Report: Brighton 1-1 Town
By Aston
October 30 2005
Town continued their run of poor form today, drawing with a struggling Brighton at the Withdean stadium.
The home side were in a celebrating mode before today’s game after being granted planning permission to build a new ground which should be ready for the 2008 season and in the early stages they looked like a team wanting to celebrate, managing to keep Town quite for the early stages.
Rather than sit back and defend the lead Brighton went on the hunt for a second goal and they came close to getting it on a number of occasions, Frutos testing Price from a free kick and then again from long range on the half hour mark.
Town manager Joe Royle then brought on Jim Magilton in place of Matt Richards and
The changes worked in Town’s favour as 9 minutes later they had drew level, Sam Parkin scored his fifth goal of the season when he headed home Fabian Wilnis’ cross.
Town nearly took the lead after the restart when Sam Parkin headed Darren Currie’s free kick against the bar.
Dean McDonald came on for Adam Proudlock with just over half an hour remaining and
Both sides went searching for a winner with Leon Knight and Robinson going close for
Subs: A Nicolas, F Turienzo, A El-Abd, J Robinson, F Chaigneau
Ipswich: Lewis Price, Luis Sito, Jason De Vos, Richard Naylor, Fabian Wilnis, Darren Currie, Adam Proudlock, Jimmy Juan, Matt Richards, Dean Bowditch, Sam Parkin.
Subs: Jay McEveley, Jim Magilton, Jaime Peters, Dean McDonald, Shane Supple.
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Nicolas (76) |
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| Subs |
Nicolas on for Oatway (33) El-Abd on for Frutos (61) Robinson on for McShane (74) |
McDonald on for Proudlock (54) McEveley on for Currie (88) |
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| Attendance: 6867 |
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