Match Report


GillinghamGillingham     Wigan AthleticWigan Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Pedro NavarroP. Navarro63
G
1captain
G
74Chris BloomerC. Bloomer
Gabriele GioacchiniG. Gioacchini71
D
2
D
71Greg MarsdenG. Marsden
Lomano CraddockL. Craddock67
D
3
D
69Des InceD. Ince
Dennis DuberryD. Duberry58
D
4
D
70John GrantJ. Grant
Fadel PeyreladeF. Peyrelade73
M
5
D
70Aaron CrooksA. Crooks
Eoin FletcherE. Fletcher72
M
6
M
69Nick FowlerN. Fowler
Neil WiltordN. Wiltord71
M
captain7
M
70Arthur PetersA. Peters
Gavin LinekerG. Lineker69
M
8
M
71Harry MilburnH. Milburn
Romarin MbambaR. Mbamba65
M
9
A
72Gerard SerredszumG. Serredszum
Julian EberleJ. Eberle65
A
10
A
66Ben ImpeyB. Impey
Harry YoudsH. Youds50
A
11
A
69Jason JessJ. Jess
 
Luke SalakoL. Salako53
D
12
A
68Wes WilsonW. Wilson
Brian KahnB. Kahn49
A
13
M
71Norman CarltonN. Carlton
Oleg EdwardsO. Edwards49
M
14
D
69Robert WhelanR. Whelan

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 8,487 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Wigan Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kemal Banks.


0.00
Gillingham start the match!
3.07
Gavin Lineker flicks a high pass forward. Harry Youds collects the pass. Harry Youds deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fadel Peyrelade but the linesman indicates offside!
4.52
Lomano Craddock hits a low pass to Gavin Lineker. With great vision, Gavin Lineker plays the ball forward to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
8.22
Nick Fowler knocks the ball forward to Jason Jess. Jason Jess knocks the ball forward to Nick Fowler but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.15
Gabriele Gioacchini flicks a high pass forward. Romarin Mbamba collects the pass. Romarin Mbamba runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Romarin Mbamba shoots from long range. Good keeping from Chris Bloomer as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
11.27
Gavin Lineker takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. John Grant reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
12.10
Aaron Crooks receives the ball from a throw-in from Des Ince. Aaron Crooks hits a low pass to Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Fowler. Nick Fowler plays a scrappy one-two with Arthur Peters and advances towards the goal... Nick Fowler strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Solid save from Pedro Navarro.
16.08
Greg Marsden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Ince. Des Ince sees Gerard Serredszum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gerard Serredszum puts a great ball through. Harry Milburn runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.25
Eoin Fletcher changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eoin Fletcher shoots from distance. Chris Bloomer gets down and covers it.
30.18
Neil Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
39.35
Gabriele Gioacchini darts forward. Gabriele Gioacchini picks a pass forward to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
40.00
Fadel Peyrelade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Fletcher but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.43
Greg Marsden makes a beautiful solo run. Greg Marsden makes a probing pass to Ben Impey. Ben Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gabriele Gioacchini.
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. Wigan Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Wigan Athletic kick off!
47.06
Des Ince hacks Neil Wiltord from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Neil Wiltord grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.51
Harry Milburn flicks a high ball forward to Gerard Serredszum who takes it down. Gerard Serredszum makes a probing pass to Nick Fowler but he's offside!
59.09
John Grant flicks a high pass forward to Jason Jess who brings the ball under control. Jason Jess threads the ball through to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ben Impey but he's offside!
60.13
Wigan Athletic have made a substitution with Wes Wilson replacing Ben Impey .
71.32
John Grant deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn makes a simple pass to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
72.45
Gabriele Gioacchini knocks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Mbamba. Romarin Mbamba threads the ball through to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle runs straight at the defence! Julian Eberle muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
77.06
Aaron Crooks chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Milburn. Harry Milburn hits a low pass to Wes Wilson. Wes Wilson threads a neat, attacking ball through to Gerard Serredszum. Gerard Serredszum looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
78.59
Harry Youds flicks a high pass forward. Julian Eberle collects the pass. Julian Eberle edges inside the box! Julian Eberle comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. Chris Bloomer effortlessly gets down and covers it.
89.09
Dennis Duberry runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dennis Duberry threads a neat ball through to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Chris Bloomer gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Gillingham

Wigan Athletic
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
24.1%
48.3%
27.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Chris Bloomer of Wigan Athletic

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

1.Chris Bloomer (GK)
7
2.Greg Marsden (DEF)
6
3.Des Ince (DEF)red card
3
4.John Grant (DEF)
6
5.Aaron Crooks (DEF)
6
6.Nick Fowler (MID)
6
7.Arthur Peters (MID)
6
8.Harry Milburn (MID)
7
9.Gerard Serredszum (ATT)
6
10.Ben Impey (ATT)
6
11.Jason Jess (ATT)
6
 
12.Wes Wilson (ATT)
6
13.Norman Carlton (MID)
0
14.Robert Whelan (DEF)
0