Crystal Palace 4 Ipswich 2 : Super Eagles star scores & assists, Goodman impresses in goal

Ipswich Town continued their pre-season preparations with a 4-2 defeat to Premier League opponents Crystal Palace at the Academy on Saturday, July 16.

Eberechi Eze and Anglo-Canadian-Nigerian goalkeeper Owen Goodman started for the Eagles , while the Ipswich Town squad was captained by Super Eagles striker Sone Aluko.

Luke Plange converted a pass from Christian Benteke to open the scoring in the ninth minute and doubled the advantage when he finished from close range in the 11th minute.

Thirteen minutes in, Goodman foiled an attack by the Blues as he acrobatically collected a deep cross from Penney.

After Aluko came close to halving the deficit with a free-kick that sailed just side, Benteke put the game beyond the reach of Ipswich Town by scoring Palace's third goal three minutes to the end of the first half.

Plange got his hat-trick when he beat the offside trap and slotted home but the Tractor Boys pulled one back as Dominic Ball headed in a fine delivery from Aluko.

The Nigeria international made it 4-2 with a left-footed strike from 20 yards with twelve minutes remaining.

Aluko scored an identical goal on July 2 as Ipswich Town were hammered 5-1 by another London based Premier League side, Arsenal.

Goodman, who played for Palace's U18 side last season, made way for Joe  Whitworth at the break.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

Photo Credit : itfc.co.uk

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