Match Report
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Angelo Eggimann | A. Eggimann |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Joao Costa | J. Costa | |||||||||
| Darren Carlton | D. Carlton |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Carl Palmer | C. Palmer | |||||||||
| Garry Mcallister | G. Mcallister |  | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Ruben Soares | R. Soares | |||||||||
| Richard Brown | R. Brown | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Stephen Izzet | S. Izzet | |||||||||
| Niels Hermans | N. Hermans |  | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Ian Lineker | I. Lineker | |||||||||
| Dion Hall | D. Hall | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | James Bramble | J. Bramble | |||||||||
| Gary Collins | G. Collins | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Max Carter | M. Carter | |||||||||
| Bakary Erler | B. Erler |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Marvin Cooke | M. Cooke | |||||||||
| Alex Valenza | A. Valenza | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Stephen Marsden | S. Marsden | |||||||||
| Zinedine Dugarry | Z. Dugarry | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Daniel Riggott | D. Riggott | |||||||||
| Marcus Shearer | M. Shearer | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Dietmar Schönenborn | D. Schönenborn | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,225 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ipswich Town and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Ipswich Town and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Bradford City start the match!
6.30
0-0Gary Collins brings the ball forward. Gary Collins tries a spectacular long range effort. Joao Costa easily smothers it.
9.53
Stephen Marsden passes the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
10.53
0-0Marvin Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.00
Richard Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Collins. Gary Collins sees space and advances. Gary Collins knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Izzet.
18.05
0-0Marvin Cooke threads the ball through to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
22.42
Carl Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to James Bramble. James Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Mcallister.
24.24
Ruben Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Max Carter. Max Carter makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Mcallister.
27.11
0-0Alex Valenza barges into James Bramble. Alex Valenza is warned by the referee! James Bramble stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.23
1-0Bakary Erler knocks the ball forward to Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer goes all the way! Marcus Shearer rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Joao Costa has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.26
Garry Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bakary Erler. Bakary Erler sees space and advances. Bakary Erler plays a perfect one-two with Zinedine Dugarry and rushes in on goal... Bakary Erler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.51
Richard Brown makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Valenza. Alex Valenza sees a break and surges forward. Alex Valenza lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Shearer. Marcus Shearer directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
39.21
James Bramble barges into Alex Valenza. The referee calls over James Bramble and warns him to calm down! Alex Valenza stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.37
1-0Bradford City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Ipswich Town start the second half!
49.44
James Bramble catches Alex Valenza on the ankles. James Bramble is warned by the referee again! Alex Valenza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.26
Darren Carlton makes a simple pass to Bakary Erler. Bakary Erler sees a break and surges forward. Bakary Erler tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.27
Ian Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Marvin Cooke. Marvin Cooke passes the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.16
Bradford City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Ipswich Town's defence.
79.06
Marvin Cooke passes the ball forward to Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott threads the ball through to Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.16
Stephen Izzet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Bramble. James Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Riggott. Daniel Riggott directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Carl Palmer passes the ball forward to Stephen Marsden. Stephen Marsden chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Schönenborn. Dietmar Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Angelo Eggimann who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
28.9%
50.6%
20.5%
Scorers