brown | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Leon Goldberg | L. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Oberdan Ripa | O. Ripa |  | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Rio Brooking | R. Brooking | |||||||||
| John Oakes | J. Oakes | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Teddy Williamson | T. Williamson | |||||||||
| Nicky Higginbotham | N. Higginbotham | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 39 | | Luke Kitson | L. Kitson | |||||||||
| Daniel Andrews | D. Andrews | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 36 | | Stan Wise | S. Wise | |||||||||
| Graeme Taylor | G. Taylor | | 43 | M | | 9 | | M | 35 | | Ivan Roberts | I. Roberts | |||||||||
| Marcus Shearer | M. Shearer | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | David Simonsen | D. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Thierry Copping | T. Copping | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Tommy Gower | T. Gower | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Southampton. A crowd of 4,558 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Southampton are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Southampton are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off!
3.31
0-0Darren Carlton kicks a strong pass forward to Nicky Higginbotham. Nicky Higginbotham chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
8.01
Nicky Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer goes all the way! Marcus Shearer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Marc Banks.
10.08
0-0Daniel Andrews chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.19
0-0Stan Wise kicks a strong pass forward to David Simonsen. David Simonsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.20
0-0Stan Wise barges into Daniel Andrews. Stan Wise is warned by the referee! Daniel Andrews runs off the knock.
22.10
0-0Darren Carlton barges into David Simonsen. Darren Carlton is shown the yellow card! David Simonsen gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.20
Andy Best deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Teddy Williamson. Teddy Williamson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Gower. Tommy Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.29
0-0Nicky Higginbotham makes a beautiful solo run. Nicky Higginbotham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Shearer but he's offside!
33.12
Daniel Andrews deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.06
Ivan Roberts advances with the ball. Ivan Roberts knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Gower. Tommy Gower connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.19
Luke Kitson knocks the ball forward to Tommy Gower. Tommy Gower goes all the way! Tommy Gower shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton kick off!
47.54
Darren Carlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Higginbotham. Nicky Higginbotham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Copping. Thierry Copping whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.40
Nicky Higginbotham makes a beautiful solo run. Nicky Higginbotham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Banks who gathers it comfortably.
51.14
Darren Carlton knocks the ball forward to Nicky Higginbotham. Nicky Higginbotham takes it forward alone. Nicky Higginbotham shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.14
Luke Kitson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Gower. Tommy Gower knocks in a cross ball towards David Simonsen. David Simonsen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.48
1-0Nicky Higginbotham takes it forward alone. Nicky Higginbotham shoots from 20 yards. It's there!! Marc Banks has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.42
Ivan Roberts catches Darren Carlton on the ankles. Ivan Roberts is given a warning by the referee! Darren Carlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.14
Richard Brown makes a probing pass to Nicky Higginbotham. Nicky Higginbotham sees a break and surges forward. Nicky Higginbotham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Banks who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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