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  • Walters (50 pen), Counago (53), Stead (88)
  • Date:2009-01-03
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:Portman Road
  • Attendance:12524
  • Referee:Hill, K

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

88mins

Goal!! Ipswich have scored with Jon Stead putting it in the back of the net.

77mins

Scott Boden is replaced by Jordan Bowery.

71mins

Scott Boden is booked for unsporting behaviour.

69mins

David Wright is replaced by Alex Bruce.

60mins

Alan Quinn is replaced by Jon Stead.

56mins

Danny Hall is being taken off, Darren Currie has come on in his place.

53mins

Goal!! Ipswich have scored with Pablo Counago putting it in the back of the net.

50mins

Jon Walters takes a penalty for Ipswich and scores!.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by K Hill

45mins

The referee has booked Lloyd Kerry.

37mins

The referee has booked Velice Sumulikoski.

30mins

Ipswich are replacing Tommy Miller with Danny Haynes.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, January 3rd, the match has kicked off.


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Match Report

Three second-half goals saw Ipswich Town safely through to round four of the FA Cup, but the final scoreline was harsh on the plucky visitors.

League Two Chesterfield gave as good as they got in the first half, but were sunk by two goals in three minutes soon after the break.

Strike pairing Jon Walters and Pablo Counago both netted and, although Chesterfield kept going well, substitute Jon Stead netted a third late on.

Chesterfield were first to show with Richard Wright have to race out to clear from Scott Boden, before he dived to turn a Jamie Ward shot round the post.

David Norris shot across goal as Ipswich began to get going and then Tommy Lee comfortably saved a Walters header.

Lee did well to block a Walters shot from Alan Quinn's clever pass and the visiting keeper then parried a fierce drive from substitute Danny Haynes.

Counago volleyed narrowly over and Quinn shot tamely at Lee, but Chesterfield were still a danger and Richard Wright had to save a Jamie Winter header on the line.

Ipswich broke the deadlock on 50 minutes when Phil Picken handled a Quinn cross and Walters lashed home the penalty.

Two minutes later, Richard Wright made a fine save to deny Lloyd Kerry from a Jamie Lowry cross and Ipswich Town went straight up the other end to score, with Counago turning in Quinn's chest down from a Haynes cross.

Richard Wright saved a Lloyd Kerry downward header as Chesterfield tried to get back into the game, but Ipswich were coasting at this point.

They sealed the win on 88 minutes with the goal of the game as Stead volleyed home from Walters' knock-down.

Ipswich Town

Chesterfield

Corners

14

Fouls

912

Goal attempts

179

Shots off target

52

Offsides

33

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