Shrewsbury Town boss Sam Ricketts claimed his side should have been awarded three first-half penalties at Portman Road on Saturday and Ipswich were ‘very lucky to win’.
Jack Lankester popped up with a header in the final minute to earn the Blues victory and move them up to third in Sky Bet League One ahead of tough games against Hull (Tuesday night) and Charlton (Saturday).
Shrewsbury defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell sliced into his own net in the 75th minute to level the game after Ollie Norburn had fired the Shrews in front from the penalty spot after four minutes.
Referee Tim Robinson turned away claims for two other spot-kicks, and Ricketts said: “We had three stone-wall penalties and got given one, simple as that,” he told News Chain Sport.
“They were penalties, no questions asked. Ninety-eight per cent of the game was very good, the game plan was carried out, excellent.
“The two goals we gave away were very, very, very poor.
“You can’t give goals away like that, you can’t hide away from that.
“Their winning goal; I’d like to see if that was offside because I think it was.
“We had some other good opportunities to score that we didn’t take and we gave two goals away.
“I think Ipswich were very lucky to win the game.
“You can’t legislate for individual errors, no player means to make mistakes, but both goals are easily eradicated and we come out winning the game 1-0.
“I thought we looked a real team, a good unit, but we undid ourselves with two mistakes.”
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