Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Derby County | Derby County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Ball | N. Ball |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 58 | | Anthony Scales | A. Scales | ||||||||
| Steve Fletcher | S. Fletcher | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Fredrik Ljungberg | F. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Anthony Benali | A. Benali | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Jacob Taylor | J. Taylor | |||||||||
| Mark Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Gareth Marsden | G. Marsden | |||||||||
| Les Platt | L. Platt | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | |||||||||
| James Prior | J. Prior | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Rio Mcgovern | R. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Lomano Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Alberto Philips | A. Philips | |||||||||
| Anthony Taylor | A. Taylor | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Jody Kasper | J. Kasper | |||||||||
| Peter Sheringham | P. Sheringham | | 46 | M | | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Alun Ball | A. Ball | ||||||||
| Dave Butt | D. Butt | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Carl Cole | C. Cole | |||||||||
| Mick Scales | M. Scales | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Jody Ball | J. Ball | |||||||||
| Steve Ball | S. Ball | | 50 | A | | 12 | | G | 45 | | Liam Priestley | L. Priestley | |||||||||
| Wayne Ince | W. Ince | | 46 | A | | 13 | | A | 44 | | David Wise | D. Wise | |||||||||
| Neil Laycock | N. Laycock | | 45 | D | | 14 | | A | 44 | | Danny Lampard | D. Lampard | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Derby County. A crowd of 2,781 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Gillingham and Derby County are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Bould.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Gillingham and Derby County are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Bould.
0.00
0-0Gillingham kick off and get the first half underway!
15.59
0-0Lomano Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Scales. Mick Scales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anthony Scales who gathers it comfortably.
20.53
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Jody Kasper plays the ball forward to Carl Cole. Carl Cole sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Neil Ball is on top of it.
22.00
0-0Rio Mcgovern hits a low pass to Carl Cole. Carl Cole sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
24.02
27.09
32.49
0-0Carl Cole catches Mark Le Tissier on the ankles. The referee calls over Carl Cole and shows him a yellow card! Mark Le Tissier runs off the knock.
33.51
Lomano Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Mick Scales controls it well on his chest. Mick Scales controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
36.20
0-0Peter Sheringham clumsily knocks into Alberto Philips. The referee calls over Peter Sheringham and warns him to calm down! Alberto Philips runs off the knock.
38.22
Mark Le Tissier receives the ball from a throw-in from Anthony Benali. Mark Le Tissier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lomano Gascoigne. Lomano Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Scales. Mick Scales whips in a cross ball towards Dave Butt. Dave Butt rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Jody Kasper decides to run forward with the ball. Jody Kasper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Fletcher.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County have changed their lineup with Danny Lampard replacing Alberto Philips, David Wise replacing Alun Ball and Liam Priestley replacing Rio Mcgovern. The Derby County players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Derby County kick off the second half!
47.20
James Prior changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. James Prior whips in a cross ball towards Dave Butt. Dave Butt heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
48.31
Anthony Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Mick Scales collects the pass. Mick Scales shoots from long range but Anthony Scales reads it well. Good save!
53.48
Lomano Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Mick Scales collects the pass. Mick Scales lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Butt. Dave Butt is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.29
0-0Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Steve Ball replacing Steve Fletcher, Wayne Ince replacing James Prior and Neil Laycock replacing Dave Butt .Derby County appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
61.36
With vision, Anthony Benali plays the ball forward to Lomano Gascoigne. Lomano Gascoigne flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Laycock. Neil Laycock shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
63.18
Jody Kasper surges forward with the ball. Jody Kasper lofts in a cross ball towards David Wise. David Wise makes a convincing header. It's miles wide!
65.41
Wayne Ince controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Scales. Mick Scales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.21
Liam Priestley passes the ball forward to David Wise. David Wise knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.46
0-1Liam Priestley makes a simple pass to Jody Ball. Jody Ball skips past Anthony Benali! Jody Ball rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
81.57
Anthony Taylor threads a neat ball through to Mick Scales. Mick Scales shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
83.44
Anthony Benali flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Sheringham. Peter Sheringham threads a neat ball through to Mick Scales. Mick Scales lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Laycock. Neil Laycock outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Anthony Scales.
84.13
0-1Peter Sheringham takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Danny Lampard reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
85.30
Wayne Ince decides to run forward with the ball. Wayne Ince lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Scales. Mick Scales rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
26.5%
51.5%
22.1%
Scorers
| Jody Ball 71 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jody Ball of Derby County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Neil Ball (GK) | 7 | |
| 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) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dave Butt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mick Scales (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Steve Ball (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Wayne Ince (ATT) | 7 | |
| 14. | Neil Laycock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Anthony Scales (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Fredrik Ljungberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jacob Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gareth Marsden (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ian Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rio Mcgovern (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alberto Philips (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jody Kasper (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Alun Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Carl Cole (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Jody Ball (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Liam Priestley (GK) | 7 | |
| 13. | David Wise (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Danny Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |