FFO Champ, Ipswich Town vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Jul 04) Ipswich Town | Middlesbrough 5-2-0-1-2 N | 4-3-1-2 C John Read Caretaker | David Hannah | A_Patterson GK | GK A_Davies A_Tuanzebe DF | DF I_Jones O_Hutchinson AM | DF D_Fry R_Burke DF | DF R_Aguilar P_B_Diop DM | DF P_McNair G_Hirst FW | AM M_Ihattaren S_Carr DF | MF M_Crooks R_Carlos DF | MF M_Cuisance H_Clark DF | MF S_Traore S_Sensi DM | FW R_Muniz K_Nisbet FW | FW A_Pinamonti | C_Walton SUB | SUB M_Oxley M_Devetak SUB | SUB S_Whittaker L_Fomba SUB | SUB Z_Misimovic R_Insigne SUB | SUB M_Fellaini D_Burgzorg SUB | SUB G_Agbonlahor Min. 7 :(ips) O_Hutchinson steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Cuisance ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... O_Hutchinson strikes a wicked curler! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 8 :(ips) O_Hutchinson knocks the ball past the defender ... O_Hutchinson with a thundering drive! ... A_Davies with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 10 :(mid) M_Crooks with a precise ball to A_Pinamonti ... K_Nisbet tackles from behind ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 13 :(mid) D_Fry spots a team mate in space ... He finds M_Cuisance with a lovely pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Burke Min. 14 :(ips) K_Nisbet beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Fry with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 16 :(mid) R_Aguilar sidesteps R_Carlos ... S_Sensi reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 17 :(ips) G_Hirst beats R_Aguilar ... A delicate chip from G_Hirst! ... But A_Davies smothers the ball Min. 18 :(ips) S_Sensi jinks past I_Jones ... A skilful effort from S_Sensi! ... A_Davies makes a good save ... CORNER! ... A_Tuanzebe swings it in! ... A_Davies jumps well to claim it! Min. 19 :(mid) R_Aguilar gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside P_B_Diop! ... He has some space now! ... R_Aguilar with a stunning strike! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... A_Patterson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... Middlesbrough have snatched the lead! ... Ipswich Town 0-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 20 :(ips) Tactical Change by Ipswich Town ... Ipswich Town have changed their playing style to A Min. 21 :(ips) G_Hirst has a go! ... It hits the defender ... K_Nisbet collects the loose ball! ... K_Nisbet goes for the top corner! ... But A_Davies reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Davies anyway Min. 24 :(ips) A_Patterson is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 24 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: C_Walton ... COMING OFF: A_Patterson Min. 25 :(ips) R_Carlos with the nod to H_Clark ... H_Clark tries to place it in the corner! ... But it goes wide Min. 25 :(mid) M_Ihattaren gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside R_Burke! ... He has some space now! ... R_Carlos takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 26 :(ips) G_Hirst gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to O_Hutchinson ... O_Hutchinson hits a great shot! ... A_Davies won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 28 :(mid) I_Jones slips past his marker ... I_Jones with a graceful, looping effort! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Ipswich Town 0-2 Middlesbrough ... Min. 31 :(ips) R_Burke rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to G_Hirst ... G_Hirst sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Davies collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 31 :(mid) M_Crooks with the cross-field pass to R_Muniz ... R_Muniz sees C_Walton off his line! ... C_Walton makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 32 :(mid) M_Crooks spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Pinamonti! ... A_Pinamonti leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 33 :(mid) M_Crooks takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... O_Hutchinson with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 36 :(mid) I_Jones beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... What a challenge by A_Tuanzebe ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Aguilar hits it towards the far post! ... M_Ihattaren makes a firm connection with his head ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... M_Crooks floats the ball in! ... A_Tuanzebe clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 39 :(mid) M_Crooks runs at R_Burke ... He takes it past him ... H_Clark with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... David Hannah looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... M_Ihattaren knocks it forward ... R_Muniz gets on the end of it ... R_Burke plays the back pass ... C_Walton can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... S_Traore plays it towards the near post! ... A_Pinamonti loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... C_Walton with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(ips) H_Clark beats D_Fry ... He showed great skill there ... H_Clark drives the ball low! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 45 :(ips) H_Clark leaves I_Jones standing ... I_Jones goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 46 :(ips) K_Nisbet breaks free from his marker ... K_Nisbet with a scorcher of a shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 46 :(mid) R_Aguilar moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Cuisance ... Well intercepted by O_Hutchinson Min. 47 :(mid) M_Ihattaren finds M_Crooks on the edge of the box ... M_Crooks could have let it bounce! ... But C_Walton punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that C_Walton got a touch ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ipswich Town 0-2 Middlesbrough Min. 46 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a 30-yard pass to M_Ihattaren ... M_Ihattaren sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But C_Walton punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 47 :(ips) G_Hirst with an intelligent ball to O_Hutchinson ... O_Hutchinson with a scorcher of a shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 49 :(mid) R_Muniz plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... R_Muniz tries to place it in the corner! ... C_Walton with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 50 :(ips) P_B_Diop with the header on ... He finds K_Nisbet in space ... M_Ihattaren with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... David Hannah looks relieved ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... O_Hutchinson shapes to shoot ... He plays it to G_Hirst instead ... G_Hirst bears down on goal! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Ipswich Town fans sing his praises! ... Ipswich Town 1-2 Middlesbrough ... Min. 54 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with a perfectly timed run ... A great volley from A_Pinamonti! ... GOAL!! ... It was a top drawer goal ... Ipswich Town 1-3 Middlesbrough ... Min. 55 :(mid) D_Fry moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Ihattaren ... Cleaned up by A_Tuanzebe Min. 56 :(ips) K_Nisbet takes on R_Aguilar ... He runs past him ... K_Nisbet drives the shot in! ... A_Davies makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... P_B_Diop with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to R_Burke ... He knocks it goalward ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 58 :(ips) O_Hutchinson sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Tuanzebe gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Tuanzebe with the attempt at goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Davies plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 59 :(mid) R_Muniz takes possession ... What can he do here? ... Cleared by H_Clark Min. 60 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: M_Devetak ... COMING OFF: S_Carr Min. 60 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: R_Insigne ... COMING OFF: O_Hutchinson Min. 61 :(mid) M_Cuisance races into the box ... He sees R_Aguilar lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... R_Aguilar with the crafty shot! ... C_Walton drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... Ipswich Town 1-4 Middlesbrough ... Min. 62 :(ips) Tactical Change by Ipswich Town ... Ipswich Town have changed their playing style to E Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Whittaker ... COMING OFF: R_Aguilar Min. 66 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Fellaini ... COMING OFF: S_Traore Min. 69 :(mid) M_Crooks controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... M_Ihattaren gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Ihattaren tries to place it in the corner! ... C_Walton tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... R_Muniz flights it in! ... A_Tuanzebe wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: G_Agbonlahor ... COMING OFF: R_Muniz Min. 72 :(ips) P_B_Diop with a pinpoint pass to R_Carlos ... R_Carlos swings in the shot! ... A_Davies narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 81 :(mid) M_Cuisance looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Pinamonti ... R_Carlos with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 82 :(ips) G_Hirst beats P_McNair ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... I_Jones tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(mid) M_Ihattaren nutmegs S_Sensi, he continues to run forward ... G_Hirst fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 91 :(ips) G_Hirst dribbles past I_Jones ... G_Hirst curls it towards the top corner! ... A_Davies claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Could this be the start of a comeback from ? ... Ipswich Town 2-4 Middlesbrough ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Portman Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Hirst (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Hirst (50,91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Nisbet (10), O_Hutchinson (33), H_Clark (39) Injured : A_Patterson (24) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Aguilar Scorers : R_Aguilar (19,61), I_Jones (28), A_Pinamonti (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 17 | 12 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 10 | 10 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 4 Key Tackles : 10 | 1 Key Passes : 8 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ipswich Town 2 - 4 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Ipswich Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Patterson GK 24 1 1 1 30 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 A_Tuanzebe DF 1 22 14 14 20 | 94 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 56 0 14 O_Hutchinson AM 1 10 21 16 27 | 63 0 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 24 23 40 R_Burke DF 1 21 16 8 28 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 15 18 P_B_Diop DM 1 14 20 3 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 G_Hirst FW 1 5 13 21 23 | 94 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 54 58 S_Carr DF 1 18 12 6 29 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Carlos DF 1 18 17 13 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 14 15 H_Clark DF 1 20 14 8 29 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14 -2 34 S_Sensi DM 1 15 20 13 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 15 K_Nisbet FW 1 4 15 21 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 17 C_Walton GK 19 1 1 1 29 | 70 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 M_Devetak DF 1 16 13 5 28 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Fomba MF 1 14 17 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Insigne AM 1 6 19 15 18 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Burgzorg FW 1 9 13 15 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 22 16 12 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 0 40 D_Fry DF 1 22 14 8 29 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 R_Aguilar DF 1 21 14 7 26 | 68 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17 100 P_McNair DF 1 21 13 12 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ihattaren AM 1 7 19 15 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 37 M_Crooks MF 1 12 20 11 24 | 94 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 17 M_Cuisance MF 1 4 20 14 21 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 S_Traore MF 1 14 20 13 22 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Muniz FW 1 8 17 22 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 15 21 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 M_Oxley GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Whittaker DF 1 19 15 4 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Misimovic AM 1 10 18 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Fellaini MF 1 12 18 11 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Agbonlahor FW 1 9 15 18 29 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1751646678 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40