Ipswich Town v Spurs Youth Match Reports

Spurs had been searching for a goal for over 5 hours but opened the account in this game on six minutes as Jaden Williams got on the end of Max McKnight’s cross and even though his effort was saved, he reacted to smash the loose ball into the roof of the net. 

While Ipswich threw their big defenders forward for corners, only one came close with Harry Knock heading over the bar, but Spurs added a second goal in the 28th minute, when Han Willhoft-King’s pass picked out Alfie Devine and from inside the area, he stroked the ball past goalkeeper Lewis Nidd.

When the teams turned round, Ipswich went out to get a goal back, with a series of corners, one of which Alfie Dorrington headed out from in front of the goal-line, but Ashley Boatswain scored when a cross from the right was taken smartly on the turn from inside the box to narrow the margin with 57 minutes on the clock.  Relying on set-pieces as their main threat, Ipswich looked to get the ball into the box, but Tottenham defended well and had to wait until the 75th minute before they got a shot at the other end, Brandon Bryan-Waugh’s drive deflected wide.

However, with eight minutes to go, substitute Jezreel Davies immediately made an impact, running onto a through ball that left him with an open goal to slot the ball into after Ridd and defender Abdaje ran into each other.  At 3-1, the game should have been safe, but Town forward Tawanda Chirewa was just wide with a free-kick and when Jesse Nwabueze was adjudged to have been fouled by Bryan-Waugh, Gunter saved the penalty with a good stop.

That inspired Spurs and into the third minute of added time Davies squared to Khalon Haysman and he made no mistake with his second effort just inside the far post after Ridd had saved his original shot.  It was left to Davies to find the net for a second time.  Six minutes of added time had been played when the striker took down McKnight’s cross and drove low into the net to see Tottenham through to the Fifth Round.

Teams :
Spurs –  Luca Gunter    87, Jordan Hackett    79, Han Willhoft-King, Alfie Dorrington, Charlie Sayers, Max McKnight, Rio Kyeremetan (Dante Cassanova 59), Jaden Williams (Jezreel Davies 77), Alfie Divine (c), Tyrese Hall (Khalon Haysman 68)
Unused subs. : –  Adam Hayton, Will Andiyapan, Sam Amo-Ameyaw, Tom Bloxham.
Ipswich Town –  Lewis Ridd, Edwin Adbaje (Fin Barbrook 83), Harry Knock, Zak Bradshaw, Sean Stephenson, Albie Armin (c), Gerard Buabo (Tyrese Osbourne 69), Ashley Boatswain (Jesse Nwabueze 78), Tawanda Chirewa, Jack Manly.
Subs not used :  Danny Cullum, Dan Cousens, Harry Barbrook, Moodie
Referee : –  M. Norton
Attendance : –  295

With the Covid-19 pandemic preventing the Spurs youth side from attending an annual tournament in Belgium, coach Stuart Lewis took for a week’s training and provided life skills sessions in a Norfolk school.

Let out on a football field Spurs looked the hungrier of the two teams and went ahead just before half-time with Jamie Donley tucking away a penalty awarded for handball.  In the 52nd minute, Rio Kyerematen timed his run to perfection to finish a move started by Tom Bloxham and crossed in from the left by Jahziah Linton to be finished inside the six yard box.

Spurs applied pressure and forced the Ipswich keeper to make a series of saves, but on the hour, the home team got stronger and Ash Boatswain scored twice in two minutes with Jack Manly scoring a winner for the Tractor Boys in the 66th minute.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Aaron Maguire (Adam Hayton 46), Max McKnight, Jahziah Linton, Oliver Turner (Billy Heaps 46), Alfie Dorrington, Will Andiyapan (Brandon Bryan-Waugh 46), Renaldo Torraj, Rio Kyeremetan, Jaden Williams (Riley Owen 57), Jamie Donley, Tom Bloxham
Six unnamed Under-16s were used from the substitutes bench.
Attendance : –  ,

Spurs used their players’ speed and ability to out-with the Ipswich defenders, who were able to cope with aerial balls, but the sharp passing on the floor which caught them on the turn and the team exploited this to control a large proportion of the play.

An early goal handed Tottenham the advantage when Massimo Luongo struck a shot into the bottom left corner of the net from the edge of the box when Ipswich failed to clear an attack in the fourth minute.  Zapata looked likely to score as he faced the Town keeper, but Meekings made a well-timed tackle to prevent the Spurs man getting his shot away, then Cropper denied Coulthirst with a low save from the striker’s shot from ten yards.

In the 18th minute, Archer was alert to change direction to make a reflex save from a deflected Lavery shot, tipping the ball over the bar.  Ten minutes before half-time, Spurs went 2-0 ahead with good work on the left between Lameiras and Zapata opening up the defence for Shaquile Coulthirst to bury a low drive into the bottom corner of the net.

Tottenham had controlled the game, with Ipswich’s Bennett causing problems on their right, but Lavery looked the most likely to score, missing the target when Archer had to head Luongo’s back-pass away and then the same player fired a ball across the face of goal.  And it was the Irish lad who got Ipswich’s goal when he hit a 74th minute free-kick into Archer’s net off the post.  He almost grabbed an equaliser for the home side, when Jordan Archer denied both him and Bennett with good saves.  Chances went begging at both ends and in added time, Coulthirst slid in to meet a low cross, but he was unable to control his shot that sailed too high, while Meekings had a header across goal, with no blue shirt available to touch it in. 

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  Cody Cropper, Callum Bennett, David October, Aaron Jones, Josh Meekings (c), Elliot Scotcher, Cormac Burke, Lewis Acott, Caolan Lavery, Rory McKeown (Jack Marriott 65), Carel Tiofack (Tom Winter 65).
Subs not used :  Conor O’Donnell, Jack Simmons, Byron Lawrence
Spurs –  Jordan Archer, McQueen, Day, Massimo Luongo, Yeboah, Kevin Stewart, Jack Munns (c), Callum Tapping, Shaquile Coulthirst, Victor Zapata-Caicedo, Ruben Lameiras (Williams 65)
Subs not used : –  Jonathan Miles, Freddy Champion, Kenny McEvoy, William Ekong
Attendance : –  ,

Kudus Oyenuga was foiled when through on the keeper and Ipswich struck the woodwork in a breakaway move, but the first half finished without scoring.  With 60 minutes gone, substitute Paul McBride crossed for Nathan Byrne to score from inside the six yard box and with ten minutes left, Tom Carroll found Jesse Waller-Lassen, who finished coolly to seal a 2-0 victory.

Teams :
Spurs –  Oscar Jansson, Nathan Byrne, Anton Blackwood, Sam Cox, Olumide Durojaye, Calum Butcher, Jesse Waller-Lassen, Jake Nicholson, Kudus Oyenuga (Paul McBride 46), Tom Carroll, Paul-Jose M’Poku
Subs not used : –  Jordan Archer, Callum Tapping, Alex Pritchard, Zaine Francis-Angol
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

The first Tottenham goal came in the 25th minute, following Calum Butcher winning possession and making progress down the right wing, his cross found Ryan Mason, who finished neatly.  Ten minutes later, Spurs were 2-0 up and this time it was Stephen Caulker who read a pass and picked it off before laying it off.  The ball passed through five Tottenham players and ended with Dean Parrett, who squared the ball for Alex Olsen to slide the ball past the keeper to hand Spurs the three points.

Teams :
Spurs –  Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, Nathan Byrne, Yaser Kasim, Calum Butcher, Steven Caulker, Dean Parrett, Alex Olsen, Ryan Mason, Jon Obika
Subs not used :  Jamie Butler, John Bostock, Josh Ekim, Ajet Shehu, Saulo Asajile
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Ryan Mason scored a cracker for the first Tottenham goal, taking David Hutton’s fine pass over the defence on the volley, finding the bottom corner of the net with 25 minutes gone.

Tottenham’s passing and movement created another goal for Ryan Mason on the half-hour, curling in his left-foot shot.  The win was completed in the 65th minute when Jon Obika received a pass and raced onto it to round the goalkeeper and slide the ball into the net.

Teams :
Spurs –  Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, Daniel Hutchins (Saulo Asajile 75), Yaser Kasim, Takura Mtandari, Calum Butcher, Kyle Fraser-Allen, Danny Rose, Jon Obika (Alex Olsen 70), Ryan Mason, David Hutton (Darren Clare 75)
Subs not used :   Jamie Dalton, Sam Cox 
Ipswich Town –  .
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Attendance : –  ,

Having gone behind to an early Ipswich goal, the team battled on and kept working their passes, with Daniel Hutchings intercepting a pass to feed Jon Obika.  The winger struck the ball home to equalise and as he is an Under-16 and debutant Parrett an Under-15, the young team showed a good determination to get back into the match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Stroud, Cian Hughton, Joe Martin, Yaser Kasim, Leigh Mills, Troy Archibald-Henville, David Hutton, Danny Hutchins, Jon Obika (Adam Smith 70), Dean Parrett (Sam Cox 75), Andros Townsend (Saulo Asajile 85)
Subs not used :  Jamie Butler
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Being 0-3 down in the original match when it was called off, Tottenham soon found themselves 0-2 down in this game.  Five minutes into the second half, Simon Dawkins scored for Spurs and Stuart Lewis struck an equaliser, before Andy Barcham won the game for Tottenham with a goal that sealed a fine comeback.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Tommy Forecast, Chris Riley, Joe Martin, Stuart Lewis, Troy Archibald-Henville, Leigh Mills, Andy Barcham, Jacques Maghoma, Radwan Hamed, Simon Dawkins, Claude Seanla
Subs not used :  Adam Smith, John Kyriacou, Cian Hughton, Mackay, Terry Dixon
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –   David Button, Chris Riley, Joe Martin, Matt Wells, Leigh Mills, Nathan Peprah, Jamie Davis, Stuart Lewis, Radwan Hamed, Jacques Maghoma, Simon Dawkins
Subs not used :  John Kyriacou, Cian Hughton, Richard Heller, Claude Seanla, Greg Lake
Attendance : –  ,

Town were already 2-0 up when Ghyslain Vedeux pulled a goal back with an hour on the clock, but a third Ipswich goal ensured that they took the points.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Rob Burch, James Lee, Lee Gardner, Dean Marney, Ronnie Henry, Paul O’Donoghue (Danny Foster 76), Mark Hughes, Walter Thomas, John Sutton, Ghyslain Vedeux, David Galbraith
Subs not used :   Paul Rutherford, Mario Noto, Jamie Slabber, Nicky Wettner
Attendance : –  ,

Ipswich were 2-0 ahead within four minutes of half-time, leaving the Spurs Under-17s a mountain to climb, but they managed to pull the score back to 1-2 with Lee Barnard’s finish to David Galbraith’s cross two minutes later.

On 60 minutes, Ghyslain Vedeux picked off a back pass and scored when one-on-one with the keeper to level the score. Chances were missed at both ends, until, with seven minutes left, Town grabbed the winner.

Teams :
Spurs –  Rob Burch, Lee Gardner, Chris Herron, Dean Marney, Ronnie Henry, Paul O’Donoghue, James Lee (Lambu 68), Walter Thomas, John Sutton (Ghyslain Vedeux 68), Lee Barnard, David Galbraith
Subs not used :  Paul Rutherford, Stephen Kelly, Marcel McKie
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Breaking inside from the right wing, Andy Marlowe slid the ball past the goalkeeper to open the scoring and then Paul Mahorn fired home a left foot shot from 12 yards out to make it 2-0.  Sol Campbell added a third before half-time with a shot from a narrow angle.

Ipswich found their way into the Spurs box and pulled a goal back after the restart, but Spurs went on to record a big win with further goals from Campbell, Mahorn and Chris Kinnear.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Chris Day, Wood, Spencer Binks, Luke Young (Chris Reynolds 75), David Culverhouse, Darren Caskey, Andrew Marlowe, Kevin Watson, Paul Mahorn, Sol Campbell, Chris Kinnear (Anderson 75)
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

The game was open with both sides looking to attack, but it was Tottenham who went ahead in the 35th minute, when Anthony Potts was fouled and Vic Hardwicke took the free-kick before the visitors could organise a wall and his effort found the net.  Just as the game was approaching half-time, Ian Hendon challenged for a header in the Ipswich box and a penalty was given when the referee adjudged that a Blues defender had handled.  Hendon took the spot-kick himself and was on target to make it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time.

Tottenham controlled the second half and while other chances were created, they could not add to the score-line. 

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Neil Smith, Steven Bence, Ian Hendon, David Tuttle, Vic Hardwicke (Dickson 65), Lee Fulling, Kevin Smith (Chris Bartlett 85), Greg Howell, Anthony Potts, Scott Houghton
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

A fine left wing run by Matthew Edwards brought the first Tottenham goal when he came inside to beat the keeper with a shot into the opposite bottom corner of the net.  Having been fouled in the penalty box, Shaun Murray scored from the spot to make it 2-0 at the break.

Steve Carney volleyed in Tottenham’s third goal, latching onto a poor clearance from the Ipswich defence as Spurs exerted their controlled on the game.  Having come off the bench, Hung Dang extended the score-line with two more goals in the final twenty minutes, heading in a corner and then cutting off a back-pass before sliding the ball part the keeper to seal a solid performance from the Youth team. 

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Kevin Smith, Steve Smart, Ian Hendon, David Tuttle, Steve Carney, Scott-Aaron Houghton, Peter Garland, Neil Smith (Hung Dang 70), Shaun Murray, Matthew Edwards (Mark Hall 70)
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

The home side had taken a first half lead when John Coates was adjudged to have fouled an Ipswich player in the penalty area and the spot-kick was scored to make it 1-0.  However, captain for the day and man of the match for Tottenham, the more experienced Robert Codner scored with a superb 25 yard shot to level the score.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Simmonds, D. Wood, John Coates, L. Kilbane, G. Hardwick, C. Christian, J. Langenhan, T. Gradley, Shaun Close, Robert Codner (c), S. Rawlings
Subs not used :
Manager : – Ron Henry
Attendance : –  ,

The home team took the lead, but Kerry Dixon had scored an equaliser before the interval, only to see Ipswich go ahead with a penalty after the restart.  However, Tottenham responded well to control the game and earned the victory as goals from Joe Simmonds and Mark Falco saw them wrap up the game 3-2.  

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Paul Allies, Peter Southey, Alex Hamill, Gary O’Reilly, Giorgio Mazzon, Gerry Reardon, J. Mawhinney, Joe Simmonds, Kerry Dixon, Garry Brooke, Mark Falco
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

The only goal of the first half went to Ipswich, scored by Hubbick and then in the second half, Ray Ryan’s goal for Spurs was outdone by two more from Town players Crouch and Gardener from the penalty spot.

Teams : –
Spurs : –  S. Letch, M. Perry, Gary Anderson, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Micky Hazard, Leo Lisanti, Gary O’Brien, Mark Falco, Ray Ryan, Garry Brooke
Ipswich Town : –  , , , , , Hubbick, Crouch, Gardner, , , , .
Attendance : – 

The home side were 1-0 ahead at the interval and then quickly extended their lead to 3-0, but a battling performance saw Tottenham fight back with goals from Kevin Stead and then two from Barry Pace, who made the most of hesitancy in the Ipswich defence.

Teams : –
Ipswich Town : –
Sub. not used. : –
Spurs : –  Nicky Markwick, Paul Miller, Roger Wade, A. Shirley, Phil Holyoak, Stuart Beavon, Barry Pace, Andy Bradbury, Kevin Stead, Fred Barwick, Gary O’ Brien
Sub. not used : –
Attendance : – 

Teams :
Spurs –   Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Micky Stead, M. Cleaver, Steve Walford, Fred Barwick, Coates, Glenn Hoddle, Martin Robinson, Neil McNab, Gary Hyams
Sub. not used :
Ipswich Town –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Ipswich’s Scottish striker Alan Brazil had shot the Suffolk side into the lead in the 26th minute, but four minutes later, Steve Cavanagh fired home a drive from fully 35 yards out to make it 1-1.

With the game poised at 1-1, in the 44th minute, a Spurs corner was played into the box, but cleared by the Town defence.  However, David Geddis aimed a kick at Kevin Stead and the referee spotted this, awarding a penalty and booking the Ipswich forward.  Glenn Hoddle stepped up to take the kick, but it lacked power and goalkeeper Glen Ellis pushed it away and the ball was hacked upfield.  It was there that Geddis left Gary Hyams floored and the referee sent him off straight away.

Coming out for the second half against the odds, Ipswich made their ten men count by putting in extra effort and it paid off with two goals from Tommy O’Neill in the 66th and 75th minute that stunned Tottenham and to wrap the game up, a fierce ball across the box was taken down by John Wark with his back to goal and he turned on it to power a shot past Mark Kendall.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  Glen Ellis, Frost, Phillips, Gardner, Russell Osman (c), McNichol, Tommy O’Neill, John Wark, Alan Brazil, David Geddis, Jamieson.
Sub. not used :
Spurs – Mark Kendall, Paul Miller, Steve Cavanagh, Phil Holyoak, Terry Boyle, Stuart Beavon (Barry Pace 76), Fred Barwick, Roger Wade, Kevin Stead, Glenn Hoddle, Gary Hyams
Attendance : –  2,261

Two goals in the first half from striker Martin Robinson gave Spurs a commanding lead, with an Ipswich own goal a short time into the second period extended the lead.  The home team got a goal back, before Garry Bacon made the score 4-1 and although Ipswich narrowed the score-line to 4-2 behind the end, the winning margin could have been closer had a Town penalty not been saved by Ian Cranstone.

Teams : –
Ipswich Town : –
Sub, not used : –
Spurs : –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Micky Stead, Andy Keeley, Steve Walford, Steve Cavanagh, Noel Brotherston, Glenn Hoddle, Martin Robinson, Garry Bacon, Neil McNab
Sub. not used : –
Attendance : – .

Teams :
Ipswich Town –   , , , , , , , D. Howe,
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Micky Stead, Andy Keeley, Gary Anderson, J. Arbuckle, Noel Brotherston, Garry Bacon, Konrad Powley, Roger Gibbins, Martin Robinson
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Micky Stead, Andy Keeley, Wayne Cegielski, Gary Anderson, Noel Brotherston (Martin Robinson), John Margerrison, Chris Jones, Roger Gibbins, Neil McNab
Ipswich Town –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Konrad Powley, Micky Stead, Garry Bacon (S. Cooper), Noel Brotherston, John Margerrison, Roger Gibbins, Martin Robinson, Howe
Ipswich Town  –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Micky Stead, Andy Keeley, Wayne Cegielski, Gary Anderson, Noel Brotherston, Garry Bacon, Roger Gibbins, Martin Robinson, Konrad Powley
Sub. not used :
Ipswich Town –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   ,

Teams : –
Ipswich Town : –
Spurs : –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Gary Hayzeldean, Andy Keeley, Wayne Cegielski, Gary Anderson, Roger Gibbins, John Margerrison, Gary Mabee, Noel Brotherston, Bobby Scarth (Konrad Powley)
Attendance : – 

Teams : –
Spurs : – P. Matthews, Les Boughey, Gary Anderson, John Field, Keith Osgood, D. Ishmail, G. Smith, John Margerrison, Gary Mabee, Danny Clapton, Chris Jones
Sub. not used : –
Ipswich Town : –
Sub. not used : –
Attendance : – .

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs – I. Sachs, Les Boughey, Gary Anderson, John Field, Keith Osgood, Chris McGrath, Roger Gibbins, John Margerrison, Gary Mabee, Danny Clapton, Bobby Scarth (Chris Jones)
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs –  Ward, Les Boughey, C. Rigby, Eddie Jones, Mike Dillon, Joe Peck, Gary Mabee, John Lewis, Ray Clarke, Chris McGrath, S. Atkins
Sub. not used :
Ipswich Town  –  .
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Attendance : –  ,

The Spurs goals were scored by Ray Clarke 2 and Gary Mabee.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  .
Spurs –  I. Sachs, M. Jackson, Eddie Jones, Mike Dillon, Joe Peck, John Lewis, Gary Mabee, Les Boughey, Ray Clarke, Ron Gilson, Mike Flanagan
Attendance : –  ,

Former Spurs apprentice Terry Shanahan had given Ipswich Town a first half lead before a strong comeback saw Tottenham take the two points in this South-East Counties match.

John Oliver played a crucial part in the Spurs win, with a fierce shot for the first goal and then providing the cross for Bobby Wiles to head home the winner.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Bobby Almond, Eddie Jones, Mike Dillon, M. Edwards, Graeme Souness, John Oliver, Turner, Ray Clarke, Bobby Wiles, Ron Gilson
Attendance : – ,