Match Report


GillinghamGillingham     WalsallWalsall
Computer Player Computer Player Phil Warb Phil Warb
Pedro NavarroP. Navarro63
G
1captain
G
73Eoin BrandE. Brand
Gabriele GioacchiniG. Gioacchini71
D
2
D
53James VenusJ. Venus
Lomano CraddockL. Craddock67
D
3
D
58Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Dennis DuberryD. Duberry58
D
4
D
63Brendan LampardB. Lampard
Fadel PeyreladeF. Peyrelade73
M
5
D
67Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio
Eoin FletcherE. Fletcher72
M
6
M
70Rafael MartinR. Martin
Neil WiltordN. Wiltord71
M
captain7
M
71Morris SeamanM. Seaman
Gavin LinekerG. Lineker69
M
8
M
58Edward MillsE. Mills
Romarin MbambaR. Mbamba65
M
9
A
71Pierpaolo PaschettaP. Paschetta
Julian EberleJ. Eberle65
A
10
A
71Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi
Joe BeckhamJ. Beckham61
A
11
A
65Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin
 
Luke SalakoL. Salako53
D
12
D
45Jon HaynesJ. Haynes
Harry YoudsH. Youds50
A
13
M
57Maxence TomczykM. Tomczyk
Brian KahnB. Kahn49
A
14
A
46Torsten FrieserT. Frieser

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Walsall. A crowd of 8,552 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alfred Lofthouse.


0.00
Gillingham kick off!
6.30
Gabriele Gioacchini clumsily knocks into Edward Mills. The referee warns Gabriele Gioacchini to calm down! Edward Mills hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.52
Edward Mills chips the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta plays a one-two with Oscar Jr. Gissi and rushes in on goal... Pierpaolo Paschetta comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Pedro Navarro manages to keep it out.
15.02
Dennis Duberry threads the ball through to Romarin Mbamba. Romarin Mbamba knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker shoots from long range but Eoin Brand is on top of it.
16.57
Rafael Martin makes a simple pass to Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.50
Fadel Peyrelade threads a neat ball through to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle rushes past James Venus! Some silky footwork from Julian Eberle provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.29
Edward Mills clumsily knocks into Fadel Peyrelade. Edward Mills is shown the yellow card! Fadel Peyrelade stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.07
Stuart Johnstone decides to run forward with the ball. Stuart Johnstone changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Johnstone shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
33.13
Joe Beckham hits a low pass to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Julian Eberle provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
34.02
James Venus flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Johnstone who takes it down. Stuart Johnstone makes a probing pass to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
36.15
Edward Mills threads a neat ball through to Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
38.13
Dennis Duberry sees Fadel Peyrelade in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fadel Peyrelade sees Joe Beckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joe Beckham knocks the ball forward, putting Julian Eberle through on goal. Julian Eberle shoots from just inside the box. Eoin Brand effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Walsall players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Walsall kick off!
51.23
Brendan Lampard threads a neat ball through to Rafael Martin. Rafael Martin makes a probing pass to Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Pedro Navarro reads it well. Nice save!
53.59
Kewullay Di Livio brings the ball forward. Kewullay Di Livio shoots from distance. Good keeping from Pedro Navarro as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.13
Corner kick to Walsall. Edward Mills plays it out to the edge of the box. Brendan Lampard takes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
60.40
Eoin Fletcher sees Joe Beckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joe Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Johnstone.
61.26
Morris Seaman catches Eoin Fletcher on the ankles. Morris Seaman is warned by the referee! Eoin Fletcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.05
Romarin Mbamba kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle skips past Stuart Johnstone! Julian Eberle side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
65.00
Edward Mills flicks a high pass forward. Pierpaolo Paschetta collects the pass. Pierpaolo Paschetta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dennis Duberry.
78.29
Stuart Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.50
Brendan Benjamin passes the ball forward to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.41
Romarin Mbamba threads a neat ball through to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Eoin Brand. Excellent save.
83.32
Kewullay Di Livio makes a beautiful solo run. Kewullay Di Livio makes a simple pass to Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Martin. Rafael Martin makes a deft header but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Gillingham

Walsall
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
25.7%
50%
24.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Eberle of Gillingham

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Navarro (GK)
8
2.Gabriele Gioacchini (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Craddock (DEF)
6
4.Dennis Duberry (DEF)
7
5.Fadel Peyrelade (MID)
7
6.Eoin Fletcher (MID)
7
7.Neil Wiltord (MID)
6
8.Gavin Lineker (MID)
6
9.Romarin Mbamba (MID)
7
10.Julian Eberle (ATT)
9
11.Joe Beckham (ATT)
6
 
12.Luke Salako (DEF)
0
13.Harry Youds (ATT)
0
14.Brian Kahn (ATT)
0

1.Eoin Brand (GK)
8
2.James Venus (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
8
4.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
6
5.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)
8
6.Rafael Martin (MID)
6
7.Morris Seaman (MID)
7
8.Edward Mills (MID)yellow card
6
9.Pierpaolo Paschetta (ATT)
7
10.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)
6
11.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)
6
 
12.Jon Haynes (DEF)
0
13.Maxence Tomczyk (MID)
0
14.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
0