Match Report


Ipswich TownIpswich Town     Grimsby TownGrimsby Town
Computer Player Computer Player Davis Kalkerts Davis Kalkerts
Malcolm ScowcroftM. Scowcroft61
G
1
G
45Wayne BrandW. Brand
Oberdan CarusoO. Caruso69
D
2
D
58Robert HuckerbyR. Huckerby
Florian EderF. Eder58
D
3
D
50Patrick CutlerP. Cutler
Thierry VenusT. Venus53
D
4
D
46Syd Le TissierS. Le Tissier
Nigel GordonN. Gordon47
D
5
M
59Hugo LeonH. Leon
Nwankwo HaynesN. Haynes63
M
6
M
49Eoin Lua-LuaE. Lua-Lua
Shaun DoddS. Dodd54
M
captain7
M
50Colin FerdinandC. Ferdinand
Vitor FariaV. Faria57
A
8
M
44James SouthgateJ. Southgate
Juan RuizJ. Ruiz55
A
9
A
67Danny FinneyD. Finney
Tommy HibbsT. Hibbs55
A
10captain
A
53Nicholas MidgleyN. Midgley
Darren GreavesD. Greaves54
A
11
A
47Ben BastinB. Bastin
 
Martin VickersM. Vickers50
M
12
D
46Joe SummerbellJ. Summerbell
Robbie JacksonR. Jackson50
G
13
D
42Norman StampN. Stamp
Gaspar CamposG. Campos50
G
14
A
39Seth JamesS. James

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Portman Road where Ipswich Town play host to Grimsby Town. A crowd of 4,693 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Ipswich Town are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Grimsby Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Gilchrist.


0.00
Ipswich Town get the match underway!
6.39
Hugo Leon hits a low pass to Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Bastin. Ben Bastin heads the ball goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
9.58
Robert Huckerby knocks the ball forward to Colin Ferdinand. Colin Ferdinand flicks a high ball forward to Danny Finney who takes it down. Danny Finney knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Thierry Venus.
12.38
Hugo Leon hits a low pass to Danny Finney. Danny Finney finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.06
Nwankwo Haynes makes a simple pass to Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Wayne Brand!
16.21
Eoin Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Ben Bastin. Ben Bastin shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
18.51
Shaun Dodd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
20.10
Shaun Dodd threads the ball through to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs tries a spectacular strike. Wayne Brand gets down and covers it.
21.55
James Southgate flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Midgley controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Midgley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malcolm Scowcroft who gathers it comfortably.
22.07
James Southgate makes a probing pass to Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Thierry Venus.
24.24
Nigel Gordon gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Darren Greaves shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Wayne Brand had no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
28.19
Shaun Dodd hacks Colin Ferdinand from behind! The referee calls over Shaun Dodd and shows him a yellow card! Colin Ferdinand stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.33
Florian Eder pushes mid-way up the pitch. Florian Eder makes a simple pass to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Juan Ruiz is offside!
38.50
Florian Eder threads a neat ball through to Shaun Dodd. With imagination, Shaun Dodd plays the ball forward to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz plays a scrappy one-two with Tommy Hibbs and stumbles forward towards the goal... Juan Ruiz strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Juan Ruiz scores for Ipswich Town!!
42.01
Oberdan Caruso flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Dodd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Shaun Dodd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Syd Le Tissier.
44.53
Shaun Dodd makes a simple pass to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Syd Le Tissier powers a long ball forward. Nicholas Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Ben Bastin. Ben Bastin 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. Grimsby Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Grimsby Town get the second half underway!
59.29
Florian Eder makes a strong solo run forward. Florian Eder hits a low pass to Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.16
Eoin Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Ben Bastin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ben Bastin whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.29
Eoin Lua-Lua hits a low pass to Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Ben Bastin. Ben Bastin makes a looping header on goal. Malcolm Scowcroft is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
69.50
Shaun Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Hibbs controls it well on his chest. Tommy Hibbs tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.30
James Southgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Finney. Danny Finney shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.12
Thierry Venus flicks a high ball forward to Nwankwo Haynes who takes it down. Nwankwo Haynes kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz rushes past Robert Huckerby! Juan Ruiz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Wayne Brand with no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
77.39
Robert Huckerby hacks Darren Greaves from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Greaves runs off the knock.
79.13
James Southgate threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Finney. Danny Finney flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.04
Eoin Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malcolm Scowcroft who gathers it comfortably.
85.05
Eoin Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ben Bastin. Ben Bastin runs straight at the defence! Ben Bastin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Malcolm Scowcroft. What a great pair of hands!
87.35
Florian Eder chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Dodd. Shaun Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Hibbs controls it well on his chest. Tommy Hibbs shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
89.22
Robert Huckerby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Ferdinand. Colin Ferdinand kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Finney. Danny Finney lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Colin Ferdinand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Finney. Danny Finney makes a simple pass, allowing Ben Bastin to run into the box. Ben Bastin comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Ipswich Town

Grimsby Town
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
30.3%
43.8%
25.8%

Scorers
Darren Greaves 24
Juan Ruiz 38, 73
Ben Bastin 66, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Ruiz of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings
1.Malcolm Scowcroft (GK)
6
2.Oberdan Caruso (DEF)
6
3.Florian Eder (DEF)
7
4.Thierry Venus (DEF)
6
5.Nigel Gordon (DEF)
6
6.Nwankwo Haynes (MID)
7
7.Shaun Dodd (MID)yellow card
7
8.Vitor Faria (ATT)
6
9.Juan Ruiz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Tommy Hibbs (ATT)
7
11.Darren Greaves (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Martin Vickers (MID)
0
13.Robbie Jackson (GK)
0
14.Gaspar Campos (GK)
0

1.Wayne Brand (GK)
6
2.Robert Huckerby (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Patrick Cutler (DEF)
6
4.Syd Le Tissier (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Leon (MID)
6
6.Eoin Lua-Lua (MID)
7
7.Colin Ferdinand (MID)
6
8.James Southgate (MID)
6
9.Danny Finney (ATT)
6
10.Nicholas Midgley (ATT)
7
11.Ben Bastin (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Joe Summerbell (DEF)
0
13.Norman Stamp (DEF)
0
14.Seth James (ATT)
0