Coventry 2 Ipswich 2 - 20/12/2008
Coventry 2 Ipswich 2 - 20/12/2008
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Daniel Fox, Elliott Ward, Ben Turner, Stephen Wright (Marcus Hall 88), Jay Tabb, Aron Gunnarsson, Freddy Eastwood, Robbie Simpson (Leon McKenzie 77), Clinton Morrison, Michael Mifsud
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Leon Best, Michael Doyle
Booked: -
Goals: Clinton Morisson 1, Freddy Eastwood 56
Ipswich Town: Richard Wright, Richard Naylor, Moritz Volz, Gareth McAuley, David Wright, David Norris, Danny Haynes (Jonathan Walters 85), Alan Quinn (Darren Ambrose 81), Tommy Miller, Kevin Lisbie, Jon Stead (Pablo Gonzalez Counago 90)
Subs not used: Pim Balkestein, Shane Supple
Booked: Alan Quinn 69, Tommy Miller 66
Goals: Kevin Lisbie 12, 65
Attendance: 15598
Referee: R Styles
Teamtalk
Striker Kevin Lisbie grabbed a double to earn Ipswich a Championship point after a 2-2 draw with Coventry at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday.
Ipswich twice came from behind to earn a point with Lisbie's two goals cancelling out efforts from Clinton Morrison and Freddy Eastwood.
The draw leaves Coventry still looking for their first home success since the 4-1 win over Southampton early in October.
Morrison scored the fastest Championship goal of the day when he got between two Ipswich defenders to guide the ball past Richard Wright.
But the visitors responded well to their early setback and after Jonathan Stead had been denied by Keiren Westwood in the sixth minute, Lisbie brought Ipswich level.
A long clearance from Richard Wright was flicked into Lisbie's path by Stead and the former Charlton striker, making his first start for a month, fired a low shot past Westwood from 12 yards.
Coventry finished the first half in the ascendancy and Eastwood almost sent them into the break ahead but his driven shot after 40 minutes struck a post.
It looked like half-time might have interrupted Coventry's momentum after Ipswich emerged from the break on the front foot.
Lisbie tested Westwood and Stead saw a goalbound shot blocked by Jay Tabb in quick succession at the start of the second half.
But the hosts retook the lead after 56 minutes when Eastwood latched on to Dan Fox's long clearance and found the net with a low shot.
It was only Eastwood's third goal of the season and his first since scoring in a 1-1 draw at Blackpool on September 27.
However, Coventry's lead was short-lived and Lisbie equalised for a second time nine minutes later.
The Sky Blues had a warning when Stead escaped his marker to head over in the 62nd minute, and another lapse in concentration resulted in Lisbie scoring soon after.
Ben Turner and Elliott Ward hesitated at the heart of the defence allowing Lisbie to nip in and lift the ball over Westwood.
Westwood had to beat away Stead's 25-yard free-kick midway through the second half.
Ward had a chance to make amends in injury time but could not squeeze his shot inside the near post following Fox's corner.
CCFC
The Sky Blues had to settle for another point at the Ricoh Arena despite a late rally which came within a whisker of handing them all three.
City twice led against the visitors through Clinton Morrison's ninth goal of the season and Freddy Eastwood's first strike for three months and his first at the Ricoh Arena.
But Kevin Lisbie struck twice for the Tractor Boys to give them a share of the points.
Morrison gave the Sky Blues another dream start at the Ricoh Arena with his opener after just 37 seconds but Kevin Lisbie got one back for Ipswich after 11 minutes thanks to a fortunate bounce and a calm finish.
City could not have asked for a better opening minute when Danny Fox's crossfield ball was headed into Morrison's path by Robbie Simpson, Morrison hitting the ball on the half volley past Richard Wright for his ninth goal of the season.
Ipswich only spent ten minutes behind though when, despite a relatively mundane period between the goals, Jon Stead played a ball through to Lisbie who chested it through the City back line and fired low past Keiren Westwood.
Michael Mifsud twice had the chance to threaten Wright's goal on 18 and 20 minutes when good interplay with both Freddy Eastwood and Jay Tabb allowed him to shoot, denied only by two good last-ditch blocks from Gareth McAuley and Moritz Volz.
Lisbie also had a chance to put the Tractor Boys ahead just after the half hour, flicking a the ball just over the bar from David Wright's whipped cross.
And Freddy Eastwood came within inches of netting for the Sky Blues five minutes before the break when he dribbled his way through the Ipswich defence and fired from from a tight angle only to watch his shot hit the post.
He almost forced an error out of McAuly though just before half time, forcing the centre half to play a ball towards Wright only to watch it roll into the path of Morrison, David Wright forced to put in a foot and spare some blushes.
And Keiren Westwood capped off the half with a great close range stop from Lisbie who beat the offside trap to find himself one-on-one with the City shotstopper.
Coventry City fans were treated to a great release of emotion though ten minutes into the second half when Eastwood got his name on the scoresheet for the first time since September.
The Welsh international chased a long ball over the top, taking advantage of a slip from Alan Quinn and firing through the legs of Richard Wright and give City the lead for a second time.
But Lisbie did the same as he did in the first half, equalizing ten minutes later when he got a boot to an awkward bouncing ball in the City area to flick over the head of Westwood and make it 2-2.
Eastwood very nearly played a part in a third for the Sky Blues with 20 minutes to go, is cross flicked onto Richard Wright's bar off the boot of McAuley.
And Elliott Ward also went close to grabbing another goal from open play when his header from Aron Gunnarsson's throw glanced just wide of the post.
Leon McKenzie made an appearance for the Sky Blues with 15 minutes to go after nearly two months of injury-related inactivity and he made an immediate impact, twice getting past Quinn at the goalline to flick across two dangerous deliveries.
Ipswich came within a hair's breadth of snatching a win with five minutes to go, Tommy Smith's corner delivery headed goalward and cleared off the City goal line by Gunnarsson.
Westwood was also on hand to produce a superb double save from Miller and Lisbie with two minutes to go, first to parry Miller's long-range effort and then to scramble and deny Lisbie from close range with the rebound.
But it was the Sky Blues who finished by far the strongest with a late rally that saw Mifsud fire just wide, McAuley get in a last gasp tackle on Morrison to deny him a second and also McKe nzie heading just wide from Turner's left-wing cross.
4thegame
Coventry City again failed to make the most of home advantage despite twice taking the lead against Ipswich Town.
The Sky Blues have now not won at the Ricoh Arena since early October even though they took the lead after only 36 seconds against shell-shocked Ipswich.
Danny Fox played the ball into the box from the left and Robbie Simpson's header fell neatly to Clinton Morrison. The big striker's initial shot was blocked by Ipswich defender Gareth McAuley but Morrison quickly rammed in the rebound from 12 yards.
The visitors recovered from the early setback with Kevin Lisbie and Jonathan Stead both having good chances before the equaliser arrived in the 12th minute.
Stead's flick-on bamboozled Coventry's defence and Lisbie collected the ball to drill home a strike from ten yards.
In an open game, Ipswich then enjoyed a spell of possession with Alan Quinn setting up Tommy Miller to try his luck from 22 yards and the same player created a chance for Lisbie but his close-range header was deflected over by Keiren Westwood.
The Sky Blues should have regained the lead five minutes before the break when Freddy Eastwood played a one-two with Michael Mifsud before firing an angled shot against the bar.
Ipswich started the second half brightly with Lisbie and Stead again testing Westwood but it was Coventry who retook the lead in the 56th minute.
A long pass from Fox reached Eastwood and the striker shrugged off an Ipswich defender to beat Richard Wright with a near-post shot.
The Tractor Boys again showed their mental strength by drawing level in the 65th minute when Lisbie took advantage of a defensive lapse to send a lob over Westwood from 12 yards.
Ipswich nearly handed the Sky Blues the lead for a third time when McAuley sent a shot crashing against his own bar.
But the visitors could have won the match in the 89th minute when Westwood saved a 25-yard shot from Darren Ambrose and the follow-up effort from fellow substitute Jon Walters.
Coventry City: Keiren Westwood, Daniel Fox, Elliott Ward, Ben Turner, Stephen Wright (Marcus Hall 88), Jay Tabb, Aron Gunnarsson, Freddy Eastwood, Robbie Simpson (Leon McKenzie 77), Clinton Morrison, Michael Mifsud
Subs not used: Andy Marshall, Leon Best, Michael Doyle
Booked: -
Goals: Clinton Morisson 1, Freddy Eastwood 56
Ipswich Town: Richard Wright, Richard Naylor, Moritz Volz, Gareth McAuley, David Wright, David Norris, Danny Haynes (Jonathan Walters 85), Alan Quinn (Darren Ambrose 81), Tommy Miller, Kevin Lisbie, Jon Stead (Pablo Gonzalez Counago 90)
Subs not used: Pim Balkestein, Shane Supple
Booked: Alan Quinn 69, Tommy Miller 66
Goals: Kevin Lisbie 12, 65
Attendance: 15598
Referee: R Styles
Teamtalk
Striker Kevin Lisbie grabbed a double to earn Ipswich a Championship point after a 2-2 draw with Coventry at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday.
Ipswich twice came from behind to earn a point with Lisbie's two goals cancelling out efforts from Clinton Morrison and Freddy Eastwood.
The draw leaves Coventry still looking for their first home success since the 4-1 win over Southampton early in October.
Morrison scored the fastest Championship goal of the day when he got between two Ipswich defenders to guide the ball past Richard Wright.
But the visitors responded well to their early setback and after Jonathan Stead had been denied by Keiren Westwood in the sixth minute, Lisbie brought Ipswich level.
A long clearance from Richard Wright was flicked into Lisbie's path by Stead and the former Charlton striker, making his first start for a month, fired a low shot past Westwood from 12 yards.
Coventry finished the first half in the ascendancy and Eastwood almost sent them into the break ahead but his driven shot after 40 minutes struck a post.
It looked like half-time might have interrupted Coventry's momentum after Ipswich emerged from the break on the front foot.
Lisbie tested Westwood and Stead saw a goalbound shot blocked by Jay Tabb in quick succession at the start of the second half.
But the hosts retook the lead after 56 minutes when Eastwood latched on to Dan Fox's long clearance and found the net with a low shot.
It was only Eastwood's third goal of the season and his first since scoring in a 1-1 draw at Blackpool on September 27.
However, Coventry's lead was short-lived and Lisbie equalised for a second time nine minutes later.
The Sky Blues had a warning when Stead escaped his marker to head over in the 62nd minute, and another lapse in concentration resulted in Lisbie scoring soon after.
Ben Turner and Elliott Ward hesitated at the heart of the defence allowing Lisbie to nip in and lift the ball over Westwood.
Westwood had to beat away Stead's 25-yard free-kick midway through the second half.
Ward had a chance to make amends in injury time but could not squeeze his shot inside the near post following Fox's corner.
CCFC
The Sky Blues had to settle for another point at the Ricoh Arena despite a late rally which came within a whisker of handing them all three.
City twice led against the visitors through Clinton Morrison's ninth goal of the season and Freddy Eastwood's first strike for three months and his first at the Ricoh Arena.
But Kevin Lisbie struck twice for the Tractor Boys to give them a share of the points.
Morrison gave the Sky Blues another dream start at the Ricoh Arena with his opener after just 37 seconds but Kevin Lisbie got one back for Ipswich after 11 minutes thanks to a fortunate bounce and a calm finish.
City could not have asked for a better opening minute when Danny Fox's crossfield ball was headed into Morrison's path by Robbie Simpson, Morrison hitting the ball on the half volley past Richard Wright for his ninth goal of the season.
Ipswich only spent ten minutes behind though when, despite a relatively mundane period between the goals, Jon Stead played a ball through to Lisbie who chested it through the City back line and fired low past Keiren Westwood.
Michael Mifsud twice had the chance to threaten Wright's goal on 18 and 20 minutes when good interplay with both Freddy Eastwood and Jay Tabb allowed him to shoot, denied only by two good last-ditch blocks from Gareth McAuley and Moritz Volz.
Lisbie also had a chance to put the Tractor Boys ahead just after the half hour, flicking a the ball just over the bar from David Wright's whipped cross.
And Freddy Eastwood came within inches of netting for the Sky Blues five minutes before the break when he dribbled his way through the Ipswich defence and fired from from a tight angle only to watch his shot hit the post.
He almost forced an error out of McAuly though just before half time, forcing the centre half to play a ball towards Wright only to watch it roll into the path of Morrison, David Wright forced to put in a foot and spare some blushes.
And Keiren Westwood capped off the half with a great close range stop from Lisbie who beat the offside trap to find himself one-on-one with the City shotstopper.
Coventry City fans were treated to a great release of emotion though ten minutes into the second half when Eastwood got his name on the scoresheet for the first time since September.
The Welsh international chased a long ball over the top, taking advantage of a slip from Alan Quinn and firing through the legs of Richard Wright and give City the lead for a second time.
But Lisbie did the same as he did in the first half, equalizing ten minutes later when he got a boot to an awkward bouncing ball in the City area to flick over the head of Westwood and make it 2-2.
Eastwood very nearly played a part in a third for the Sky Blues with 20 minutes to go, is cross flicked onto Richard Wright's bar off the boot of McAuley.
And Elliott Ward also went close to grabbing another goal from open play when his header from Aron Gunnarsson's throw glanced just wide of the post.
Leon McKenzie made an appearance for the Sky Blues with 15 minutes to go after nearly two months of injury-related inactivity and he made an immediate impact, twice getting past Quinn at the goalline to flick across two dangerous deliveries.
Ipswich came within a hair's breadth of snatching a win with five minutes to go, Tommy Smith's corner delivery headed goalward and cleared off the City goal line by Gunnarsson.
Westwood was also on hand to produce a superb double save from Miller and Lisbie with two minutes to go, first to parry Miller's long-range effort and then to scramble and deny Lisbie from close range with the rebound.
But it was the Sky Blues who finished by far the strongest with a late rally that saw Mifsud fire just wide, McAuley get in a last gasp tackle on Morrison to deny him a second and also McKe nzie heading just wide from Turner's left-wing cross.
4thegame
Coventry City again failed to make the most of home advantage despite twice taking the lead against Ipswich Town.
The Sky Blues have now not won at the Ricoh Arena since early October even though they took the lead after only 36 seconds against shell-shocked Ipswich.
Danny Fox played the ball into the box from the left and Robbie Simpson's header fell neatly to Clinton Morrison. The big striker's initial shot was blocked by Ipswich defender Gareth McAuley but Morrison quickly rammed in the rebound from 12 yards.
The visitors recovered from the early setback with Kevin Lisbie and Jonathan Stead both having good chances before the equaliser arrived in the 12th minute.
Stead's flick-on bamboozled Coventry's defence and Lisbie collected the ball to drill home a strike from ten yards.
In an open game, Ipswich then enjoyed a spell of possession with Alan Quinn setting up Tommy Miller to try his luck from 22 yards and the same player created a chance for Lisbie but his close-range header was deflected over by Keiren Westwood.
The Sky Blues should have regained the lead five minutes before the break when Freddy Eastwood played a one-two with Michael Mifsud before firing an angled shot against the bar.
Ipswich started the second half brightly with Lisbie and Stead again testing Westwood but it was Coventry who retook the lead in the 56th minute.
A long pass from Fox reached Eastwood and the striker shrugged off an Ipswich defender to beat Richard Wright with a near-post shot.
The Tractor Boys again showed their mental strength by drawing level in the 65th minute when Lisbie took advantage of a defensive lapse to send a lob over Westwood from 12 yards.
Ipswich nearly handed the Sky Blues the lead for a third time when McAuley sent a shot crashing against his own bar.
But the visitors could have won the match in the 89th minute when Westwood saved a 25-yard shot from Darren Ambrose and the follow-up effort from fellow substitute Jon Walters.
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