Sport 23-11-2001 Ipswich Take The Advantage Against Euro Giants who: Ipswich Town what: Beat Inter Milan 1-0 where: IPSWICH when: Last night snippet: "Football`s capacity to astound and confound was magically demonstrated last night," writes Martin Thorpe in The Guardian, "as Ipswich, second bottom of the Premiership and without a win in their last 11 league games, defeated one of the aristocrats of Europe in this Uefa Cup third-round opener." "A headed goal nine minutes from time by Alun Armstrong, just five minutes after his arrival as a substitute, earned Ipswich a precious glimpse of the Uefa Cup fourth round," says The Independent`s Mike Rowbottom, noting that supersub Armstrong overcame three weeks of viral illness to put away a brilliant cross from left-winger Jamie Clapham and beat Inter Milan 1-0 at Portman Road. "Ipswich have been pretty hopeless domestically," says The Sun`s Charlie Wyett. "But plonk them on the European stage and something strange seems to happen. As they proved here, the style which saw them reach fifth in the last league campaign has not deserted them." "Tonight was a great result for us, but it`s only half time and we know it`s going to be very tough in Milan," said manager George Burley later with a note of caution. [... more]

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