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Radii · 08-25-2011, 12:31 AM

-- Gordon Donnelly picks up his 13th assist in our last match. Apparently that's a team record for a season, grats to him, but really, 13? Ok!

-- Constantino earns his 10th man of the match award last match, that's also a new Ipswich record.

March 24th, 2018

Ipswich(23-10-5, 1st) @ Portsmouth(6-8-24, 23rd)

We're only 6:4 favorites on the road here despite playing the next to worst team in the leauge. We beat them 5:2 back at the end of November and have a 5-3-3 series lead.

GK: Murphy
D: Kirkland/Bruce/Gudmundsson/McKerr
DMC: Paulo
MC: Donnelly/Ford
AMC: Gordon
ST: Lewis/Constantino

Portsmouth only have 31 goals all year, Dave Nugent has 5 to lead them, a couple others have 3. I'm hoping we have a big edge here today, I make a lot of changes to keep some key players fresh for our clash with Huddersfield in a few days. Bruce and Gudmundsson are the DC's today, Troy Brown gets a rest. McKerr at DR, Paulo DMC, Jordan Ford starts for Bennett, and Rob Lewis in for Khan.

Standard mindset on the road.

9': We get 3 early shots, 2 blocked, one off target, during one offensive possession but nothing close.

26': McKerr with a long ball down the right for Constantino, he gets into the area, tries a shot that's blocked and earns us a corner, but they clear it out easily.

34': We have a throwin deep in their end and we're just struggling to get anything good going. There's a couple crosses, another shot off target.

40': We try to build up on offense, its not the prettiest thing in the world, you can see the lack of chemistry with this group, Ford eventually finds rob Lewis who fires a shot from 18 yards out, its parried away, Donnelly is first to the rebound and he's able to put one by the keeper!! Its felt like we've been in complete control but just unable to generate good looks, we finally break through here. 1-0

HALF: We have a massive 63/37 possession edge, 8 shots to their 1. We do end up with 3 on target, but 4 of ours are from long range and 3 blocked. It seems like we're in great shape here but I'd really like a second goal to be safe.

57': Constantino with a brilliant run, we clear a ball out of the defense, he gets it near the midfield, beats two defenders, makes a full run into the area, shoots... but the keeper turns it behind. The corner comes in to Gudmundsson, he goes down, foul... its a penalty!!! Neil Gordon takes the penalty and buries it. 2-0

68': Long ball to Rob Lewis who is waaaaaaaay behind the defense. I think this started with a turnover while they try to build up the offense... Lewis easily gets into the area, the keeper comes out a bit, Lewis shoots... saved, dang.

74': We win a ball in the midfield, Paulo quickly gets it to Gordon, he sends it to Jordan Ford, Ford into the area, the defense is out of position and Ford takes advantage, he buries it by the keeper!!! 3-0

84': Fryers in for Kirkland, Mills in for Constantino, Walker in for Donnelly, all 3 for a little rest.

Easy win, woohoo!

Portsmouth 0 : 3 Ipswich

Man of the Match: Steinbor Gudmundsson (8.2)
Goals: Ford (7.7), Donnelly (7.8), Gordon (7.5)
Assists: Gudmundsson, Gordon, Lewis (7.6)
Notables: Murphy (7.2), McKerr (7.5), Kirkland (7.9)

Huddersfield with a tie today and they fall a spot to 3rd. Stoke gets the win.

Seven to go:

1. Ipswich - 82 pts
2. Stoke - 81 pts
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3. Huddersfield - 80 pts
4. Watford - 77 pts
5. QPR - 75 pts
6. Hull - 75 pts
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7. Burnley - 74 pts

We host Huddersfield on the 27th.

08-25-2011, 12:31 AM	#633
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	-- Gordon Donnelly picks up his 13th assist in our last match. Apparently that's a team record for a season, grats to him, but really, 13? Ok! -- Constantino earns his 10th man of the match award last match, that's also a new Ipswich record. March 24th, 2018 Ipswich(23-10-5, 1st) @ Portsmouth(6-8-24, 23rd) We're only 6:4 favorites on the road here despite playing the next to worst team in the leauge. We beat them 5:2 back at the end of November and have a 5-3-3 series lead. GK: Murphy D: Kirkland/Bruce/Gudmundsson/McKerr DMC: Paulo MC: Donnelly/Ford AMC: Gordon ST: Lewis/Constantino Portsmouth only have 31 goals all year, Dave Nugent has 5 to lead them, a couple others have 3. I'm hoping we have a big edge here today, I make a lot of changes to keep some key players fresh for our clash with Huddersfield in a few days. Bruce and Gudmundsson are the DC's today, Troy Brown gets a rest. McKerr at DR, Paulo DMC, Jordan Ford starts for Bennett, and Rob Lewis in for Khan. Standard mindset on the road. 9': We get 3 early shots, 2 blocked, one off target, during one offensive possession but nothing close. 26': McKerr with a long ball down the right for Constantino, he gets into the area, tries a shot that's blocked and earns us a corner, but they clear it out easily. 34': We have a throwin deep in their end and we're just struggling to get anything good going. There's a couple crosses, another shot off target. 40': We try to build up on offense, its not the prettiest thing in the world, you can see the lack of chemistry with this group, Ford eventually finds rob Lewis who fires a shot from 18 yards out, its parried away, Donnelly is first to the rebound and he's able to put one by the keeper!! Its felt like we've been in complete control but just unable to generate good looks, we finally break through here. 1-0 HALF: We have a massive 63/37 possession edge, 8 shots to their 1. We do end up with 3 on target, but 4 of ours are from long range and 3 blocked. It seems like we're in great shape here but I'd really like a second goal to be safe. 57': Constantino with a brilliant run, we clear a ball out of the defense, he gets it near the midfield, beats two defenders, makes a full run into the area, shoots... but the keeper turns it behind. The corner comes in to Gudmundsson, he goes down, foul... its a penalty!!! Neil Gordon takes the penalty and buries it. 2-0 68': Long ball to Rob Lewis who is waaaaaaaay behind the defense. I think this started with a turnover while they try to build up the offense... Lewis easily gets into the area, the keeper comes out a bit, Lewis shoots... saved, dang. 74': We win a ball in the midfield, Paulo quickly gets it to Gordon, he sends it to Jordan Ford, Ford into the area, the defense is out of position and Ford takes advantage, he buries it by the keeper!!! 3-0 84': Fryers in for Kirkland, Mills in for Constantino, Walker in for Donnelly, all 3 for a little rest. Easy win, woohoo! Portsmouth 0 : 3 Ipswich Man of the Match: Steinbor Gudmundsson (8.2) Goals: Ford (7.7), Donnelly (7.8), Gordon (7.5) Assists: Gudmundsson, Gordon, Lewis (7.6) Notables: Murphy (7.2), McKerr (7.5), Kirkland (7.9) Huddersfield with a tie today and they fall a spot to 3rd. Stoke gets the win. Seven to go: 1. Ipswich - 82 pts 2. Stoke - 81 pts -------------------------- 3. Huddersfield - 80 pts 4. Watford - 77 pts 5. QPR - 75 pts 6. Hull - 75 pts ------------------- 7. Burnley - 74 pts We host Huddersfield on the 27th.