Match Report


GillinghamGillingham     ChesterfieldChesterfield
James HayesJames Hayes Xavi Philogene Xavi Philogene
Malcolm MowbrayM. Mowbray70
G
1
G
59Jaime NascimentoJ. Nascimento
Joe BridgesJ. Bridges58
D
2
D
67Sol HarrisonS. Harrison
Dean NewbyD. Newby57
D
3
D
62Michael WestwoodM. Westwood
Benito LorieriB. Lorieri55
D
4
D
57Ugo UnsworthU. Unsworth
Hesekiel SjölundH. Sjölund67
M
5
D
52Peter OliverP. Oliver
Frank WeaverF. Weaver57
M
6
M
60Ross ShearerR. Shearer
Alessandro Di MasiA. Di Masi64
M
7
M
59Mick BoertienM. Boertien
Franois JanotF. Janot55
M
8
M
54Rio WilsonR. Wilson
Djamel KechioucheD. Kechiouche54
A
9
M
52Dean MayD. May
Oleksiy YakovenkoO. Yakovenko63
A
10
A
62Tony YoudsT. Youds
Chris KitsonC. Kitson61
A
11
A
51Oleg GreavesO. Greaves

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 8,243 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Gillingham kick off the first half!
2.32
Rio Wilson makes a beautiful solo run. Rio Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Greaves. Oleg Greaves flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.58
Mick Boertien knocks the ball forward to Oleg Greaves. Oleg Greaves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.37
Mick Boertien surges forward with the ball. Mick Boertien whips in a cross ball towards Tony Youds. Tony Youds connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.02
Ugo Unsworth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean May. Dean May deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oleg Greaves. Oleg Greaves shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.51
Frank Weaver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djamel Kechiouche. Djamel Kechiouche controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Jaime Nascimento is on top of it.
15.11
Frank Weaver passes the ball forward to Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jaime Nascimento who gathers it comfortably.
20.24
Joe Bridges chips the ball to his team mate, Franois Janot. Franois Janot knocks the ball to his team mate, Djamel Kechiouche. Djamel Kechiouche whips in a cross ball towards Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.34
Ugo Unsworth chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Wilson. Rio Wilson brings the ball forward. Rio Wilson knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Greaves. Oleg Greaves is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.23
Frank Weaver makes a probing pass to Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko makes a probing pass to Djamel Kechiouche. Djamel Kechiouche shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.26
Frank Weaver passes the ball forward to Djamel Kechiouche. Djamel Kechiouche makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Jaime Nascimento had no chance!! Goal for Gillingham!
38.35
Frank Weaver makes a simple pass to Djamel Kechiouche. Djamel Kechiouche goes all the way! Djamel Kechiouche makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Jaime Nascimento manages to gather it comfortably.
39.35
Joe Bridges flicks the ball to his team mate, Hesekiel Sjölund. Hesekiel Sjölund knocks the ball forward to Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sol Harrison.
42.36
Joe Bridges threads the ball through to Frank Weaver. Frank Weaver chips the ball to his team mate, Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
44.20
Hesekiel Sjölund controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jaime Nascimento who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Chesterfield kick off!
48.18
Chris Kitson catches Ugo Unsworth on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ugo Unsworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.45
Franois Janot makes a probing pass to Djamel Kechiouche. Djamel Kechiouche controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.15
Ugo Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Mick Boertien. Mick Boertien kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Greaves. Oleg Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Youds. Tony Youds is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.42
Alessandro Di Masi chips the ball to his team mate, Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jaime Nascimento who gathers it comfortably.
61.17
Benito Lorieri threads the ball through to Franois Janot. Franois Janot knocks the ball forward to Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ugo Unsworth.
73.26
Benito Lorieri makes a probing pass to Alessandro Di Masi. Alessandro Di Masi flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sol Harrison.
75.16
Rio Wilson kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Youds. Tony Youds controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.48
Djamel Kechiouche comes in with a late challenge on Peter Oliver. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Oliver hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.15
Ross Shearer knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Youds. Tony Youds knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Benito Lorieri.
84.19
Joe Bridges makes a probing pass to Franois Janot. Franois Janot kicks a strong pass forward to Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko whips in a cross ball towards Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
85.13
Hesekiel Sjölund knocks the ball forward to Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko plays a perfect one-two with Chris Kitson and rushes in on goal... Oleksiy Yakovenko shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.59
Franois Janot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleksiy Yakovenko. Oleksiy Yakovenko tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Hesekiel Sjölund makes a probing pass to Chris Kitson. Chris Kitson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Tony Youds of Chesterfield
Match Statistics
 

Gillingham

Chesterfield
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
22.7%
46.7%
30.7%

Scorers
Oleksiy Yakovenko 20
Chris Kitson 34
Tony Youds 6, 53
Oleg Greaves 26