Apartheid

ITFC v Huddersfield December 7th 2013

We've now had three wins on the trot and all within eight days, how quickly things change in football, suddenly the words "play-offs" are being uttered and Big Mick is now "King Daddy" again, after the recent concerns of losing him to the Republic Of Ireland. John was right "Ipswich are a bigger club"!

Before heading to Portman Road I enjoyed a very welcome "Full House" breakfast cooked by Shar, my reward for taking part in The Heveningham Hell Run - a 10k cross country run dressed as Santa. It was also Sam's twenty fifth birthday, another one that we've missed due to him living abroad, this time in Vietnam.

A minutes applause celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela was observed before the start of the game, I don't quite understand why? I've got no problem with it, just curious!

On the pitch it was a solid performance from Town, who started the brighter but then had to grind out the win after going behind. We could have easy crumbled especially in the first half, in previous seasons we would have. 

The terriers had a golden chance to take the lead when they were awarded a dubious penalty after 24 minutes. Dean Gerkin, who had his best game so far for Ipswich, guessed right, dived left and saved former scummer, James Vaughn's spot kick - justice. That's two seasons running that Vaughn has had penalties saved at Portman Road, Scott Loach the hero last time around. 

Huddersfield however did take the lead through Danny Ward and were unlucky not to increase it when Adam Hamill's 25 yard effort hit the underside of the bar just before the interval.

David McGoldrick levelled things up soon after the break with a shot from outside the box, when set up with a slide rule pass from Col Skuse. Fellow strike partner Daryl Murphy headed in the winner one minute from the end to send the home fans happy and looking towards those playoff positions.

Ipswich 2-1 Huddersfield

McGoldrick 50               Ward 34

Murphy 89

Att: 15,386

The playlist

Apartheid by Peter Tosh - Any excuse for a bit of Reggae!