FFO Champ, Ipswich Town vs. Sheffield United (Fri Jul 25) Ipswich Town | Sheffield United 5-2-0-2-1 C | 5-3-2 A John Read Caretaker | Dave Thacker Caretaker | A_Patterson GK | GK J_Urbig A_Tuanzebe DF | DF C_Cresswell O_Hutchinson AM | DF J_Foyth R_Burke DF | DF J_Bagan P_B_Diop DM | DF M_Sykes G_Hirst FW | DF J_Boateng J_Cooper DF | MF M_Asensio R_Carlos DF | MF G_Lovre H_Clark DF | MF A_Diawara S_Sensi DM | FW D_Drogba R_Insigne AM | FW C_Jerome | C_Walton SUB | SUB T_Ernst M_Devetak SUB | SUB K_Naughton L_Fomba SUB | SUB J_Mascherano J_Payne SUB | SUB P_Okon K_Nisbet SUB | SUB T_Muller Min. 3 :(ips) J_Cooper wins possession ... He plays the ball across to R_Insigne ... R_Insigne goes for the top corner! ... J_Urbig claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... And Ipswich Town are leading in the game now ... Ipswich Town 1-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 14 :(ips) R_Insigne controls it well ... He nutmegs M_Sykes ... He puts in O_Hutchinson! ... O_Hutchinson swings in the shot! ... But J_Urbig punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 14 :(ips) S_Sensi with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... O_Hutchinson gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Boateng with a poor challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 15 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... H_Clark latches onto the end of it ... J_Foyth knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 17 :(ips) R_Carlos pass splits open the defence and finds O_Hutchinson ... O_Hutchinson could have let it bounce! ... But J_Urbig punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 19 :(ips) S_Sensi nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... S_Sensi sends it flying towards goal! ... J_Urbig collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 21 :(ips) R_Burke sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... G_Hirst runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... G_Hirst flings a shot at goal! ... J_Urbig gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 23 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... J_Bagan with a pull on the shirt Min. 25 :(shu) C_Jerome with a Cruyff turn ... P_B_Diop tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 29 :(ips) R_Burke pulls it back to A_Tuanzebe ... A_Tuanzebe plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 36 :(shu) D_Drogba with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... R_Burke with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 37 :(ips) J_Urbig with a terrible kick! ... P_B_Diop is through! ... A powerful shot by P_B_Diop! ... J_Urbig is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 38 :(ips) R_Insigne is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to R_Carlos ... M_Sykes steals the ball of off him Min. 38 :(shu) G_Lovre with a deep cross to D_Drogba ... P_B_Diop with a nasty foul Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ipswich Town 1-0 Sheffield United Min. 50 :(ips) G_Hirst hoists the ball across to R_Insigne ... Cleaned up by J_Foyth Min. 51 :(ips) S_Sensi retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... R_Insigne latches onto the end of it ... R_Insigne hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... J_Urbig is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 51 :(shu) M_Asensio with a short pass to find M_Sykes ... S_Sensi 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. 57 :(ips) H_Clark with an early cross to J_Cooper ... A_Diawara does well to intercept the ball Min. 60 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: J_Payne ... COMING OFF: O_Hutchinson Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: J_Mascherano ... COMING OFF: G_Lovre Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: K_Naughton ... COMING OFF: M_Sykes Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: P_Okon ... COMING OFF: A_Diawara Min. 67 :(ips) R_Insigne jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Hirst ... G_Hirst attempts the shot! ... J_Urbig beats the ball away Min. 74 :(shu) C_Jerome with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Cooper ... A_Tuanzebe with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 78 :(shu) M_Asensio crosses to J_Mascherano ... J_Mascherano with the shot on net! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 79 :(shu) M_Asensio sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Foyth runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Payne makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Boateng swings it in! ... A_Patterson easily claims the ball! Min. 82 :(shu) C_Jerome plays it long to D_Drogba ... Cleaned up by H_Clark Min. 83 :(ips) G_Hirst finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... G_Hirst with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... J_Urbig parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 83 :(shu) J_Foyth off the woodwork! ... P_Okon picks up the deflection ... P_Okon has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe turns past J_Bagan ... He has created space for himself now ... K_Naughton gets the foot in to win the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Portman Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Insigne (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Insigne (3) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Burke (36) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Asensio Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Boateng (14) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 10 | 2 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 7 | 0 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ipswich Town 1 - 0 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 A_Tuanzebe DF 1 22 14 14 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 O_Hutchinson AM 1 10 21 16 27 | 64 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 R_Burke DF 1 21 16 8 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 28 -2 P_B_Diop DM 1 14 20 4 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 G_Hirst FW 1 4 14 21 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 21 J_Cooper DF 1 21 14 11 27 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 R_Carlos DF 1 19 17 14 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 H_Clark DF 1 20 15 8 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 0 S_Sensi DM 1 16 20 13 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 15 R_Insigne AM 1 6 19 15 18 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 36 45 C_Walton GK 19 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Devetak DF 1 16 13 5 28 | 0 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 J_Payne AM 1 7 16 13 14 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 K_Nisbet FW 1 4 15 21 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Urbig GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 21 16 14 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 20 12 10 23 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 19 0 J_Bagan DF 1 21 15 3 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sykes DF 1 19 15 7 28 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 J_Boateng DF 1 18 13 3 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 M_Asensio MF 1 5 22 20 20 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 G_Lovre MF 1 8 18 15 21 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diawara MF 1 15 21 6 27 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 D_Drogba FW 1 3 13 18 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jerome FW 1 9 14 18 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 T_Ernst GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Naughton DF 1 18 12 4 25 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 J_Mascherano MF 1 15 19 11 23 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 P_Okon MF 1 15 19 5 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 T_Muller FW 1 0 9 18 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1753455596 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40