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Mighty Marc

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Vincent
Published date07 April 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
A Marcelino Nunez free-kick in the first half sent the Norfolk side wild, denting the automatic promotion hopes of their rivals to boot

The result did no harm to the play-off hopes of Norwich and head coach Wagner praised both his team and home fans.

He said "The atmosphere was fantastic today - it was outstanding, the best since I've been in charge.

"Everyone can see what kind of big influence it has, the 50-50 challenges. At the end of the day, my players were better.

"We have targets as well and this is what the players wanted to show.

"To play against the league leaders and biggest rivals and to keep a clean sheet against a team that scores so many goals, the players totally deserve the positive headlines."

The decisive moment of the game fell to Chilean Nunez, who put the Tractor Boys to the sword in the 37th minute.

After Josh Sargent was fouled, his 30-yard free-kick dipped and Ipswich keeper Vaclav Hladky was only able to get his fingertips on the ball as it hit the post and went in.

Ipswich struggled in the warm conditions and they looked tired after recent performances.

The Portman Road side have not beaten their biggest rivals since 2009 and looked unlikely to end that run.

Despite late pressure, the afternoon belonged to Norwich, and Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna admitted his players were flat.

He said: "I didn't think it was our best performance. We didn't hit the level...

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