Match Report


Ipswich TownIpswich Town     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Christian PrantlC. Prantl59
G
1captain
G
55Jermaine SimonsenJ. Simonsen
Daniel BoydD. Boyd58
D
2
D
55Nwankwo GascoigneN. Gascoigne
Seth RobertsS. Roberts56
D
3
D
55Lomano DrydenL. Dryden
Wayne MorrisW. Morris51
D
4
D
50Marc BeckM. Beck
Tim PowerT. Power41
D
5
D
49Nico ArndtN. Arndt
Tim RipleyT. Ripley61
M
6
M
63Tim MasonT. Mason
Ralph LisbieR. Lisbie59
M
captain7
M
55Bert Van GalenB. Van Galen
Mauricio RubioM. Rubio57
M
8
M
54Ivar VierklauI. Vierklau
Joao FariaJ. Faria68
A
9
A
54Stephen MarrS. Marr
Ronnie Van Der MeydeR. Van Der Meyde63
A
10
A
53Albert LopezA. Lopez
Hugo TavaresH. Tavares61
A
11
A
52Alexander BoltonA. Bolton
 
Brendan ByrneB. Byrne55
M
12
M
54David RodgersD. Rodgers
Kelvin HurstK. Hurst48
A
13
A
50Jonathan NewtonJ. Newton
Glynn BurbageG. Burbage45
M
14
D
48Jan SchröderJ. Schröder

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 8,513 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Ipswich Town and Huddersfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Carrick.


0.00
Ipswich Town get the match underway!
2.40
Tim Ripley hacks Nico Arndt from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nico Arndt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.10
Seth Roberts comes in with a late challenge on Ivar Vierklau. The referee calls over Seth Roberts and warns him to calm down! Ivar Vierklau stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.08
Ralph Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Van Der Meyde holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Van Der Meyde controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Ipswich Town are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
6.27
Without breaking stride, Tim Mason plays the ball forward to Alexander Bolton. Alexander Bolton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Prantl who gathers it comfortably.
8.31
Wayne Morris flicks a high pass forward. Tim Ripley collects the pass. Tim Ripley sees a break and surges forward. Tim Ripley knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Jermaine Simonsen!
9.16
Ralph Lisbie catches Bert Van Galen on the ankles. The referee warns Ralph Lisbie to calm down! Bert Van Galen runs off the knock.
10.20
Tim Power knocks the ball forward to Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.15
Wayne Morris chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Roberts. With some swift thinking, Seth Roberts plays the ball forward to Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
16.10
Seth Roberts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Faria. Joao Faria shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.24
Without breaking stride, Ronnie Van Der Meyde plays the ball forward to Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.06
With some swift thinking, Ralph Lisbie plays the ball forward to Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ronnie Van Der Meyde!
27.29
Ralph Lisbie passes the ball forward to Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
28.43
Tim Mason hacks Mauricio Rubio from behind! Tim Mason is warned by the referee! Mauricio Rubio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Tim Ripley plays the ball forward to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
39.42
Wayne Morris hacks Albert Lopez from behind! The referee warns Wayne Morris to calm down! Albert Lopez stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.23
Marc Beck knocks the ball to his team mate, Bert Van Galen. Bert Van Galen hits a low pass to Ivar Vierklau. Ivar Vierklau runs straight at the defence! Ivar Vierklau strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.09
Wayne Morris hits a low pass to Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio hits a low pass to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
Tim Mason laces a weighted ball forward to Alexander Bolton. Alexander Bolton rushes past Seth Roberts! Alexander Bolton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town have changed their lineup with David Rodgers replacing Nico Arndt.

45.00
The second half starts with Huddersfield Town kicking off!
47.26
Seth Roberts threads the ball through to Ralph Lisbie. Ralph Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Tavares collects the pass. Hugo Tavares tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
48.58
Tim Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bert Van Galen. With some swift thinking, Bert Van Galen plays the ball forward to Albert Lopez. Albert Lopez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
57.49
Mauricio Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Beck.
59.15
Tim Power catches Stephen Marr on the ankles. The referee calls over Tim Power and warns him to calm down! Stephen Marr stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.52
Huddersfield Town have made a substitution with Jan Schröder replacing Stephen Marr .
66.15
Bert Van Galen hacks Ralph Lisbie from behind! Bert Van Galen is shown the yellow card! Ralph Lisbie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.46
Tim Mason hits a low pass to Jan Schröder. Jan Schröder cuts inside the box! Jan Schröder comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Christian Prantl gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
69.00
Daniel Boyd hits a low pass to Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio darts forward. Mauricio Rubio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.39
Without breaking stride, Tim Mason plays the ball forward to Ivar Vierklau. Ivar Vierklau flicks a high ball forward to Jan Schröder who takes it down. Jan Schröder runs straight at the defence! Jan Schröder side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
75.58
Daniel Boyd pushes mid-way up the pitch. Daniel Boyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Jermaine Simonsen. Excellent save.
78.06
Mauricio Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Joao Faria. Joao Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde beats his man to it with a header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.32
Ralph Lisbie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Ripley. Tim Ripley rushes past David Rodgers! Some silky footwork from Tim Ripley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
81.08
Jan Schröder barges into Daniel Boyd. The referee calls over Jan Schröder and warns him to calm down! Daniel Boyd runs off the knock.
85.32
Mauricio Rubio hits a low pass to Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but Marc Beck is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ipswich Town

Huddersfield Town
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
27%
42.7%
30.3%

Scorers
Ronnie Van Der Meyde 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ronnie Van Der Meyde of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings
1.Christian Prantl (GK)
6
2.Daniel Boyd (DEF)
7
3.Seth Roberts (DEF)
6
4.Wayne Morris (DEF)
6
5.Tim Power (DEF)
6
6.Tim Ripley (MID)yellow card
7
7.Ralph Lisbie (MID)
7
8.Mauricio Rubio (MID)
9
9.Joao Faria (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Van Der Meyde (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Hugo Tavares (ATT)
6
 
12.Brendan Byrne (MID)
0
13.Kelvin Hurst (ATT)
0
14.Glynn Burbage (MID)
0

1.Jermaine Simonsen (GK)
8
2.Nwankwo Gascoigne (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Dryden (DEF)
7
4.Marc Beck (DEF)
6
5.Nico Arndt (DEF)
6
6.Tim Mason (MID)
8
7.Bert Van Galen (MID)yellow card
6
8.Ivar Vierklau (MID)
7
9.Stephen Marr (ATT)
6
10.Albert Lopez (ATT)
6
11.Alexander Bolton (ATT)
6
 
12.David Rodgers (MID)
6
13.Jonathan Newton (ATT)
0
14.Jan Schröder (DEF)
7