Match Report


Ipswich TownIpswich Town     WalsallWalsall
John MillerJohn Miller Computer Player Computer Player
Steffen SchnellingerS. Schnellinger70
G
1captain
G
73Eoin BrandE. Brand
Nwankwo BeckhamN. Beckham55
D
2
D
68Pier G. PiacentiniP. Piacentini
Paul RitchieP. Ritchie61
D
3
D
67Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio
Gavin OakleyG. Oakley55
D
4
D
63Stephen HurstS. Hurst
Matt FormonM. Formon67
M
captain5
D
63Brendan LampardB. Lampard
Greg DyerG. Dyer58
M
6
M
72Arthur HapgoodA. Hapgood
Dave TolleyD. Tolley57
M
7
M
71Morris SeamanM. Seaman
Paul HurstP. Hurst60
M
8
M
70Rafael MartinR. Martin
Julian StockdaleJ. Stockdale62
A
9
A
71Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi
Cesare BrambillaC. Brambilla64
A
10
A
71Pierpaolo PaschettaP. Paschetta
Ighli PegoloI. Pegolo67
A
11
A
65Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin
 
Morris MurrinM. Murrin55
D
12
A
59Teddy DoddT. Dodd
Lee MossL. Moss54
M
13
M
59Edward MillsE. Mills
Nicholas SmitheN. Smithe57
A
14
D
58Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Walsall. A crowd of 9,841 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Clemence.


0.00
Walsall kick off and get the match underway!
2.25
Rafael Martin threads the ball through to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Pier G. Piacentini picks a pass forward to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nwankwo Beckham.
10.35
Greg Dyer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Greg Dyer tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
12.28
Pierpaolo Paschetta clumsily knocks into Paul Hurst. Pierpaolo Paschetta is shown the yellow card! Paul Hurst stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.20
Morris Seaman barges into Greg Dyer. The referee brings Morris Seaman to one side and gives him a warning! Greg Dyer runs off the knock.
18.51
Morris Seaman darts forward. Morris Seaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Ritchie.
20.48
Pierpaolo Paschetta flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Hapgood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arthur Hapgood finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Steffen Schnellinger!
21.17
Stephen Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman makes a probing pass to Pierpaolo Paschetta but he's offside!
22.43
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.30
Paul Ritchie threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Beckham. Nwankwo Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Julian Stockdale who takes it down. Julian Stockdale lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Formon. Matt Formon connects with a diving header but Eoin Brand is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
27.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Pier G. Piacentini plays the ball forward to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood threads a neat ball through to Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.58
Kewullay Di Livio knocks the ball forward to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood decides to run forward with the ball. Arthur Hapgood knocks in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Steffen Schnellinger is on top of it.
32.48
Rafael Martin makes a simple pass to Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Steffen Schnellinger. Excellent save.
34.12
Stephen Hurst knocks the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Paul Ritchie is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
35.45
Arthur Hapgood takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Ighli Pegolo chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
40.02
Morris Seaman threads a neat ball through to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood puts a great ball through but Pierpaolo Paschetta is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
42.06
Dave Tolley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo whips in a cross ball towards Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ipswich Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.01
Nwankwo Beckham catches Rafael Martin on the ankles. The referee calls over Nwankwo Beckham and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Martin stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.40
Oscar Jr. Gissi threads the ball through to Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman finds some space and shoots from distance but Steffen Schnellinger is on top of it.
57.14
Rafael Martin flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Hapgood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arthur Hapgood tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
60.51
Walsall have made a substitution with Teddy Dodd replacing Pier G. Piacentini .
61.59
Greg Dyer hits a low pass to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
65.48
Stephen Hurst threads a neat ball through to Rafael Martin. Rafael Martin chips the ball to his team mate, Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.11
Nwankwo Beckham takes it forward alone. Nwankwo Beckham threads a neat ball through to Julian Stockdale. Julian Stockdale deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Hurst but the linesman indicates offside!
71.07
Nwankwo Beckham flicks a high ball forward to Greg Dyer who takes it down. Greg Dyer knocks the ball forward to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla makes a probing pass between the defence to Ighli Pegolo. Kewullay Di Livio hacks Ighli Pegolo from behind! Ighli Pegolo appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
73.25
Stephen Hurst barges into Ighli Pegolo. The referee warns Stephen Hurst to calm down! Ighli Pegolo stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.21
Ipswich Town have made 2 substitutions with Lee Moss replacing Dave Tolley and Nicholas Smithe replacing Cesare Brambilla .
81.17
Brendan Lampard knocks the ball forward to Stephen Hurst. Stephen Hurst flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Benjamin who takes it down. Brendan Benjamin shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.09
Gavin Oakley flicks a high pass forward to Matt Formon who brings the ball under control. Matt Formon sees Julian Stockdale in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.20
Nwankwo Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Smithe. Nicholas Smithe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Hurst.
87.14
Walsall are dictating the run of play here today.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ipswich Town

Walsall
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
32.9%
42.5%
24.7%

Scorers
Brendan Benjamin 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brendan Benjamin of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Steffen Schnellinger (GK)
8
2.Nwankwo Beckham (DEF)yellow card
7
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
7
4.Gavin Oakley (DEF)
6
5.Matt Formon (MID)
6
6.Greg Dyer (MID)
7
7.Dave Tolley (MID)
6
8.Paul Hurst (MID)
6
9.Julian Stockdale (ATT)
6
10.Cesare Brambilla (ATT)
6
11.Ighli Pegolo (ATT)
7
 
12.Morris Murrin (DEF)
0
13.Lee Moss (MID)
6
14.Nicholas Smithe (ATT)
6

1.Eoin Brand (GK)
6
2.Pier G. Piacentini (DEF)
6
3.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Hurst (DEF)
7
5.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
6
6.Arthur Hapgood (MID)
7
7.Morris Seaman (MID)
7
8.Rafael Martin (MID)
8
9.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)
7
10.Pierpaolo Paschetta (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Teddy Dodd (ATT)
6
13.Edward Mills (MID)
0
14.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
0