1997/98 Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic PO SF 1st leg (Full Match)

. 10th May 1998 (Sun. – 1 p.m.) at Portman Road (21,613) - Semi-Final (1st Leg) Ipswich Town 0 (0): Wright, Stockwell, Taricco, Dyer, Venus, Cundy, Clapham (Uhlenbeek 67), Holland, Johnson, Mathie, Petta (Scowcroft 67). Sub. (not used) Sonner. Charlton Athletic 1 (1)(Clapham o.g. 12): Ilic, Mills, Bowen, K. Jones (Brown 85), Rufus, Youds, Newton, Kinsella, Bright (S. Jones 65), Mendonca, Heaney (Barness 75). Referee: Mick Fletcher (Warley (West Midlands)). Sent off: Danny Mills ordered off in 74th minute for a double-booking - wrestling with Johnson (57), and a lunging tackle (with no contact) on Taricco (74). Booked: Heaney (32), foul on Dyer; Mills (see above); Kinsella (60), dissent; S. Jones (87), foul on Cundy; Cundy (19), foul on Bright; Johnson (57), wrestling with Mills; Mathie (62), foul on Mills; Venus (70), dissent; Taricco (72), foul on S. Jones. Penalty claim: When Venus handled a Mendonca flick in the 69th minute, the television replay clearly showed it was inside the area but the referee awarded a free kick just outside the box. The official later admitted he made a mistake. Television: Match covered ‘live’ by Sky Sports.