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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 36 (setup 5, season 17)
Ipswich Town
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Dean GERKEN71Adam LEGZDINS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Antonio BARRAGÁN Fernández82Jonathan SPECTOR
Arthur MASUAKU3Jonathan GROUNDS
RAÚL GARCÍA Escudero74Alberto AQUILANI
MEHMET Topal58Davide ASTORI
RAÚL RODRÍGUEZ Navarro66Paolo CANNAVARO
Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES7Koby ARTHUR
Luke VARNEY68Jacques MAGHOMA
Daryl MURPHY9Ciro IMMOBILE
MARIO SUÁREZ Mata106Robert TESCHE
SÉRGIO Rodríguez Hurtado11David COTTERILL
Manager
Jonas KNUDSEN12Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Jonathan BOND13Connal TRUEMAN
Kevin FOLEY614Diego FABBRINI
Jonathan DOUGLAS15Michael MORRISON
Luke CHAMBERS16Paul ROBINSON

Ipswich Town 2 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 26,563, Stadium: Portman Road, Referee: Christian BEECK 6½)
6 Sérgio, 90+1 Maitland-NilesScorers86 Immobile
87 Varney <=> FoleySubstitutions
Sendings off
27 SérgioBookings58 Cotterill, 62 Grounds, 75 Cannavaro, 84 Tesche
7Corners2
6Fouls17
3Offsides8
6Shots on2
6Shots off7
12Total shots9
4Shots saved1
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Davide ASTORI
6GOAL!! A strike from MAITLAND-NILES was cleared off the line only for SÉRGIO to flick the ball in. (1-0 Ipswich Town)
9VARNEY scuffed a simple chance.
14MARIO SUÁREZ shot wide.
20CANNAVARO hit a right foot shot over from close range.
22ARTHUR was put clear by CANNAVARO and he dummied the Ipswich Town 'keeper but glanced his shot wide.
27The ref cautions SÉRGIO for a late foul.
32A good ball from COTTERILL on the right bobbled toward IMMOBILE who scuffed his effort over the bar.
37A header by MARIO SUÁREZ at the near post was easily collected by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
39MURPHY worked the ball to MARIO SUÁREZ, BARRAGÁN latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of LEGZDINS.
43TESCHE beat three Ipswich Town players and fired a golden opportunity wide.
43COTTERILL beat RAÚL RODRÍGUEZ and hit the ball to MAGHOMA who toe-poked his effort wide.
45+2A mix up in the Birmingham City defence enabled BARRAGÁN to volley the ball wide.
 
48The 'keeper dived to his right to save a fierce drive from Ipswich Town's BARRAGÁN.
48A twenty yard drive from SPECTOR caused GERKEN little difficulty.
53A cross from MARIO SUÁREZ left VARNEY in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
58COTTERILL receives a yellow card for a poor challenge.
62A late challenge gets GROUNDS a yellow card.
63MARIO SUÁREZ kicked the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
70IMMOBILE ran onto a great ball from ARTHUR but toe-poked his shot wide.
70An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of LEGZDINS by MURPHY.
75CANNAVARO booked.
84TESCHE booked for a late foul on MARIO SUÁREZ.
85The stunned Birmingham City 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from CANNAVARO fell just over.
86GOAL!! MAGHOMA drove a wicked shot against the woodwork with IMMOBILE tapping in the rebound. (1-1)
89A corner found CANNAVARO who flicked an effort wide.
90+1GOAL!! A great solo effort from MAITLAND-NILES who beat two defenders before rocketing the ball into the net. (2-1 Ipswich Town)