Matchday Memories: On This Day 2010 – See Sky Blue Clive & Lukas Impress At Ipswich!

Aidy Boothroyd- Sky Blue ‘gaffer’

On this day (16th October) just fourteen years ago in 2010 the Sky Blues under Aidy Boothroyd travelled into the depths of East Anglia to take on top six Championship side Ipswich Town at Portman Road with the Sky Blues aware they had not won there since 1994. Perhaps surprisingly the Sky Blues ended up deservedly beating the Tractor Boys by the odd goal in three and the win could have been even more comfortable as both City’s goalscorers each also hit the home team’s woodwork during the game.

Clive in Sky Blue action

CCFC took the lead with a well worked goal as two Sky Blues who are now Association members combimed to score. A City corner was met by Aron Gunnarsson beyond the far post who looped it back across the goalmouth for Aron’s now fellow CCFPA recruit Clive Platt to rise above defenders to head it in on nineteen minutes to net his third of the season.

Lukas Jutkewicz in the Sky Blue

City kept the one goal advantage through half time and doubled it in the second period when Lukas Jutkiewicz dribbled round Gareth MacAuley in the box only for the Ipswich man to bring him down. Lukas picked himself up to decisively score the penalty on 56 minutes past the Tractor Boys’ ‘keeper Marton Fülöp who had previously played for the Sky Blues on loan in 2005-06 (and sadly passed away at the early age of 32 in 2015)!

Jason Scotland pulled one back for the home team two minutes later with a smart finish and played some good football at times but the lack of creativity must have concerned/annoyed their irascible ‘gaffer’ Roy Keane. 

Keiren with CCFC

The increasingly confident Sky Blues held out to the final whistle (though ‘keeper Keiren Westwood had to keep alert) to give their 529 fans in the 19,100 crowd a fillip. The Portman Road win was only City’s second in their last eleven league games!