Match Review: Ipswich Town 1 Boro 1

Boro put a dent in Ipswich Town's promotion hopes after picking up a point at Portman Road. 

Latte Lath's fourth goal in three games was cancelled out by Massimo Luongo's header off the bar, the draw extending Boro's run to nine games without a loss. 

Just one lone change was made to the Boro side that drew against Hull in midweek, with Sammy Silvera making his way into the starting XI in change for Sam Greenwood. 

With title-chasing hopes, Ipswich were looking to get their first win since easter Monday to capitalise on Leeds' and Leicester's losses and go top of the table. 

Boro weathered a storm of Ipswich pressure for the opening ten minutes, with the biggest chance falling to Conor Chaplin, who blazed over the bar from six yards out following a corner.

Seny Dieng was first called into action from a hopeful effort from Sariamento which went straight into the Senegalese's grasp. 

Chaplin had another chance to let fly as the ball dropped at his feet, but dragged his shot wide of the post. 

Isaiah Jones created Boro's first chance, as he broke free on the left wing and dumbfounded his marker with some quick feet before slapping the ball off of Vaclav Hladky in the Ipswich goal. 

Hladky's attempt to keep the ball in play for Ipswich led to Boro's opener as Azaz switched wide to Luke Aylin who found the head of Emanuel Latte Lath for his fourth goal in three games with a great towering header.

Omari Hutchinson's curling effort came close to bringing the hosts level but set his targets just over the bar as Dieng was rooted to the spot. 

Former Boro man Massimo Luongo got the Tractor Boys level as he latched onto the end of a corner and rifled his shot off the bar and just over the line at the back post. 

Soon after the leveller Ipswich came close to gaining the lead as Al-Hamadi went one-on-one with Deing only to roll his shot off the post with Matt Clarke smothering the follow-up and clearing out of play.

Just before half-time, Boro had two chances to put themselves ahead as Latte Lath forced a good save from Hladky for a Boro corner that was headed wide at the back post by Lukas Engel. 

 

 

Boro drew first blood in terms of chances in the second half, as Sammy Silvera picked Luke Ayling's great pass and left fire with his left boot, high and wide of Hladky's net.

Lukas Engel's relentless tracking back saw him get a crucial touch on Hutchinson's shot to send it wide of Deing's goal.

After doing so in the first half, Boro once again had to see off long spells of Ipswich possession, keeping their shape and defending well as a unit to limit the host's chances. 

Sam Greenwood replaced Sammy Silvera with 20 minutes to go and looked lively as his shot from outside the box stung the palms of Hladky.

Deing had to be alert to a snapshot from Omari Hutchinson as the wide man cut inside to open up room for his shot. 

Hutchinson once again got himself a chance but it was Clarke who put his body on the line to block the strike. 

With just ten minutes left on the clock, Latte Lath made the most of a dropping ball, winning his aerial battle to then slide in Jones whose shot was tipped just wide of the post from Hladky.

Hladky quickly was called upon once more to turn a venomous header from Clarke over the bar with an impressive save. 

Boro had a chance to nick it two minutes deep into the five added on but Ayling couldn't make the most of Latte Lath's rolled pass and the teams were made to share the points, extending Boro's unbeaten run to nine games.