Ipsuich 5 - 1 Team (382588967)

The 55889 spectators at Portman Road Stadium were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Ulf Munck Mikkelsen was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ioan Leonte and Rémy 'Glatzen-Per' Feret. Ipsuich tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Redondo - Angeliev, Samuel, Kostadinov - Cárdenas Peñaranda, Faena, Dukshtein, Pinho Ferreira, Stan - Jaffer, Van Edelare.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Team. The following players took the field: Querhammer - Žulko, Pasquariello, Hoheneichen, Loukonen - Zetter, Sévin, Wierzchowicz, Vladimirov - Plößneck, Govantes.

Team used their ability to concentrate their attacks in the middle of the pitch, rather than on the wings. With 13 minutes having been played, his teammates looked on in disbelief as I. Wierzchowicz thoughtlessly misplayed the ball, setting up Ipsuich's S. Jaffer for an easy goal. 1 - 0. S. Jaffer of Ipsuich received a yellow card after 20 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. M. Van Edelare unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 23 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when J. Govantes tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. M. Van Edelare finished off the counterattack of Ipsuich from the left rather easily, making the score 2 - 0. The players of Ipsuich now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. After 27 minutes, the defensive line of Team created a counterattack through the middle that gave D. Vladimirov a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 2 - 0. Ipsuich claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

After 47 minutes, Ipsuich raised their score by one when J. Stan's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by M. Van Edelare. 3 - 0. Ipsuich put in a good effort on the right, but S. Cárdenas Peñaranda saw his volley fly wide of the mark 59 minutes into the game. Team needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 63 minutes G. Sévin made way for R. Bachmayr. J. Stan's speed was clear to see after 64 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released S. Jaffer who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 4 - 0. It was a hot and sunny day, and several players seemed worn out. Maybe this was why J. Govantes found an unusual amount of space for his snappy footwork. Team reduced the lead after 69 minutes to 4 - 1 as I. Wierzchowicz easily chipped the ball past the home side's keeper after a dazzling play from the right. With 75 minutes played, Ipsuich put themselves up 5 - 1 when the visiting defenders lost the ball to S. Jaffer, who came up from the left and proceeded to coolly round the keeper and knock the ball home. This third goal completed a hattrick for S. Jaffer. Ipsuich enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 57 percent of possession.

Ipsuich's top performer was clearly S. Jaffer. S. Angeliev was a disappointment, however. Team's best player was I. Wierzchowicz. J. Querhammer on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 5 - 1.