Match Report
| Newcastle United | Newcastle United |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Gareth Fortune | G. Fortune |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Michael Edworthy | M. Edworthy | |||||||||
| Adrian Bridges | A. Bridges | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Simon Thiele | S. Thiele | |||||||||
| Mitchell Vercammen | M. Vercammen |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Jamie Izzet | J. Izzet | |||||||||
| Mark Smithe | M. Smithe | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Ian Thatcher | I. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Pasquale Mazzi | P. Mazzi |  | 71 | M | | 5 | | M | 70 | | Noel Simonsen | N. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Nicolas Galadames | N. Galadames |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Gian Paolo Albonetti | G. Albonetti | |||||||||
| Dion Hendrie | D. Hendrie | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | David Philips | D. Philips | |||||||||
| Simon Barrett | S. Barrett | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Matthew Crooks | M. Crooks | |||||||||
| Kai Ziege | K. Ziege | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Eddie Westwood | E. Westwood | |||||||||
| Nikos Huistra | N. Huistra | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Morris Boateng | M. Boateng | |||||||||
| Niccolo Kitson | N. Kitson | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Glynn Craddock | G. Craddock | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 8,980 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Newcastle United and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Newcastle United and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off!
2.30
0-0Matthew Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.35
0-0Mitchell Vercammen hacks Morris Boateng from behind! Mitchell Vercammen is given a warning by the referee! Morris Boateng runs off the knock.
8.11
Simon Thiele makes a beautiful solo run. Simon Thiele surges forward with the ball. Simon Thiele knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Boateng. Morris Boateng powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.33
0-0Newcastle United are easily keeping Ipswich Town at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.17
0-0Pasquale Mazzi slams into David Philips with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! David Philips hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.09
0-0Gian Paolo Albonetti makes a simple pass to Glynn Craddock. Glynn Craddock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Westwood but he's offside!
20.00
0-0Adrian Bridges comes in with a late challenge on Glynn Craddock. The referee calls over Adrian Bridges and shows him a yellow card! Glynn Craddock runs off the knock.
21.30
0-1Ian Thatcher makes a simple pass to Noel Simonsen. Noel Simonsen decides to run forward with the ball. Noel Simonsen shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Noel Simonsen!
33.39
Jamie Izzet catches Kai Ziege on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kai Ziege hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.59
0-1Ian Thatcher kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Crooks. Matthew Crooks makes a probing pass to Morris Boateng. Morris Boateng shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
42.15
Ian Thatcher threads the ball through to David Philips. David Philips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Craddock. Glynn Craddock finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Gareth Fortune easily smothers it!
45.00
Gian Paolo Albonetti knocks the ball forward to Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood plays a perfect one-two with Morris Boateng and rushes in on goal... Eddie Westwood shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Newcastle United kicking off!
61.56
Jamie Izzet knocks the ball to his team mate, David Philips. David Philips threads the ball through to Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood knocks the ball forward to Glynn Craddock but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
63.57
Ian Thatcher kicks a strong pass forward to Gian Paolo Albonetti. Gian Paolo Albonetti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.23
David Philips decides to run forward with the ball. David Philips goes all the way! David Philips tries a spectacular strike but somehow Gareth Fortune manages to keep it out.
66.41
David Philips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Gareth Fortune is on top of it.
69.47
Dion Hendrie passes the ball forward to Nikos Huistra. Nikos Huistra finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.30
David Philips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Craddock. Glynn Craddock threads the ball through to Morris Boateng. Morris Boateng takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gareth Fortune easily smothers it!
79.19
Dion Hendrie comes in with a late challenge on Gian Paolo Albonetti. The referee calls over Dion Hendrie and shows him a yellow card! Gian Paolo Albonetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.47
Nicolas Galadames makes a simple pass to Kai Ziege. Kai Ziege plays a perfect one-two with Nikos Huistra and rushes in on goal... Kai Ziege rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.35
Newcastle United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
89.02
Noel Simonsen chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood knocks the ball forward to Morris Boateng but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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