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Radii · 09-26-2011, 04:06 PM

October 23rd, 2021

Man City(5-2-2, 4th) @ Ipswich(3-2-4, 12th)

Man City are even money favorites at our place today. More bad teams at home please! This is making it hard to get on a run and to get everyone's confidence up. We played Man City 4 times last year and fought them hard, getting two draws but losing the other two. We're 1-2-7 lifetime against them.

GK: Capitani
D: Kirkland/Mattle/O'Brien/McKerr
M: Hughes/Donnelly/Mills/Gordon
F: Constantino/Khan

Back to 4-4-2 today and a couple lineup changes, Hughes ML, McKerr DR and Khan is back at forward along Constantino. Standard mindset today, defensive line dropping back deep.

2': Back and forth from the start, we drive forward but they intercept a pass and send it long... their ST Alipio is there with a 1/2 step on O'Brien, O'Brien can't stop him, into the area, clear cut chance... and saved, whew!

8': We get our first shot on a counter attack as well, a long ball to Constantino, he got into the right side of the area but their keeper was able ot make the stop as well.

18': Free Kick man city from 30 yards out, its taken around the wall.. but bends into the right post and behind, whew.

30': Mills has it 25 yards out, runs east/west for a bit, spots Gordon cutting to the goal and passes it perfectly, clear cut chance for Gordon, but pretty much struck right at the keeper.

40': We win a ball in defense and its sent to Constantino, he lays it off for Gordon and we are pushing hard trying to counter... Gordon crosses, its intercepted and headed around a couple times, Mills heads it to Donnelly who is a bit over 20 yards from goal, he fires it hard on a volley, keeper makes a save but cannot hold it, the rebound falls to Khan and he gets it in the net before the keeper can react!!! 1-0

HALF: We are playing a fine match so far. We have a 56/44 possession edge, 7 shots with 5 on target (they have 11 shots but 3 on target, 7 from long range). With a 1-0 lead the big question is whether to defend or keep pressuring... I decide to stay in my standard mindset for now.

52': After clearing out a cross into the area Man City counter attack, our defense is back but they put a great ball from 40 yards out into the right side of the area for an in-rushing midfielder... he's got their second clear cut chance, Capitani dives as he shoots... and saves it! Whew again.

62': We have a free kick in our end, Capitani takes it long, after a couple headers Hughes has it 35 yards out, he comes to the center and plays a ball between two defenders just perfectly, Neil Gordon charges in from the right, shoots with hsi first touch... its by the keeper and in!!! 2-0

62': Doran in for Gordon. I was making this sub as we scored heh.

77': Mattila in for Constantino, back to DMC for a 4-1-4-1. Welsh in for O'Brien.

79': With a 2 goal lead its time to defend.

86': They attack quickly after clearing a cross out of our end, nice ball into the area by MC Vezzoli, ST Jovetic is there... and puts it in. McKerr was trying to stay with him but lost him by a step. 2-1

We give one back but do hold on for the win pretty easily. Our ability to win headers consistently in defense definitely helped us in those final highlights as they were desperately trying to send the ball into the box the second they got ahold of it.

Ipswich 2 : 1 Man City

Man of the Match: Jack Hughes (8.7)
Goals: Khan (7.7), Gordon (7.9)
Assists: Hughes, Donnelly (7.9)
Notables: Kirkland (7.0)

Everyone else was 6.8-6.9. Hughes had a great game today and we get a huge win over a title contender! This is the first sign that we are capable of repeating what we did last year in league play.

-- We haven't had a sellout in the upgraded stadium yet but today we had another new record as 33,195 fans were in attendance today.

09-26-2011, 04:06 PM	#1013
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	October 23rd, 2021 Man City(5-2-2, 4th) @ Ipswich(3-2-4, 12th) Man City are even money favorites at our place today. More bad teams at home please! This is making it hard to get on a run and to get everyone's confidence up. We played Man City 4 times last year and fought them hard, getting two draws but losing the other two. We're 1-2-7 lifetime against them. GK: Capitani D: Kirkland/Mattle/O'Brien/McKerr M: Hughes/Donnelly/Mills/Gordon F: Constantino/Khan Back to 4-4-2 today and a couple lineup changes, Hughes ML, McKerr DR and Khan is back at forward along Constantino. Standard mindset today, defensive line dropping back deep. 2': Back and forth from the start, we drive forward but they intercept a pass and send it long... their ST Alipio is there with a 1/2 step on O'Brien, O'Brien can't stop him, into the area, clear cut chance... and saved, whew! 8': We get our first shot on a counter attack as well, a long ball to Constantino, he got into the right side of the area but their keeper was able ot make the stop as well. 18': Free Kick man city from 30 yards out, its taken around the wall.. but bends into the right post and behind, whew. 30': Mills has it 25 yards out, runs east/west for a bit, spots Gordon cutting to the goal and passes it perfectly, clear cut chance for Gordon, but pretty much struck right at the keeper. 40': We win a ball in defense and its sent to Constantino, he lays it off for Gordon and we are pushing hard trying to counter... Gordon crosses, its intercepted and headed around a couple times, Mills heads it to Donnelly who is a bit over 20 yards from goal, he fires it hard on a volley, keeper makes a save but cannot hold it, the rebound falls to Khan and he gets it in the net before the keeper can react!!! 1-0 HALF: We are playing a fine match so far. We have a 56/44 possession edge, 7 shots with 5 on target (they have 11 shots but 3 on target, 7 from long range). With a 1-0 lead the big question is whether to defend or keep pressuring... I decide to stay in my standard mindset for now. 52': After clearing out a cross into the area Man City counter attack, our defense is back but they put a great ball from 40 yards out into the right side of the area for an in-rushing midfielder... he's got their second clear cut chance, Capitani dives as he shoots... and saves it! Whew again. 62': We have a free kick in our end, Capitani takes it long, after a couple headers Hughes has it 35 yards out, he comes to the center and plays a ball between two defenders just perfectly, Neil Gordon charges in from the right, shoots with hsi first touch... its by the keeper and in!!! 2-0 62': Doran in for Gordon. I was making this sub as we scored heh. 77': Mattila in for Constantino, back to DMC for a 4-1-4-1. Welsh in for O'Brien. 79': With a 2 goal lead its time to defend. 86': They attack quickly after clearing a cross out of our end, nice ball into the area by MC Vezzoli, ST Jovetic is there... and puts it in. McKerr was trying to stay with him but lost him by a step. 2-1 We give one back but do hold on for the win pretty easily. Our ability to win headers consistently in defense definitely helped us in those final highlights as they were desperately trying to send the ball into the box the second they got ahold of it. Ipswich 2 : 1 Man City Man of the Match: Jack Hughes (8.7) Goals: Khan (7.7), Gordon (7.9) Assists: Hughes, Donnelly (7.9) Notables: Kirkland (7.0) Everyone else was 6.8-6.9. Hughes had a great game today and we get a huge win over a title contender! This is the first sign that we are capable of repeating what we did last year in league play. -- We haven't had a sellout in the upgraded stadium yet but today we had another new record as 33,195 fans were in attendance today.