Ipswich Town
Report: Town 2-1 Blackpool
By Aston
February 16 2008
Town opened up a 4 point lead over the teams outside the play-off places, after beating Blackpool 2-1 at Portman Road earlier today. Town were the better team from the word go, but oddly it was Blackpool who created the first meaningful chance of the game, when Wes Hoolahan fired just wide from 25-yards after just 3 minutes.
From there on it was Town doing all the attacking with Blackpool struggling to break down Town's defence, while their own defence seemed to have problems with the Portman Road pitch with both their centre backs needed replacing before half time.
David Norris headed Dan Harding's cross just wide and Alan Lee fired the ball into the underside of the bar from 25-yards, annoyingly it came back out and was cleared away.
Velice Sumulikoski got his first goal for Town 5 minutes into the second half, Velice fired home from inside the box to finally break the deadlock.
Tommy Miller had his shot saved by Rachubka's in the 53rd minute and in the 58th minute Town secured the points when Jon Walters placed the ball into the net from Alan Lee's pass.
Paul Dickov got a goal back for Blackpool in the 89th minute, despite being flagged for offside by the referee's assistant.
Ipswich: Bywater, Bruce, Naylor, De Vos, Harding, Norris, Sumulikoski, Miller, Haynes (Quinn 71), Walters, Lee (Counago 71).
Subs Not Used: Colgan, Garvan, Wright.
Goals: Sumulikoski 50, Walters 58.
Blackpool: Rachubka, Barker, Evatt (Coid 11), Jackson (Green 31), Hills, Taylor-Fletcher, Jorgensen, Southern, Hoolahan, Dickov, Burgess (McPhee 62).
Subs Not Used: Gerrard, Morrell.
Goals: Dickov 89.
Attendance: 21,059
Referee: Fred Graham (Essex).
What did you make of today's performance from Town? Leave your view below.
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(43) Bywater
( 5) Bruce
( 6) Naylor
( 4) De Vos
(23) Harding
(28) Norris
(26) Sumilikoski
(10) Miller
(18) Haynes
(19) Walters
(14) Lee
Subs:
(13) Colgan
(25) Quinn
(20) Wright
( 7) Garvan
( 9) Counago
So once again we are starting with 10 men. Well done Jim
Mr magic has picked the same starting 11 from Tuesday night.
17 mins: Norris comes close
The goal is coming!!!
5th placed Charltown are winning, we can't slip up again can we??
STEP IT UP ABIT BOYS!!!!
ITFC........................BFC
Goal Attempts 8 : 2 Goal Attempts
On Target 4 : - On Target
Crosses 13 : 5 Crosses
Corners 4 : 6 Corners
Offside 1 : 3 Offside
Fouls 3 : 3 Fouls
Free kicks 6 : 4 Free kicks
Yellow cards - : - Yellow cards
Red cards - : - Red cards
% Possession 59 : 41 Possession %
I PICKED SUMI FOR FIRST GOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!! BTW!
And a man sent off!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2008:02:16:16:50:49 by Dave-69.
2-1 full time at PR we should have whalloped 'em though.
Match stats:
Itfc....................BFC
Goal Attempts 19 : 8 Goal Attempts
On Target 10 : 6 On Target
Crosses 23 : 9 Crosses
Corners 5 : 7 Corners
Offside 3 : 8 Offside
Fouls 11 : 6 Fouls
Free kicks 15 : 15 Free kicks
Yellow cards - : - Yellow cards
Red cards - : - Red cards
% Possession 56 : 44 Possession %
ATTENDANCE 21,059
Time for a celebratary drink I think
Very, very tough game for next week away at Stoke, anybody going??? I think Mickdee is.
Hull 1-1 Colchester- Colchester do us a favour
Charlton 2-2 Watford- Probably what we'd hoped for, Keeps us in touch
Leicester 4-0 Norwich- Norwich humiliated, Can't ask for much more
Between now and the end of the season, Stoke is possibly our hardest game and if we're able to get something out of that, Happy days and Promotion becomes a real possibility.
