Ipswich 2 Cardiff 0:IPSWICH Town manager Roy Keane was delighted with the response of his players to their midweek disappointment after the 2-0 win over Cardiff on Saturday.
Ipswich were thumped 3-0 by leaders QPR on Tuesday night but bounced back by sinking City at Portman Road to leapfrog the Welsh side into second place.
Cardiff made a bright start but Ipswich dominated after the break with an-own goal from Adam Matthews and Jason Scotland’s second goal for Town giving them a deserved victory.
“It was a good performance, a good game and a good victory, and we deserved it after the first 10 minutes when we were under a lot of pressure,” said Keane.
“The players reacted well and I knew they would. They did well against a good Cardiff team. Cardiff were missing some important players but they are still a handful.
“For the first 10 minutes we could not get out of the box never mind the half but we stuck at it, which you have to do.”
Jamie Mackie maintained QPR’s storming start to the season with a double strike against Leicester at the Walkers Stadium.
Mackie headed home Adel Taarabt’s 12th-minute cross and added a second – his sixth in four games – four minutes from time to seal a 2-0 away win.
Mackie’s goals enabled Neil Warnock’s men to move five points clear at the top of the English Championship table.
