Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Vittorio Rustico | V. Rustico |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Moritz Wesselmann | M. Wesselmann | |||||||||
| Darius Hall | D. Hall |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Lomano Coppinger | L. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Neil Southgate | N. Southgate | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Richard Lisbie | R. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Nigel Mason | N. Mason | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Jamie Lloyd | J. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Ashley Thompson | A. Thompson | | 67 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Francis May | F. May | |||||||||
| Vitor Valente | V. Valente |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Alan Parker | A. Parker | |||||||||
| Steve Woodcock | S. Woodcock | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Roberto Segarra | R. Segarra | |||||||||
| Michael Benjamin | M. Benjamin | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Roberto Hierro | R. Hierro | |||||||||
| Paul Waters | P. Waters | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Nigel Scowcroft | N. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Paul Redknapp | P. Redknapp | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Sol Lineker | S. Lineker | |||||||||
| Danny Oliver | D. Oliver | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Thierry Goldberg | T. Goldberg | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 8,225 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Birmingham City kick off!
12.32
0-0Paul Waters clumsily knocks into Richard Lisbie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Lisbie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.54
0-0Roberto Hierro makes a simple pass to Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.15
0-0Darius Hall barges into Thierry Goldberg. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thierry Goldberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.30
0-1Francis May sees space and advances. Francis May whips in a cross ball towards Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.16
Michael Benjamin takes it forward alone. Michael Benjamin shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.10
0-1Nigel Mason advances with the ball. Nigel Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Waters. Paul Waters shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
38.14
Ashley Thompson chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Moritz Wesselmann is on top of it.
40.26
Steve Woodcock threads the ball through to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp whips in a cross ball towards Paul Waters. Paul Waters is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.34
Jamie Lloyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Hierro. Roberto Hierro sees space and advances. Roberto Hierro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Vittorio Rustico easily smothers it!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off the second half!
47.14
Steve Woodcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Waters. Paul Waters goes all the way! Paul Waters shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
54.52
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
59.31
0-1Darius Hall clumsily knocks into Sol Lineker. Darius Hall is warned by the referee! Sol Lineker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.21
Steve Woodcock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.23
0-1Michael Benjamin threads the ball through to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.17
Roberto Segarra makes a simple pass to Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
71.42
Roberto Segarra advances with the ball. Roberto Segarra plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Scowcroft and rushes in on goal... Roberto Segarra rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.37
Neil Southgate threads the ball through to Michael Benjamin. Michael Benjamin chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Waters. Paul Waters takes a shot at goal. Moritz Wesselmann easily smothers it.
73.15
Jamie Lloyd hacks Danny Oliver from behind! Jamie Lloyd is given a warning by the referee! Danny Oliver stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.08
Michael Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Waters. Paul Waters is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Moritz Wesselmann easily picks it out of the air!
78.59
Francis May threads the ball through to Sol Lineker. Sol Lineker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.24
Roberto Hierro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Goldberg. Thierry Goldberg shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Vittorio Rustico.
87.00
Jamie Lloyd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Parker. Alan Parker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Scowcroft. Nigel Scowcroft plays a perfect one-two with Thierry Goldberg and rushes in on goal... Nigel Scowcroft takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Sol Lineker 16 |