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Radii · 08-20-2011, 12:39 AM

February Update

-- Its a fairly light month, much needed to give us time to heal up. We play on the 3rd, 10th, 13th, 17th, and 24th.

-- Paulo's spectacular bending shot in our last match was the 2nd best goal of the month in the Championship.

-- The board is delighted with my leadership (a first for the new team!). Our league play is the highlight, our league cup loss back in August is still the only thing they can find to complain about. We actually made money in January as well, turning a profit of $333,000.

February 3rd, 2018

Ipswich(18-7-4, 1st) @ Crystal Palace(10-7-12, 12th)

Crystal Palace are actually 6:4 favorites here today, we're 13:8 to get a win. They promoted up last year from League 1 and are playing quite well, a lock to stay up. We're 2-1-1 against them lifetime including a 1:0 win in September.

GK: Murphy
D: Kirkland/Brown/Bruce/Gudmundsson
DMC: Paulo
MC: Donnelly/Bennett
AMC: Mills
ST: Khan/Constantino

They aren't scoring a ton, 5 goals from Tommy Gray and Chris Brown, 4 goals from Chris Ojapah, a leading star last year in League 1. Our D-line looks a lot better today with Bruce and Brown back anchoring the defense. Standard mindset today.

2': We work the ball forward, Constantino hits Khan with a through ball, but they tackle it behind before he can shoot. Corner comes to nothing.

6': We counter after winning a ball in the midfield, there's a pass ahead ot Constantino, he is in a hole in the defense, gets into the area and its the first shot of the match, a clear cut chance, but he sends it right at the keeper.

13': We have it in their end, as the highlight starts Donnelly is about 25 yards out, Bennett makes a run to the area, Donnelly with a through ball, he doesn't control it well and the keeper is able to poke it away, but he can't control it. The ball falls closest to Constantino who sends it into the net! 1-0

25': Constantino is bumped hard and goes down hurt. His fitness tanks down under 60% and he spends some time on the sideline getting treatment... he can stay in and no injury symbol.. presumably ok.

HALF: We see one long shot go wide from Crystal Palace the rest of the half. We shoot 9 times, putting 4 on target, tons of offensive highlights for us in the first 20 minutes. They shoot twice, neither on target. Passing, Tackling, Heading stats are all close, but we've got the goal.

56': Yellow for Palace's Jeff Hughes, I thought it coulda been a red, preventing Bennett from an open run into the area after a great pass from Constantino. The free kick is blocked by the wall.

63': Absolutely beautiful individual play by Matthew Khan. He receives a pass from Paulo 25 yards out, he cuts to the right, jukes a defender, a second man runs with him as he cuts into the area but Khan gets just enough space to shoot and he strikes it near post by the keeper! 2-0

70': Fryers in for Paulo, Bruce up to DMC, Fryers DC. Hughes in for Khan and we go to 5 defenders. Danny Graham in for Constantino up front.

75': We'll defend the rest of the way.

83': they're attacking hard, Murphy makes a couple nice saves, tipping a shot from 20 yards just wide and going out to catch the ball on their corner.

They shoot 5 times in the last 10 minutes, Murphy makes 2 solid saves and we put this one away nicely.

Crystal Palace 0 : 2 Ipswich

Man of the Match: Bryan Bennett (7.9)
Goals: Constantino (7.3), Khan (7.5)
Assists: Bennett, Paulo (6.9)
Notables: Murphy (7.6), Gudmundsson (7.4), Kirkland (7.4), Brown (7.3), Donnelly (7.0)

08-20-2011, 12:39 AM	#621
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	February Update -- Its a fairly light month, much needed to give us time to heal up. We play on the 3rd, 10th, 13th, 17th, and 24th. -- Paulo's spectacular bending shot in our last match was the 2nd best goal of the month in the Championship. -- The board is delighted with my leadership (a first for the new team!). Our league play is the highlight, our league cup loss back in August is still the only thing they can find to complain about. We actually made money in January as well, turning a profit of $333,000. February 3rd, 2018 Ipswich(18-7-4, 1st) @ Crystal Palace(10-7-12, 12th) Crystal Palace are actually 6:4 favorites here today, we're 13:8 to get a win. They promoted up last year from League 1 and are playing quite well, a lock to stay up. We're 2-1-1 against them lifetime including a 1:0 win in September. GK: Murphy D: Kirkland/Brown/Bruce/Gudmundsson DMC: Paulo MC: Donnelly/Bennett AMC: Mills ST: Khan/Constantino They aren't scoring a ton, 5 goals from Tommy Gray and Chris Brown, 4 goals from Chris Ojapah, a leading star last year in League 1. Our D-line looks a lot better today with Bruce and Brown back anchoring the defense. Standard mindset today. 2': We work the ball forward, Constantino hits Khan with a through ball, but they tackle it behind before he can shoot. Corner comes to nothing. 6': We counter after winning a ball in the midfield, there's a pass ahead ot Constantino, he is in a hole in the defense, gets into the area and its the first shot of the match, a clear cut chance, but he sends it right at the keeper. 13': We have it in their end, as the highlight starts Donnelly is about 25 yards out, Bennett makes a run to the area, Donnelly with a through ball, he doesn't control it well and the keeper is able to poke it away, but he can't control it. The ball falls closest to Constantino who sends it into the net! 1-0 25': Constantino is bumped hard and goes down hurt. His fitness tanks down under 60% and he spends some time on the sideline getting treatment... he can stay in and no injury symbol.. presumably ok. HALF: We see one long shot go wide from Crystal Palace the rest of the half. We shoot 9 times, putting 4 on target, tons of offensive highlights for us in the first 20 minutes. They shoot twice, neither on target. Passing, Tackling, Heading stats are all close, but we've got the goal. 56': Yellow for Palace's Jeff Hughes, I thought it coulda been a red, preventing Bennett from an open run into the area after a great pass from Constantino. The free kick is blocked by the wall. 63': Absolutely beautiful individual play by Matthew Khan. He receives a pass from Paulo 25 yards out, he cuts to the right, jukes a defender, a second man runs with him as he cuts into the area but Khan gets just enough space to shoot and he strikes it near post by the keeper! 2-0 70': Fryers in for Paulo, Bruce up to DMC, Fryers DC. Hughes in for Khan and we go to 5 defenders. Danny Graham in for Constantino up front. 75': We'll defend the rest of the way. 83': they're attacking hard, Murphy makes a couple nice saves, tipping a shot from 20 yards just wide and going out to catch the ball on their corner. They shoot 5 times in the last 10 minutes, Murphy makes 2 solid saves and we put this one away nicely. Crystal Palace 0 : 2 Ipswich Man of the Match: Bryan Bennett (7.9) Goals: Constantino (7.3), Khan (7.5) Assists: Bennett, Paulo (6.9) Notables: Murphy (7.6), Gudmundsson (7.4), Kirkland (7.4), Brown (7.3), Donnelly (7.0)