Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Ball | N. Ball |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 | | Graham Benali | G. Benali | |||||||||
| Steve Fletcher | S. Fletcher | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Wayne Stone | W. Stone | |||||||||
| Anthony Benali | A. Benali | | 56 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 51 | | Teddy Britton | T. Britton | ||||||||
| Mark Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Thierry Neville | T. Neville | |||||||||
| Les Platt | L. Platt | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Dion Salmon | D. Salmon | |||||||||
| James Prior | J. Prior | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Graeme Roberts | G. Roberts | |||||||||
| Lomano Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Scott Pearce | S. Pearce | |||||||||
| Anthony Taylor | A. Taylor | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Kemal Walsh | K. Walsh | |||||||||
| Peter Sheringham | P. Sheringham | | 46 | M | | | 9 | | A | 39 | | Danny Flintlock | D. Flintlock | ||||||||
| Dave Butt | D. Butt | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 37 | | Phil Crooks | P. Crooks | |||||||||
| Mick Scales | M. Scales | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 35 | | Ian Beagrie | I. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Steve Ball | S. Ball | | 50 | A | | 12 | | D | 45 | | Jody Stuart | J. Stuart | |||||||||
| Wayne Ince | W. Ince | | 46 | A | | 13 | | G | 44 | | Dale Hackworth | D. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Neil Laycock | N. Laycock | | 45 | D | | 14 | | D | 44 | | James Galli | J. Galli | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to AFC Bournemouth. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Stockdale.
The pitch is in good condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Simon Stockdale.
0.00
0-0Gillingham get the match underway!
2.36
0-0Scott Pearce clumsily knocks into Anthony Taylor. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony Taylor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.07
1-0Anthony Benali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lomano Gascoigne. Lomano Gascoigne sees Mick Scales in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mick Scales lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Butt. Dave Butt beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Graham Benali has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.21
1-0Teddy Britton lofts the ball long. Phil Crooks knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Le Tissier.
14.51
1-0Anthony Benali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Taylor. Anthony Taylor kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Butt. Dave Butt shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.31
Anthony Taylor threads a neat ball through to Mick Scales. Mick Scales shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
18.55
James Prior flicks a high pass forward. Dave Butt controls it well on his chest. Dave Butt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.37
1-0Anthony Benali flicks a high pass forward to Peter Sheringham who brings the ball under control. Peter Sheringham decides to run forward with the ball. Peter Sheringham lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Scales. Mick Scales gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Graham Benali punches it away to safety.
34.50
Mark Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward to James Prior who brings the ball under control. James Prior makes a beautiful solo run. James Prior shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.04
1-0Scott Pearce barges into Lomano Gascoigne. Scott Pearce is warned by the referee! Lomano Gascoigne carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.01
Mark Le Tissier clumsily knocks into Ian Beagrie. The referee brings Mark Le Tissier to one side and gives him a warning! Ian Beagrie grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. AFC Bournemouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The AFC Bournemouth players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with AFC Bournemouth kicking off!
47.43
Anthony Benali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lomano Gascoigne. Lomano Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Scales. Mick Scales whips in a cross ball towards Dave Butt. Dave Butt directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Graham Benali, sees it late!! Goal for Gillingham!
53.58
Anthony Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Dave Butt controls it well on his chest. Dave Butt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Teddy Britton.
60.11
2-0Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Steve Ball replacing Steve Fletcher, Wayne Ince replacing James Prior and Neil Laycock replacing Dave Butt .
63.37
Steve Ball catches Phil Crooks on the ankles. The referee calls over Steve Ball and shows him a yellow card! Phil Crooks runs off the knock.
69.44
Kemal Walsh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Flintlock. Danny Flintlock whips in a cross ball towards Phil Crooks. Phil Crooks fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.30
Kemal Walsh barges into Lomano Gascoigne. The referee brings Kemal Walsh to one side and gives him a warning! Lomano Gascoigne is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
87.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Scott Pearce plays the ball forward to Phil Crooks. Phil Crooks threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Danny Flintlock provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
26.8%
46.5%
26.8%
Scorers
| Dave Butt 4, 47 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dave Butt of Gillingham |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Neil Ball (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Steve Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anthony Benali (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Mark Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Platt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | James Prior (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Lomano Gascoigne (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Anthony Taylor (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Peter Sheringham (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Dave Butt (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Mick Scales (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Steve Ball (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 13. | Wayne Ince (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Neil Laycock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Graham Benali (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Wayne Stone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Teddy Britton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Thierry Neville (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dion Salmon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Graeme Roberts (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Pearce (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Kemal Walsh (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Danny Flintlock (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Phil Crooks (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ian Beagrie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jody Stuart (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dale Hackworth (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | James Galli (DEF) | 0 | |