Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 9,938 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Gillingham get the match underway!
2.03
0-0Pius Dekker hacks Oleksiy Yakovenko from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oleksiy Yakovenko stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.55
0-0Fredrik Carter kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Pearce. Ian Pearce sees a break and surges forward. Ian Pearce goes all the way! Ian Pearce rockets a shot on goal but somehow Malcolm Mowbray manages to keep it out.
6.39
0-0Alessandro Di Masi surges forward with the ball. Alessandro Di Masi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.59
0-0Robert Wilson catches Celestine West on the ankles. Robert Wilson is given a warning by the referee! Celestine West hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.18
0-0Alessandro Di Masi chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Luzhny. Jason Luzhny knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Bratschi.
26.33
Orestis Kouris decides to run forward with the ball. Orestis Kouris plays a perfect one-two with Celestine West and rushes in on goal... Orestis Kouris takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
27.17
Frank Weaver knocks the ball forward to Jason Luzhny. Jason Luzhny knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jon Mortensen who gathers it comfortably.
28.06
Michael Shearer decides to run forward with the ball. Michael Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
34.22
0-0Michael Shearer catches Alessandro Di Masi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alessandro Di Masi grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.52
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
Michael Shearer threads the ball through to Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari goes all the way! Alessandro Di Bari shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off the second half!
47.09
Michael Shearer clumsily knocks into Frank Weaver. Michael Shearer is given a warning by the referee! Frank Weaver stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.58
Robert Wilson sees a break and surges forward. Robert Wilson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson whips in a cross ball towards Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Jon Mortensen is on top of it.
51.49
Fredrik Carter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Shearer. Michael Shearer knocks the ball forward to Aaron Salako. Aaron Salako makes a simple pass to Celestine West. Celestine West rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
57.02
Frank Weaver knocks the ball forward to Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko shoots from 20 yards but Jon Mortensen is on top of it.
59.06
0-0Orestis Kouris makes a probing pass to Aaron Salako. Aaron Salako deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Di Bari but the linesman indicates offside!
60.10
0-1Ian Pearce makes a probing pass to Celestine West. Celestine West knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.22
Sebastiao Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Pearce. Ian Pearce kicks a strong pass forward to Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari threads the ball through to Celestine West but he's offside!
65.45
Daniel Beagrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Hackworth. Anthony Hackworth makes a probing pass to Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Luzhny. Jason Luzhny powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.09
Michael Shearer decides to run forward with the ball. Michael Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Celestine West but he's offside!
69.21
Fredrik Carter controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Shearer. Michael Shearer flicks the ball to his team mate, Celestine West. Celestine West lofts in a cross ball towards Aaron Salako. Aaron Salako directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.23
Frank Weaver makes a simple pass to Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Luzhny but he's offside!
77.49
Orestis Kouris passes the ball forward to Alessandro Di Bari. Alessandro Di Bari makes a probing pass to Aaron Salako. Aaron Salako tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Malcolm Mowbray easily smothers it!
89.10
Robert Wilson catches Celestine West on the ankles. The referee calls over Robert Wilson again and warns him to calm down! Celestine West grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Alessandro Di Masi threads the ball through to Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%
Scorers