Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Boertien | A. Boertien |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 42 | | Neil Ball | N. Ball | |||||||||
| Bill Wright-Phillips | B. Wright-Phillips | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Steve Fletcher | S. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Sylvain Joachim | S. Joachim | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Anthony Benali | A. Benali | |||||||||
| Eugenio Fini | E. Fini |  | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Mark Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Nigel Draper | N. Draper | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Les Platt | L. Platt | |||||||||
| Nicholas Johnson | N. Johnson | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | James Prior | J. Prior | |||||||||
| Niccolo Jobson | N. Jobson | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Lomano Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Alun Bridge | A. Bridge | | 48 | M |  | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Anthony Taylor | A. Taylor | ||||||||
| Kemal Windass | K. Windass | | 47 | M | | 9 | | | M | 46 | | Peter Sheringham | P. Sheringham | ||||||||
| John Cort | J. Cort | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Mick Scales | M. Scales | |||||||||
| Carlton Bellamy | C. Bellamy | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Steve Ball | S. Ball | |||||||||
| Nicky Mercer | N. Mercer | | 50 | G | | 12 | | A | 46 | | Wayne Ince | W. Ince | |||||||||
| Sebastian Ortega | S. Ortega |  | 47 | A | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Neil Laycock | N. Laycock | |||||||||
| Leon Kerr | L. Kerr | | 45 | M | | 14 | | D | 39 | | Kevin Serrant | K. Serrant | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 2,930 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Norwich City and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Woodcock.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Norwich City and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Woodcock.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.32
0-0Eugenio Fini runs forward with the ball. Showing composure, Eugenio Fini plays the ball forward to John Cort. John Cort plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Bellamy and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mark Le Tissier clumsily knocks into John Cort. John Cort appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
3.09
0-0Peter Sheringham knocks the ball forward to Mick Scales. Mick Scales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Boertien who gathers it comfortably.
9.23
Niccolo Jobson threads a neat ball through to John Cort. John Cort knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Benali.
24.51
0-0Anthony Benali clumsily knocks into John Cort. Anthony Benali is warned by the referee! John Cort hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.55
Sylvain Joachim sees Niccolo Jobson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niccolo Jobson makes a probing pass to John Cort. John Cort knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Ball who gathers it comfortably.
34.06
Anthony Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Mick Scales controls it well on his chest. Mick Scales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bill Wright-Phillips.
38.44
0-0Nigel Draper flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Windass. Kemal Windass threads a neat ball through to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
Anthony Benali takes a quick throw-in. Steve Fletcher flicks a high pass forward to Peter Sheringham who brings the ball under control. Peter Sheringham chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Ball. Steve Ball knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Boertien who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Gillingham also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Gillingham kick off and get the second half underway!
49.50
Anthony Benali flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Taylor controls it well on his chest. Anthony Taylor hits a low pass to Mick Scales. Mick Scales shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
59.50
0-0James Prior flicks a high pass forward to Steve Ball who brings the ball under control. Steve Ball makes a great pass forward. Mick Scales runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.40
0-0Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Wayne Ince replacing Steve Fletcher, Neil Laycock replacing James Prior and Kevin Serrant replacing Mick Scales .
63.33
0-0Alun Bridge hacks Lomano Gascoigne from behind! The referee calls over Alun Bridge and shows him a yellow card! Lomano Gascoigne stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.09
0-1Mark Le Tissier takes a short throw-in bringing Wayne Ince into play. Wayne Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Taylor. Anthony Taylor advances with the ball. Anthony Taylor shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.46
Alun Bridge threads a neat ball through to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy rushes past Wayne Ince! Carlton Bellamy takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
72.38
Sylvain Joachim brings the ball forward. Sylvain Joachim sees space and advances. Sylvain Joachim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Norwich City!
75.53
Alun Bridge sees John Cort in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Cort plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Bellamy and advances towards the goal... John Cort looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
77.09
Steve Ball catches Sylvain Joachim on the ankles. The referee calls over Steve Ball and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Joachim stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.49
Bill Wright-Phillips flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Windass controls it well on his chest. Kemal Windass threads a neat ball through to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy deftly passes the ball to John Cort, releasing him through on goal. Les Platt barges into John Cort. John Cort appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.8%
36.2%
Play Area
31.9%
44.9%
23.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sylvain Joachim of Norwich City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alfred Boertien (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Bill Wright-Phillips (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sylvain Joachim (DEF) |  | 9 |
| 4. | Eugenio Fini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nigel Draper (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nicholas Johnson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Niccolo Jobson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alun Bridge (MID) |  | 5 |
| 9. | Kemal Windass (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | John Cort (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Carlton Bellamy (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Nicky Mercer (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Sebastian Ortega (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Leon Kerr (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Neil Ball (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Steve Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anthony Benali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mark Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Platt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | James Prior (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Lomano Gascoigne (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Anthony Taylor (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Peter Sheringham (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mick Scales (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Steve Ball (ATT) | 5 | |
| 12. | Wayne Ince (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Neil Laycock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Kevin Serrant (DEF) | 6 | |