Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     GillinghamGillingham
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ben IzzetB. Izzet44
G
captain1
G
57Rafael TeixeiraR. Teixeira
Pascal GleisensteinP. Gleisenstein57
D
2
D
57Scott LeeS. Lee
Sol PeckhamS. Peckham56
D
3
D
57Phil MannP. Mann
Lomano DrydenL. Dryden56
D
4
D
53Gary HallG. Hall
Nwankwo GascoigneN. Gascoigne55
D
5
D
53Edward JohnsonE. Johnson
Alfred BenjaminA. Benjamin67
M
6
M
58Gianmatteo CollautoG. Collauto
Tim MasonT. Mason65
M
7
M
55Duccio ManciniD. Mancini
Bert Van GalenB. Van Galen57
M
8
M
50Oleg RobertsO. Roberts
Kieron RichardsK. Richards60
A
9
A
62Des ClaphamD. Clapham
Simon LofthouseS. Lofthouse59
A
10
A
57Alfred BrightonA. Brighton
Duncan SimonsenD. Simonsen43
A
11captain
A
53Matteo SeraoM. Serao
 
Lee PowerL. Power54
D
12
D
51Ashley DichioA. Dichio
Marc BeckM. Beck51
D
13
A
51Des GeorgeD. George
Jonathan SmithJ. Smith51
M
14
G
50Corrado NegroC. Negro

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 7,669 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Huddersfield Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Shearer.


0.00
Gillingham kick off and get the first half underway!
9.45
With great vision, Lomano Dryden plays the ball forward to Tim Mason. Tim Mason runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tim Mason shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.52
Tim Mason surges forward with the ball. Tim Mason tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.23
Phil Mann flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianmatteo Collauto. Gianmatteo Collauto sees Matteo Serao in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matteo Serao whips in a cross ball towards Alfred Brighton. Alfred Brighton heads the ball goalwards. Ben Izzet manages to gather it easily.
20.18
Simon Lofthouse threads the ball through to Bert Van Galen. Bert Van Galen passes the ball forward but Duncan Simonsen is offside!
21.16
Alfred Benjamin clumsily knocks into Oleg Roberts. Alfred Benjamin is given a warning by the referee! Oleg Roberts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.34
Kieron Richards comes in with a late challenge on Gianmatteo Collauto. The referee warns Kieron Richards to calm down! Gianmatteo Collauto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.24
Tim Mason knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Richards. Kieron Richards cuts inside the box! Some superb footwork from Kieron Richards provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
32.48
Simon Lofthouse flicks a high ball forward to Duncan Simonsen who takes it down. Duncan Simonsen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Lofthouse but he's offside!
34.44
Gianmatteo Collauto barges into Bert Van Galen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bert Van Galen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.51
Phil Mann makes a simple pass to Matteo Serao. Matteo Serao whips in a cross ball towards Des Clapham. Des Clapham shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
42.13
Oleg Roberts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duccio Mancini. Duccio Mancini knocks the ball forward to Matteo Serao but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Gianmatteo Collauto hits a low pass to Des Clapham. Des Clapham finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town have changed their lineup with Marc Beck replacing Tim Mason. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Huddersfield Town get the second half underway!
48.24
Gary Hall barges into Simon Lofthouse. The referee brings Gary Hall to one side and gives him a warning! Simon Lofthouse runs off the knock.
54.52
Alfred Benjamin chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Simonsen. Duncan Simonsen plays a scrappy one-two with Kieron Richards and stumbles forward towards the goal... Edward Johnson catches Duncan Simonsen on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
54.52
The referee points to the spot..
56.22
Bert Van Galen takes a cautious run up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.51
Alfred Benjamin threads a neat ball through to Bert Van Galen. Bert Van Galen shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
61.04
Oleg Roberts threads a neat ball through to Alfred Brighton. Alfred Brighton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.00
Oleg Roberts comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Benjamin. Oleg Roberts is given a warning by the referee! Alfred Benjamin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.30
Oleg Roberts threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Collauto. Gianmatteo Collauto skips past Sol Peckham! Gianmatteo Collauto rockets a shot on goal. Gianmatteo Collauto scores for Gillingham!!
77.30
Gillingham have made 2 substitutions with Ashley Dichio replacing Matteo Serao and Des George replacing Alfred Brighton .
79.37
Sol Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Bert Van Galen. Bert Van Galen flicks a high pass forward. Simon Lofthouse collects the pass. Simon Lofthouse knocks in a cross ball towards Alfred Benjamin. Alfred Benjamin knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
84.49
Sol Peckham makes a beautiful solo run. Sol Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Simon Lofthouse holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Lofthouse finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Gillingham
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
27.8%
52.8%
19.4%

Scorers
Gianmatteo Collauto 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianmatteo Collauto of Gillingham

Match Ratings
1.Ben Izzet (GK)
6
2.Pascal Gleisenstein (DEF)
6
3.Sol Peckham (DEF)
8
4.Lomano Dryden (DEF)
7
5.Nwankwo Gascoigne (DEF)
6
6.Alfred Benjamin (MID)
7
7.Tim Mason (MID)
7
8.Bert Van Galen (MID)
6
9.Kieron Richards (ATT)
6
10.Simon Lofthouse (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Simonsen (ATT)
6
 
12.Lee Power (DEF)
0
13.Marc Beck (DEF)
6
14.Jonathan Smith (MID)
0

1.Rafael Teixeira (GK)
7
2.Scott Lee (DEF)
6
3.Phil Mann (DEF)
7
4.Gary Hall (DEF)
5
5.Edward Johnson (DEF)
6
6.Gianmatteo Collauto (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
7.Duccio Mancini (MID)
6
8.Oleg Roberts (MID)
9
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