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Ipswich Defeats Coventry in Card-Filled Match
Ipswich, England – In a match held at Portman Road, Ipswich Town triumphed over Coventry City with a final score of 3 to 0. The game, corresponding to matchday 19 of the Championship, was marked by intensity and numerous cautions.
The first half was a tight affair, evidenced by early yellow cards shown to G. Hirst of Ipswich and J. Eccles and M. Grimes of Coventry. However, it was Ipswich who managed to break the deadlock in the 43rd minute thanks to a goal by S. W. Egeli, assisted by J. Philogene, taking the lead into halftime.
In the second half, Ipswich extended their lead quickly. G. Hirst, assisted by M. Nunez, scored the second goal in the 60th minute. Coventry tried to react, but encountered a solid Ipswich defense. The match continued with a high number of fouls and yellow cards, including four for Ipswich. In added time, I. Azon sealed the victory for Ipswich with a third goal in the 90th minute.
Despite Coventry dominating possession with 62% compared to Ipswich’s 38%, they failed to translate it into goals. Ipswich was more effective in front of goal, with 5 shots on target out of a total of 9, while Coventry only managed 4 shots on target out of 10 attempts. The match, refereed by Paul Tierney, reflected the intensity of the Championship with a total of 7 yellow cards for Ipswich and 2 for Coventry.
Substitutions ipswich: at minute 71 J. Taylor came in and J. Cajuste went out., at minute 71 G. Hirst came in and I. Azon went out., at minute 71 S. W. Egeli came in and J. Clarke went out., at minute 90 M. Nunez came in and S. Szmodics went out.
Substitutions coventry: at minute 72 J. Eccles came in and J. Allen went out., at minute 75 J. Rudoni came in and H. Wright went out., at minute 75 K. Kesler-Hayden came in and K. Andrews went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Ipswich
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