Match Report


Ipswich TownIpswich Town     Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Michael StandingM. Standing63
G
1
G
67Benoit PiresB. Pires
Seth LinekerS. Lineker74
D
2
D
65Gavin JamesG. James
Sandro De SoleS. De Sole66
D
3
D
65Robert RankinR. Rankin
Carl RankinC. Rankin55
D
4
D
63Sylvain FowlerS. Fowler
Ian PeckhamI. Peckham52
D
5
D
57Nicky ArmstrongN. Armstrong
Ivan VickersI. Vickers67
M
captain6
M
72Jonathan BellamyJ. Bellamy
Aloisio BardonA. Bardon67
M
7
M
62Niccolo HendrieN. Hendrie
David NodariD. Nodari67
M
8
M
62Billy HansenB. Hansen
Marc RummeniggeM. Rummenigge63
A
9
A
73Matt MossM. Moss
Paul DiakiteP. Diakite55
A
10captain
A
63Graeme BeckhamG. Beckham
Darius ThompsonD. Thompson47
A
11
A
55Daniel VarelaD. Varela
 
Garry TelferG. Telfer63
M
12
G
63James SummerbellJ. Summerbell
Carlos KarelseC. Karelse56
G
13
G
58Mervin MikeM. Mike
Marvin JohnsonM. Johnson55
M
14
D
56Noel HarleyN. Harley

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Queens Park Rangers. A crowd of 9,210 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Fortune.


0.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town get the match underway!
4.52
David Nodari makes a simple pass to Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Benoit Pires who gathers it comfortably.
9.22
Billy Hansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Moss. Matt Moss advances inside the box! Matt Moss tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.41
Ivan Vickers passes the ball forward to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Benoit Pires manages to gather it easily.
16.26
Ivan Vickers flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson heads the ball goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
26.42
Sylvain Fowler sees Jonathan Bellamy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Bellamy threads the ball through to Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham edges inside the box! Graeme Beckham muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Michael Standing!
30.37
Jonathan Bellamy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Moss. Matt Moss plays a quick one-two with Graeme Beckham and rushes in on goal... Matt Moss shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Michael Standing manages to keep it out.
32.28
Nicky Armstrong kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Hendrie. Niccolo Hendrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham skips past Sandro De Sole! Graeme Beckham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
33.30
Sandro De Sole kicks a strong pass forward to Aloisio Bardon. Aloisio Bardon threads the ball through to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.03
Billy Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.36
Aloisio Bardon flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Ivan Vickers knocks the ball forward to Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite plays a scrappy one-two with Darius Thompson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paul Diakite shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Benoit Pires with no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
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. Queens Park Rangers have changed their lineup with Noel Harley replacing Matt Moss. The Queens Park Rangers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Queens Park Rangers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.58
Jonathan Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Beckham collects the pass. Graeme Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Harley. Noel Harley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.45
Nicky Armstrong flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Bellamy. Jonathan Bellamy sees Noel Harley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Noel Harley edges inside the box! Noel Harley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
54.10
Aloisio Bardon makes a simple pass to Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.10
Aloisio Bardon sees space and advances. Aloisio Bardon whips in a cross ball towards Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge makes a looping header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.03
Queens Park Rangers have made a substitution with James Summerbell replacing Sylvain Fowler .
65.28
Ivan Vickers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Rummenigge but the linesman indicates offside!
66.00
David Nodari flicks a high pass forward to Marc Rummenigge who brings the ball under control. Marc Rummenigge lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Benoit Pires had no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
69.56
Showing fabulous composure, Niccolo Hendrie plays the ball forward to Noel Harley. Noel Harley lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Varela. Daniel Varela powers a header at goal. Michael Standing didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
72.57
Jonathan Bellamy runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jonathan Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Harley. Carl Rankin clumsily knocks into Noel Harley. Noel Harley appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
75.58
With imagination, Niccolo Hendrie laces a weighted ball forward to Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Harley but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.31
Aloisio Bardon chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.38
Robert Rankin brings the ball forward. Robert Rankin makes a probing pass to Noel Harley. Noel Harley knocks the ball forward to Daniel Varela but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.30
Seth Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Vickers. With vision, Ivan Vickers picks a pass forward to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge beats his man to it with a header but somehow Benoit Pires manages to keep it out.
83.17
Aloisio Bardon threads the ball through to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.34
Jonathan Bellamy hits a low pass to Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Harley. Noel Harley connects with a diving header. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
85.29
Niccolo Hendrie advances with the ball. Niccolo Hendrie finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.41
Niccolo Hendrie comes in with a late challenge on Aloisio Bardon. The referee warns Niccolo Hendrie to calm down! Aloisio Bardon stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Aloisio Bardon flicks a high pass forward to Paul Diakite who brings the ball under control. Paul Diakite knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Summerbell.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Ipswich Town

Queens Park Rangers
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
24.4%
46.3%
29.3%

Scorers
Paul Diakite 45
Darius Thompson 66
Matt Moss 9
Niccolo Hendrie 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darius Thompson of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings
1.Michael Standing (GK)
7
2.Seth Lineker (DEF)
6
3.Sandro De Sole (DEF)
6
4.Carl Rankin (DEF)
6
5.Ian Peckham (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Vickers (MID)
7
7.Aloisio Bardon (MID)
8
8.David Nodari (MID)
6
9.Marc Rummenigge (ATT)
7
10.Paul Diakite (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Darius Thompson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Garry Telfer (MID)
0
13.Carlos Karelse (GK)
0
14.Marvin Johnson (MID)
0

1.Benoit Pires (GK)
6
2.Gavin James (DEF)
6
3.Robert Rankin (DEF)
6
4.Sylvain Fowler (DEF)
6
5.Nicky Armstrong (DEF)
6
6.Jonathan Bellamy (MID)
7
7.Niccolo Hendrie (MID)goal scored
8
8.Billy Hansen (MID)
7
9.Matt Moss (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Graeme Beckham (ATT)
7
11.Daniel Varela (ATT)
6
 
12.James Summerbell (GK)
6
13.Mervin Mike (GK)
0
14.Noel Harley (DEF)
6