Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corrado Negro | C. Negro |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Norman Simonsen | N. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Phil Mann | P. Mann | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Ashley Dichio | A. Dichio | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Uwe Seibert | U. Seibert | |||||||||
| James Morris | J. Morris | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Warren Merson | W. Merson | |||||||||
| Eoin Hunt | E. Hunt | | 49 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 54 |  | Arno Jacobs | A. Jacobs | ||||||||
| Gianmatteo Collauto | G. Collauto | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Glynn Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Duccio Mancini | D. Mancini | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Vitor Lima | V. Lima | |||||||||
| Oleg Roberts | O. Roberts | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Leon Marsden | L. Marsden | |||||||||
| Vitor Fonseca | V. Fonseca | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 63 |  | Callum Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Des Clapham | D. Clapham | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Enrico Benussi | E. Benussi | |||||||||
| Glynn Greening | G. Greening | | 58 | A | | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Alfred Mowbray | A. Mowbray | ||||||||
| Alfred Brighton | A. Brighton | | 57 | A | | 12 | | D | 61 | | Urvin van Gastel | U. van Gastel | |||||||||
| Matteo Serao | M. Serao | | 53 | A | | 13 | | M | 58 |  | Zbigniew Deyna | Z. Deyna | |||||||||
| Des George | D. George | | 49 | A | | 14 | | A | 57 | | Glynn Clegg | G. Clegg | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 10,159 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Gillingham and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Seth Potts.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Gillingham and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Seth Potts.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town kick off and get the first half underway!
2.50
0-0James Morris flicks a high ball forward to Ashley Dichio who takes it down. Ashley Dichio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Clapham. Des Clapham tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Norman Simonsen comfortably smothers it!
3.56
0-0Callum Rae threads a neat ball through to Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
4.18
0-0Vitor Fonseca catches Tiago Viana on the ankles. Vitor Fonseca is shown the yellow card! Tiago Viana carries on, but is struggling a bit.
8.08
0-0Alfred Mowbray hacks James Morris from behind! The referee calls over Alfred Mowbray and warns him to calm down! James Morris stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.54
0-0Warren Merson hits a low pass to Leon Marsden. Leon Marsden threads the ball through to Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Corrado Negro who gathers it comfortably.
14.25
Arno Jacobs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Royce. Glynn Royce makes a probing pass to Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.04
Oleg Roberts runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Oleg Roberts controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
18.07
0-0Alfred Mowbray clumsily knocks into James Morris. The referee calls over Alfred Mowbray and shows him a yellow card! James Morris runs off the knock.
30.07
Ashley Dichio hits a low pass to Des Clapham. Des Clapham plays a quick one-two with Oleg Roberts and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Des Clapham provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.26
Duccio Mancini flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Greening holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Glynn Greening advances inside the box! Glynn Greening cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.36
Ashley Dichio knocks the ball forward to Oleg Roberts. Oleg Roberts makes a beautiful solo run. Oleg Roberts passes the ball forward to Vitor Fonseca. Vitor Fonseca muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Norman Simonsen!
38.38
Phil Mann comes in with a late challenge on Leon Marsden. Phil Mann is given a warning by the referee! Leon Marsden stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.04
1-0James Morris flicks a high ball forward to Des Clapham who takes it down. Des Clapham sees Gianmatteo Collauto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianmatteo Collauto chips the ball to his team mate, Glynn Greening. Glynn Greening looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper, Norman Simonsen, sees it late!! Goal for Gillingham!
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. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Urvin van Gastel replacing Tiago Viana, Zbigniew Deyna replacing Callum Rae and Glynn Clegg replacing Alfred Mowbray. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Gillingham kick off the second half!
48.51
Oleg Roberts threads a neat ball through to Duccio Mancini. Duccio Mancini plays a one-two with Glynn Greening and advances towards the goal... Duccio Mancini looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
49.13
Glynn Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Corrado Negro easily smothers it!
53.53
With vision, Vitor Fonseca laces a weighted ball forward to Oleg Roberts. Oleg Roberts finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Norman Simonsen. Excellent save.
57.43
Vitor Lima threads the ball through to Glynn Clegg. Glynn Clegg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Corrado Negro easily gets down and covers it.
63.33
Enrico Benussi clumsily knocks into Ashley Dichio. The referee calls over Enrico Benussi and shows him a yellow card! Ashley Dichio runs off the knock.
65.50
James Morris catches Glynn Clegg on the ankles. James Morris is shown the yellow card! Glynn Clegg carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.33
Leon Marsden threads a neat ball through to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
67.46
Phil Mann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Greening. Glynn Greening shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.45
Arno Jacobs threads the ball through to Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Clegg. Glynn Clegg makes a looping header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
73.24
Enrico Benussi plays the ball forward to Glynn Clegg. Glynn Clegg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
77.49
1-0Gillingham have made 2 substitutions with Alfred Brighton replacing Glynn Greening and Matteo Serao replacing Des Clapham .
78.54
1-0Duccio Mancini flicks the ball to his team mate, Matteo Serao. Matteo Serao knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Vitor Fonseca is offside!
81.20
Arno Jacobs knocks the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Deyna. Zbigniew Deyna knocks the ball forward to Vitor Lima. Vitor Lima finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Corrado Negro smothers it!
84.22
James Morris passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Phil Mann. Phil Mann hits a low pass to Matteo Serao. Matteo Serao sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Norman Simonsen effortlessly smothers it!
85.42
Glynn Clegg comes in with a late challenge on James Morris. The referee brings Glynn Clegg to one side and gives him a warning! James Morris hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.07
Zbigniew Deyna controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
30%
46.2%
23.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Glynn Greening of Gillingham |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Corrado Negro (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Phil Mann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ashley Dichio (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | James Morris (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Eoin Hunt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gianmatteo Collauto (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Duccio Mancini (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Oleg Roberts (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Vitor Fonseca (MID) | | 5 |
| 10. | Des Clapham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Glynn Greening (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Alfred Brighton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Matteo Serao (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Des George (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Norman Simonsen (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Tiago Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Uwe Seibert (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Warren Merson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arno Jacobs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Glynn Royce (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Vitor Lima (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Leon Marsden (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Callum Rae (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Enrico Benussi (ATT) | | 6 |
| 11. | Alfred Mowbray (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Urvin van Gastel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Zbigniew Deyna (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Glynn Clegg (ATT) | 6 | |