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  • Date: 2008-11-29
  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Portman Road
  • Attendance: 19785
  • Referee: Whitestone, D

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Jon Stead is replaced by Kevin Lisbie.

90mins

James Beattie takes a penalty for Sheff Utd and scores!.

85mins

Alan Quinn is booked for unsporting behaviour.

82mins

Ipswich are replacing Tommy Miller with Richard Naylor.

79mins

Greg Halford is replaced by Darius Henderson.

75mins

Darren Ambrose is replaced by Alan Quinn.

72mins

Matthew Spring is replaced by Nathan Dyer.

62mins

Sheff Utd are replacing Billy Sharp with Danny Webber.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by D Whitestone

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

41mins

Tommy Miller takes a penalty for Ipswich and scores!.

27mins

The referee has booked David Norris.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Preview

Match Report

A game of two penalties saw these two play-off contenders battle out a 1-1 draw at Portman Road for the third successive occasion.

Tommy Miller's third of the season looked set to clinch the points for the hosts until sub Alan Quinn - a former Sheffield United man - needlessly handled and James Beattie netted his ninth league goal of the season from the spot.

In a game of few chances, the visitors had the bulk of the possession, but Richard Wright had little to do, although he made one world-class save to deny Matt Kilgallon.

The game began slowly and it was 26 minutes before a meaningful attempt on goal with Paddy Kenny tipping away a fierce low drive from David Norris.

A minute later, Pablo Counago sent a 20-yard snap-shot against the post, before Brian Howard put a free header over from Quinn's cross at the other end.

Alex Bruce put a free header wide from a Darren Ambrose corner before Town went ahead when Kilgallon handled Jon Stead's cross and Miller sent Kenny the wrong way with his penalty.

Sheffield United came out strongly in the second half with Beattie twice volleying over, while Kenny produced a fine diving save to deny Moritz Volz.

Town had a great chance for a second goal on 58 minutes when Kenny flapped at an Ambrose corner and Bruce's goal-bound shot was headed clear by Gary Naysmith.

Wright made a sensational save to deny Kilgallon from four yards as he met a Howard corner and it looked as if Town would hang on.

However with a minute left, Quinn pushed away a Beattie 20-yard shot to concede an obvious penalty and Beattie made him pay by sending Wright the wrong way.

Ipswich Town

Sheffield United

Corners

58

Fouls

1611

Goal attempts

2012

Shots off target

97

Offsides

24

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