Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Teixeira | R. Teixeira |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Paul Burbage | P. Burbage | |||||||||
| Scott Lee | S. Lee | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Gavin Mercer | G. Mercer | |||||||||
| Phil Mann | P. Mann | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Alan Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Gary Hall | G. Hall | | 53 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 56 | | John Standing | J. Standing | ||||||||
| Edward Johnson | E. Johnson | | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | George Boateng | G. Boateng | |||||||||
| Gianmatteo Collauto | G. Collauto |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Fredrik Barrett | F. Barrett | |||||||||
| Duccio Mancini | D. Mancini | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Ian Weir | I. Weir | |||||||||
| Oleg Roberts | O. Roberts | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Ivan Potts | I. Potts | |||||||||
| Des Clapham | D. Clapham | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Damien Lumsdon | D. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Alfred Brighton | A. Brighton | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Jason Allman | J. Allman | |||||||||
| Matteo Serao | M. Serao | | 53 | A | | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Nwankwo Bramble | N. Bramble | ||||||||
| Ashley Dichio | A. Dichio | | 51 | D | | 12 | | D | 55 |  | Leon Rösler | L. Rösler | |||||||||
| Des George | D. George | | 51 | A | | 13 | | G | 53 | | Lee Peters | L. Peters | |||||||||
| Corrado Negro | C. Negro | | 50 | G | | 14 | | M | 52 | | Jason Green | J. Green | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,649 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Carrick.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Carrick.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Gillingham kicking off!
2.35
0-1Alan Castro flicks a high pass forward. Ian Weir holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ian Weir makes a simple pass to Damien Lumsdon. Damien Lumsdon plays a scrappy one-two with Nwankwo Bramble and advances towards the goal... Damien Lumsdon rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.31
George Boateng controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Allman. Jason Allman plays a one-two with Damien Lumsdon and rushes in on goal... Jason Allman comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.44
0-2Oleg Roberts clumsily knocks into Damien Lumsdon. The referee calls over Oleg Roberts and warns him to calm down! Damien Lumsdon runs off the knock.
14.16
0-2Ivan Potts hacks Gianmatteo Collauto from behind! The referee calls over Ivan Potts and shows him a yellow card! Gianmatteo Collauto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.41
0-2Gianmatteo Collauto laces a through ball forward to Matteo Serao. Matteo Serao tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.20
0-2John Standing knocks the ball to his team mate, George Boateng. George Boateng kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Bramble. Nwankwo Bramble hits a low pass to Damien Lumsdon. Damien Lumsdon shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
21.55
Fredrik Barrett catches Oleg Roberts on the ankles. The referee calls over Fredrik Barrett and shows him a yellow card! Oleg Roberts stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.35
Ian Weir flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Barrett controls it well on his chest. Fredrik Barrett runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fredrik Barrett hits a low pass to Damien Lumsdon. Damien Lumsdon rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.42
Phil Mann clumsily knocks into Ivan Potts. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Potts stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.27
Duccio Mancini hacks Fredrik Barrett from behind! Duccio Mancini is shown the yellow card! Fredrik Barrett runs off the knock.
30.50
Ian Weir chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Lumsdon. Damien Lumsdon shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
40.36
Duccio Mancini passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alfred Brighton. Alfred Brighton finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sheffield United kick off!
47.16
Alan Castro flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Potts collects the pass. Ivan Potts brings the ball forward. Ivan Potts sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Rafael Teixeira!
49.09
Oleg Roberts threads a neat ball through to Des Clapham. Des Clapham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.48
Gianmatteo Collauto brings the ball forward. Gianmatteo Collauto skips past Alan Castro! Gianmatteo Collauto tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Paul Burbage with no chance!! Goal for Gillingham!
57.47
Ian Weir makes a simple pass to Fredrik Barrett. Fredrik Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
65.08
Ian Weir receives the ball from a throw-in from John Standing. Ian Weir threads a neat ball through to Fredrik Barrett. Fredrik Barrett passes the ball forward to Jason Allman. Jason Allman shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Rafael Teixeira.
66.07
1-2It's a corner kick. Ian Weir loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Alfred Brighton reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
67.12
John Standing clumsily knocks into Scott Lee. The referee calls over John Standing and shows him a yellow card! Scott Lee stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.57
Alan Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Weir. Ian Weir advances with the ball. Ian Weir tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.57
George Boateng decides to run forward with the ball. George Boateng plays the ball forward to Ian Weir who has made a great run into the box. Ian Weir makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Rafael Teixeira gets down and covers it.
73.30
Oleg Roberts chips the ball to his team mate, Matteo Serao. Matteo Serao sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.34
Jason Allman receives the ball from a throw-in from Damien Lumsdon. Jason Allman makes an attacking run forward. Jason Allman knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Bramble. Nwankwo Bramble makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.02
1-2Gillingham have made 2 substitutions with Ashley Dichio replacing Matteo Serao and Des George replacing Alfred Brighton .
79.09
Alan Castro threads a neat ball through to Fredrik Barrett. Fredrik Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Allman. Jason Allman shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
87.25
Duccio Mancini makes a probing pass to Ashley Dichio. Ashley Dichio shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
John Standing catches Gianmatteo Collauto on the ankles. John Standing is given a warning by the referee! Gianmatteo Collauto stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
28.9%
71.1%
Play Area
26.3%
50%
23.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Damien Lumsdon of Sheffield United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Rafael Teixeira (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Scott Lee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Phil Mann (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Gary Hall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Edward Johnson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gianmatteo Collauto (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Duccio Mancini (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Oleg Roberts (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Des Clapham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alfred Brighton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Matteo Serao (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ashley Dichio (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Des George (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Corrado Negro (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Paul Burbage (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gavin Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alan Castro (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | John Standing (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | George Boateng (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Fredrik Barrett (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Ian Weir (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Ivan Potts (MID) | | 7 |
| 9. | Damien Lumsdon (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Jason Allman (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Nwankwo Bramble (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Leon Rösler (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Lee Peters (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jason Green (MID) | 0 | |