FFO Champ, Ipswich Town vs. Cardiff City (Fri Jan 30) Ipswich Town | Cardiff City 5-0-2-3 A | 4-4-2 P John Read Caretaker | Matt Rose | A_Patterson GK | GK A_Kinsky A_Tuanzebe DF | DF N_Osborne J_Cooper DF | DF A_Traore M_Aarons DF | DF H_Westermann S_Carr DF | DF P_Comuzzo R_Carlos DF | MF C_Brocchi O_Hutchinson AM | MF R_Gomis M_Topuz AM | MF A_Johnson G_Hirst FW | MF R_Nelsen A_Young FW | FW I_Thiago J_Duffus FW | FW J_Baptista | C_Walton SUB | SUB A_Stejskal M_Devetak SUB | SUB D_Godin S_Sensi SUB | SUB J_OBrien P_B_Diop SUB | SUB Terrats H_Crespo SUB | SUB S_Floccari Min. 1 :(ips) M_Topuz gets to the byline and finds R_Carlos with a beautiful cross ... A glorious effort by R_Carlos! ... A_Kinsky gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's put Ipswich Town ahead! ... Ipswich Town 1-0 Cardiff City ... Min. 2 :(car) I_Thiago breaks free from his marker ... J_Duffus with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 3 :(car) I_Thiago brushes A_Tuanzebe aside and breaks free ... I_Thiago with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... That could be a game changer! ... Cardiff City have pulled level! ... Ipswich Town 1-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 10 :(ips) M_Aarons holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to S_Carr ... S_Carr with the shot on net! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Kinsky grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 12 :(ips) J_Duffus holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to G_Hirst ... R_Gomis takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 12 :(car) A_Johnson runs forward ... A_Johnson runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Patterson reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... C_Brocchi chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Traore gets a shot in ... A_Patterson with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 16 :(ips) J_Duffus is first to the loose ball ... Cleaned up by A_Traore Min. 17 :(ips) A_Young has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Topuz gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Topuz hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Kinsky won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 18 :(car) C_Brocchi cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Comuzzo ... P_Comuzzo with a stunning strike! ... But it goes just over Min. 20 :(ips) A defence splitting pass from A_Young to R_Carlos ... R_Carlos sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Kinsky saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 22 :(ips) G_Hirst with a reverse pass to R_Carlos ... H_Westermann bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 25 :(ips) R_Carlos runs at the heart of the defence ... But P_Comuzzo with the fine tackle Min. 27 :(car) A_Traore wins possession ... He plays the ball across to I_Thiago ... I_Thiago with the cheeky shot! ... But A_Patterson punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 28 :(ips) M_Aarons turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Topuz ... M_Topuz with the punt towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... O_Hutchinson plays it towards the near post! ... A_Kinsky easily catches it! Min. 31 :(car) A_Kinsky is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 31 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: A_Stejskal ... COMING OFF: A_Kinsky Min. 35 :(ips) G_Hirst dribbles past A_Traore ... But N_Osborne with the fine tackle Min. 36 :(car) A_Traore takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Baptista ... J_Baptista sends it flying towards goal! ... But A_Patterson is equal to it Min. 38 :(ips) J_Duffus times his run well ... A_Traore does well to intercept the ball Min. 38 :(car) I_Thiago takes advantage of a mistake by J_Cooper ... I_Thiago with his head down lets it go! ... A_Patterson heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 39 :(ips) M_Topuz looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Cooper ... J_Cooper shoots towards goal! ... But A_Stejskal makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(ips) G_Hirst gets possession in his own half ... G_Hirst curls it towards the top corner! ... A_Stejskal parries it Min. 43 :(car) N_Osborne takes advantage of a mistake by O_Hutchinson ... Can he make them pay? ... N_Osborne aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 46 :(car) A_Johnson has it now ... He takes on J_Cooper ... He gets past him! ... He puts in I_Thiago! ... But he loses control of it ... M_Aarons belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Ipswich Town 1-1 Cardiff City Min. 47 :(ips) A_Young makes himself available ... A_Young hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Ipswich Town fans!! ... Let's see if Ipswich Town can hang onto that lead! ... Ipswich Town 2-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 47 :(ips) Tactical Change by Ipswich Town ... Ipswich Town have changed their playing style to C Min. 47 :(car) J_Baptista with a long pass to H_Westermann ... A_Tuanzebe tackles cleanly Min. 48 :(ips) G_Hirst with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Cooper ... What a fantastic interception by A_Traore Min. 50 :(car) H_Westermann turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Nelsen ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Carr ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 55 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: Terrats ... COMING OFF: R_Nelsen Min. 55 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: D_Godin ... COMING OFF: P_Comuzzo Min. 56 :(ips) A_Young takes on A_Traore ... He runs past him ... A_Young attempts the shot! ... But A_Stejskal reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Stejskal anyway Min. 57 :(ips) O_Hutchinson flights the ball to A_Tuanzebe ... But he loses control of it ... D_Godin takes possession Min. 60 :(ips) A_Tuanzebe has time and space on the edge of the box ... N_Osborne slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 62 :(ips) O_Hutchinson runs with pace at the defence ... O_Hutchinson with the goal bound shot! ... A_Stejskal with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 65 :(car) J_Baptista feeds the ball through the middle ... I_Thiago runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... I_Thiago with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Patterson makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 67 :(ips) O_Hutchinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Carr gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Carr hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Stejskal blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 70 :(ips) Substitution by Ipswich Town ... COMING ON: M_Devetak ... COMING OFF: J_Cooper Min. 71 :(ips) O_Hutchinson finds M_Topuz with a perfectly weighted pass ... A well-placed shot from M_Topuz! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 73 :(ips) J_Duffus 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! ... O_Hutchinson from 20 yards! ... A_Stejskal gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... Ipswich Town 3-1 Cardiff City ... Min. 74 :(ips) G_Hirst flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... N_Osborne clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 75 :(ips) R_Carlos cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to G_Hirst ... But N_Osborne slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 79 :(car) I_Thiago takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... I_Thiago hits the ball on the bounce! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 81 :(car) C_Brocchi holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to I_Thiago ... A_Tuanzebe reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 83 :(ips) S_Carr off the woodwork! ... A_Tuanzebe picks up the deflection ... J_Baptista clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(ips) M_Aarons with a 40-yard pass to R_Carlos ... R_Carlos with the strike! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Ipswich Town 4-1 Cardiff City ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Portman Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Carlos (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Carlos (1,92), A_Young (47), O_Hutchinson (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Duffus (2) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Thiago Scorers : I_Thiago (3) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : A_Kinsky (31) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ipswich Town | Cardiff City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 10 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 10 | 7 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 2 Key Tackles : 4 | 12 Key Passes : 16 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Ipswich Town 4 - 1 Cardiff City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 30 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 A_Tuanzebe DF 1 23 15 15 20 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 J_Cooper DF 1 22 15 12 27 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 M_Aarons DF 1 21 16 10 24 | 93 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 76 0 S_Carr DF 1 18 13 7 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 21 44 R_Carlos DF 1 20 18 15 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 91 O_Hutchinson AM 1 10 21 17 27 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 39 47 M_Topuz AM 1 6 20 16 22 | 93 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 46 36 G_Hirst FW 1 5 14 22 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 8 A_Young FW 1 9 15 20 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 38 38 J_Duffus FW 1 9 18 21 24 | 93 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 50 -2 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 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sensi MF 1 16 20 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_B_Diop MF 1 15 21 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Crespo FW 1 7 17 18 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Kinsky GK 27 1 1 1 27 | 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 21 17 11 20 | 93 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 68 0 17 A_Traore DF 1 20 17 7 25 | 93 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 34 23 H_Westermann DF 1 20 16 10 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 P_Comuzzo DF 1 20 15 15 30 | 56 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 13 C_Brocchi MF 1 13 20 5 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 R_Gomis MF 1 15 19 7 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 A_Johnson MF 1 3 18 21 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 R_Nelsen MF 1 19 17 8 25 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Thiago FW 1 6 17 24 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 J_Baptista FW 1 10 14 21 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 40 9 A_Stejskal GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 62 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 19 13 7 26 | 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 J_OBrien DF 1 14 11 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terrats MF 1 12 16 9 30 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Floccari FW 1 5 14 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1769802066 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40