Milton Keynes Dons 0-1 Ipswich Town
Ipswich skipper Sam Morsy fired the pursuit of League One promotion to a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened MK Dons.
The Egyptian midfielder claimed back-to-back wins for the Tractor Boys for the first time since October as he ended a four-month goal drought in style.
Dons started brilliantly as Jonathan Leko saw Luke Woolfenden clear a try off the line before Christian Walton made a good double save to keep Sullay Kaikai away.
Mursy shot the visitors in the front with a fine 20-yard shot in the 26th minute.
After the break, goalkeeper Jamie Cumming Morsy denied a second when Nathan Broadhead missed with his rebound.
And the Dons stopper parried even better to tip George Hirst’s goal over the bar.
Wes Burns was only able to nod the resulting corner from Leif Davis past the front post.
Cumming was again about to knock Conor Chaplin’s left-foot shot out of harm’s way at the near post just after the hour mark.
Town kept pounding on the door as Cumming Davis parried a hard-hitting effort before Josh McEachran cleared a Broadhead header off the line.
Match report by PA Media.
lineups
MK Dons
formation 4-2-3-1
- 1cumming
- 2watson
- 4Tucker
- 33Jules
- 22Laurentius
- 42Maghoma
- 6McEachranBooked at 41 minutes
- 24Kaikai
- 28devoyReplaced byburnsat 73′protocolBooked at 86 minutes
- 12LekoReplaced byHollandat 78′protocol
- 10EisaReplaced bygriggat 88′protocol
Substitute
- 7blacksmith
- 8thRobson
- 9grigg
- 11Holland
- 14Johnson
- 20burns
- 23ravizzoli
Ipswich
formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Walton
- 34ClarkeReplaced byDonacienat 89′protocol
- 6wool fenden
- 15Citizens
- 3Davis
- 5morsi
- 30Humphreys45 minutes bookedReplaced byluongoat 45′protocol
- 7burnsReplaced byJacksonat 72′protocol
- 10ChaplinBooked at 88 minutes
- 33broadheadReplaced byDishesat 90′protocol
- 27HirstReplaced byLadapoat 72′protocol
Substitute
- 9Ladapo
- 11Dishes
- 19Jackson
- 25luongo
- 29Edwards
- 31Hladky
- 44Donacien
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Game ends, MK Dons 0, Ipswich Town 1.
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Second half ends, MK Dons 0, Ipswich Town 1.
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Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Josh McEachran (MK Dons).
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Foul by Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town).
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Josh McEachran (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Ipswich Town. Cashed in by Will Grigg.
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attempt saved. Josh McEachran (MK Dons) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Foul by Massimo Luongo (Ipswich Town).
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Sullay Kaikai (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcus Harness replaces Nathan Broadhead.
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Substitution, Ipswich Town. Janoi Donacien replaces Harry Clarke.
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Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town).
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Paris Maghoma (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution MK Dons. Will Grigg replaces Mohamed Eisa.
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Corner, Ipswich Town. Cashed in by Zak Jules.
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attempt blocked. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Massimo Luongo.
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Darragh Burns (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.