Sport 21-11-2000 Ipswich Snatch Last-Minute Winner who: Ipswich Town what: Beat Coventry 0-1 where: Highfield Rd, COVENTRY when: Last night snippet: "A fifth consecutive Premiership defeat on the night when Victor Meldrew met his maker left the Coventry faithful fearing a case of one foot in the grave," quips The Independent`s Phil Shaw from Highfield Road where Ipswich`s Fabian Wilnis scored the winning goal in the dying seconds of an otherwise uneventful match. "It was a fine goal, which lifted Ipswich to fifth in the table after a start to the season they cannot have dreamed of," says The Mirror. "This was a dress rehearsal for next Tuesday`s Worthington Cup clash in East Anglia, and there was no doubt that Ipswich carried more confidence into the match than Gordon Strachan`s Sky Blues." "After 33 years clinging to the shirt-tails of English football`s aristocracy," says David McVay in The Times, "Coventry City appear to be losing their grip". City ca now lay claim to "the worst defensive record in the Premiership," he says. Aside from Bradford City, they can also lay claim to scoring the fewest goals. "All credit to Coventry," says Ipswich manager George Burley. "They worked very hard to close us down and we didn`t play as well as we have so far this season. We never passed the ball particularly well, but it shows you the standard we`ve reached when we come to Coventry, get the three points and we`re still not satisfied." [... more]

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