Another live game on SKY, meaning another unorthodox kick-off time - 5.15pm on a Good Friday. Paul had rung me on Thursday to say that he was in town, so Tracey took my season ticket and I ended up with him behind the goal in row A of the North Stand, they were just about the only tickets available when I brought them online. It made a change to be right next to the pitch and have a different perspective of the game, it’s certainly more frantic close up.
Town started the game brightly against the current league leaders and went ahead after six minutes through Freddie Sears.
Bournemouth grew into the game and in all honesty played some really attractive football creating more chances than Town. Ipswich's keeper Bartosz Bialkowski had to be at his best and pulled off a string of fine saves throughout the game. He was beaten in the eighty-second minute by a looping header from Cherries substitute Kenwyne Jones (who only recently joined the visitors on-loan from Cardiff). An inspired substitution? He scored with his first touch on his debut! So it finished honours even for the fourth successive league game between Ipswich & AFC (“Always F****n Cheating, that’s what that stands for.” I heard somebody shout that out, in response to their numerous attempts to win free-kicks) Bournemouth.
The league is so tight at the top this season with eight teams fighting it out for promotion. If you compare it to two seasons ago Leicester finished sixth with sixty-eight points (the same total that us, Derby and Wolves have at the moment, after forty matches). Last season at the same stage (with six matches remaining) Leicester were already promoted!
After the game we met up in Degeros before going next door to Zizzi for food. We then made the mistake of going to K Bar, where Max and his mates were assembled, we then made another mistake (apart from Paul, who had decided to walk home) in having "kitchen drinks" when we got home! Suffice to say that Saturday was a quiet affair.
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