Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Swansea City | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Christopher George | Christopher George | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jermaine Aloisi | J. Aloisi |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Michael Hackworth | M. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Fabian Kitzinger | F. Kitzinger |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 |  | Hugo Prieto | H. Prieto | |||||||||
| Sami Salminen | S. Salminen |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Niccolo Philips | N. Philips | |||||||||
| Jose Antonio Russo | J. Russo |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 |  | Nicolas Schnellinger | N. Schnellinger | |||||||||
| Colin Mason | C. Mason |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 |  | Niclas Dahlin | N. Dahlin | |||||||||
| Matt Strachan | M. Strachan | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 34 |  | Pasquale Zanchi | P. Zanchi | |||||||||
| Anders Gravesen | A. Gravesen |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Rodney Schulpen | R. Schulpen | |||||||||
| Eddy Carisso | E. Carisso |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Greg Burbage | G. Burbage | |||||||||
| Corentin Gillet | C. Gillet | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Aloisio Peyrlade | A. Peyrlade | |||||||||
| Trevor Philips | T. Philips | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Malcolm Riza | M. Riza | |||||||||
| Jody Taylor | J. Taylor | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Steve Cope | S. Cope | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 9,930 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Swansea City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Swansea City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Swansea City kick off the first half!
4.56
0-0Fabian Kitzinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddy Carisso. Eddy Carisso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.46
0-0Jose Antonio Russo barges into Malcolm Riza. Jose Antonio Russo is shown the yellow card! Malcolm Riza stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.51
Jose Antonio Russo passes the ball forward to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
20.27
0-0Pasquale Zanchi makes a simple pass to Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jermaine Aloisi who gathers it comfortably.
21.44
Anders Gravesen passes the ball forward to Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips lofts in a cross ball towards Jody Taylor. Jody Taylor is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.26
0-0Steve Cope clumsily knocks into Sami Salminen. Steve Cope is warned by the referee! Sami Salminen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.05
Matt Strachan chips the ball to his team mate, Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.33
Malcolm Riza comes in with a late challenge on Sami Salminen. Malcolm Riza is given a warning by the referee! Sami Salminen gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
27.33
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.23
0-0Nicolas Schnellinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodney Schulpen. Rodney Schulpen threads the ball through to Steve Cope. Steve Cope goes all the way! Steve Cope shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Jermaine Aloisi manages to keep it out.
30.45
Matt Strachan passes the ball forward to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.23
Rodney Schulpen knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Cope. Steve Cope knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Antonio Russo.
38.36
1-0Matt Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips goes all the way! Trevor Philips shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.51
Eddy Carisso knocks the ball to his team mate, Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet goes all the way! Corentin Gillet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off and get the second half underway!
51.16
Fabian Kitzinger makes a simple pass to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan makes a probing pass to Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips threads the ball through to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
54.23
Greg Burbage advances with the ball. Greg Burbage knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Cope. Steve Cope directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.31
Swansea City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
60.19
Matt Strachan passes the ball forward to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet goes all the way! Corentin Gillet takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.01
Jose Antonio Russo surges forward with the ball. Jose Antonio Russo passes the ball forward to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.24
Niclas Dahlin makes a simple pass to Rodney Schulpen. Rodney Schulpen kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Cope. Steve Cope knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.05
Nicolas Schnellinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodney Schulpen. Rodney Schulpen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Cope. Steve Cope whips in a cross ball towards Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
72.53
Anders Gravesen threads the ball through to Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips plays a perfect one-two with Corentin Gillet and rushes in on goal... Trevor Philips cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
75.27
Fabian Kitzinger makes a simple pass to Matt Strachan. Matt Strachan threads the ball through to Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Michael Hackworth manages to gather it comfortably.
79.15
Niclas Dahlin sees space and advances. Niclas Dahlin brings the ball forward. Niclas Dahlin makes a probing pass to Steve Cope. Steve Cope shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.25
1-0Sami Salminen makes a probing pass to Anders Gravesen. Anders Gravesen passes the ball forward to Trevor Philips. Trevor Philips deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jody Taylor but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Eddy Carisso flicks the ball to his team mate, Corentin Gillet. Corentin Gillet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
31.2%
41.2%
27.5%
Scorers