Match Report


Ipswich TownIpswich Town     Leicester CityLeicester City
John MillerJohn Miller Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Steffen SchnellingerS. Schnellinger70
G
1
G
72Sebastian RomanS. Roman
Marcos RodriquezM. Rodriquez66
D
2
D
74Scott MoffatS. Moffat
Paul RitchieP. Ritchie61
D
3
D
66Teddy SinclairT. Sinclair
Eddie DaviesE. Davies61
D
4
D
70Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro
Matt FormonM. Formon67
M
captain5captain
D
72Helder SantosH. Santos
Greg DyerG. Dyer58
M
6
M
78Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin
Dave TolleyD. Tolley57
M
7
M
77Andy GemmillA. Gemmill
Tommy MonkT. Monk66
M
8
A
77Bart AlberdaB. Alberda
Julian StockdaleJ. Stockdale60
A
9
A
72Frank HenryF. Henry
Cesare BrambillaC. Brambilla64
A
10
A
73Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington
Ighli PegoloI. Pegolo67
A
11
A
74Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson
 
Gavin OakleyG. Oakley55
D
12
A
69Marc DoddM. Dodd
Paul HurstP. Hurst59
M
13
M
69Gavin BradyG. Brady
Yohan LamaY. Lama32
A
14
D
72Gary RaeG. Rae

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 8,017 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Moffat.


0.00
Ipswich Town get the match underway!
2.25
Paul Ritchie makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Ritchie makes a simple pass to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Moffat.
3.37
Helder Santos flicks a high pass forward. Andy Gemmill controls it well on his chest. Andy Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
6.43
Greg Dyer sees space and advances. Greg Dyer knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Stockdale. With a superhuman jump, Julian Stockdale connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
9.58
Teddy Sinclair barges into Ighli Pegolo. The referee calls over Teddy Sinclair and shows him a yellow card! Ighli Pegolo runs off the knock.
10.49
Andy Gemmill flicks a high pass forward to Sveinn Ingólfsson who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Sveinn Ingólfsson plays the ball forward to Bart Alberda who has made a great run into the box. Eddie Davies comes in with a late challenge on Bart Alberda. Penalty for Leicester City!!
10.49
The referee points to the spot..
11.09
Frank Henry takes a stuttering run up and fires a shot towards the top of the net, but it hits the crossbar and goes over!
14.11
Andy Gemmill catches Eddie Davies on the ankles. Andy Gemmill is shown the yellow card! Eddie Davies runs off the knock.
16.06
Andy Gemmill sees Frank Henry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frank Henry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
18.14
Eddie Davies sees space and advances. Eddie Davies passes the ball forward to Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale whips in a cross ball towards Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.02
Andy Gemmill sees a break and surges forward. Andy Gemmill plays a scrappy one-two with Frank Henry and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Andy Gemmill provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.37
Teddy Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Hopkin. Without breaking stride, Stuart Hopkin plays the ball forward to Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson advances inside the box! Paul Ritchie barges into Sveinn Ingólfsson. Penalty not given!!
28.49
Tommy Monk flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Pegolo controls it well on his chest. Ighli Pegolo knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Sebastian Roman effortlessly punches it away to safety.
30.13
Andy Gemmill threads the ball through to Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
33.04
Andy Gemmill threads the ball through to Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin edges inside the box! Stuart Hopkin rockets a shot on goal. The ball cannons off Matt Formon, smacking the crossbar and looping into the crowd.
34.32
Corner kick to Leicester City. Bart Alberda plays it short to Scott Moffat. Scott Moffat chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Steffen Schnellinger jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
36.26
Dave Tolley flicks a high pass forward to Julian Stockdale who brings the ball under control. Julian Stockdale shoots from outside the area but Sebastian Roman is on top of it.
38.22
Scott Moffat hits a low pass to Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington whips in a cross ball towards Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Steffen Schnellinger.
39.05
Teddy Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leicester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Leicester City kick off!
48.53
Teddy Sinclair hacks Cesare Brambilla from behind! The referee warns Teddy Sinclair to calm down! Cesare Brambilla runs off the knock.
54.21
Stuart Hopkin threads the ball through to Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington sees Stuart Hopkin just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Hopkin strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but is denied by Steffen Schnellinger. Excellent save.
69.41
Andy Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.02
Dave Tolley chips the ball to his team mate, Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla lofts in a cross ball towards Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
73.28
Andy Gemmill sees Stuart Hopkin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Hopkin knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Steffen Schnellinger.
74.43
Corner kick to Leicester City. Bart Alberda plays it to the near post. Scott Moffat comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Eddie Davies is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
77.11
Ipswich Town have made a substitution with Paul Hurst replacing Tommy Monk .
78.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Rodrigo Pinheiro plays the ball forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Hopkin but the referee indicates it's offside!
79.48
Greg Dyer threads a neat ball through to Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Pinheiro.
81.25
Dave Tolley sees Julian Stockdale in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Stockdale shoots from outside the area. Sebastian Roman effortlessly gets down and covers it.
83.23
Stuart Hopkin flicks a high ball forward to Nicholas Etherington who gracefully takes it down. Nicholas Etherington kicks a strong pass forward to Sveinn Ingólfsson but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ipswich Town

Leicester City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
31.1%
45.9%
23%

Scorers
Cesare Brambilla 18
Andy Gemmill 21
Nicholas Etherington 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Gemmill of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Steffen Schnellinger (GK)
7
2.Marcos Rodriquez (DEF)
6
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Davies (DEF)
7
5.Matt Formon (MID)
6
6.Greg Dyer (MID)
6
7.Dave Tolley (MID)
6
8.Tommy Monk (MID)
6
9.Julian Stockdale (ATT)
7
10.Cesare Brambilla (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Ighli Pegolo (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Oakley (DEF)
0
13.Paul Hurst (MID)
6
14.Yohan Lama (ATT)
0

1.Sebastian Roman (GK)
8
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Teddy Sinclair (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
6
5.Helder Santos (DEF)
6
6.Stuart Hopkin (MID)
7
7.Andy Gemmill (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Bart Alberda (ATT)
6
9.Frank Henry (ATT)
6
10.Nicholas Etherington (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Sveinn Ingólfsson (ATT)
7
 
12.Marc Dodd (ATT)
0
13.Gavin Brady (MID)
0
14.Gary Rae (DEF)
0