Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe United | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paolo Bramble | P. Bramble |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Chris Prior | C. Prior | |||||||||
| Nigel Christie | N. Christie | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Craig McManaman | C. McManaman | |||||||||
| Craig Pearson | C. Pearson | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Simon Myers | S. Myers | |||||||||
| Chris Ball | C. Ball | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Edward Smith | E. Smith | |||||||||
| Ashley Mcgreal | A. Mcgreal | | 55 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 | | George Lineker | G. Lineker | |||||||||
| Darren Sturridge | D. Sturridge | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Brendan Sharpe | B. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Clive Wilcox | C. Wilcox | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Scott Hurst | S. Hurst | |||||||||
| Malcolm Hendrie | M. Hendrie | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Peter Platt | P. Platt | |||||||||
| Ivan Cooper | I. Cooper | | 46 | M | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Kemal Insley | K. Insley | |||||||||
| Sylvain Shearer | S. Shearer | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Omer Drake | O. Drake | |||||||||
| Anthony Harrison | A. Harrison | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Tim Peters | T. Peters | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Scunthorpe United. A crowd of 4,798 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Gillingham get the match underway!
3.20
0-0Scott Hurst advances with the ball. Scott Hurst plays a perfect one-two with Tim Peters and rushes in on goal... Scott Hurst tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
10.55
0-0Malcolm Hendrie comes in with a late challenge on Scott Hurst. The referee calls over Malcolm Hendrie and warns him to calm down! Scott Hurst runs off the knock.
14.18
0-0Ivan Cooper sees space and advances. Ivan Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Prior who gathers it comfortably.
21.51
Edward Smith makes a probing pass to Peter Platt. Peter Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Peters. Tim Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Bramble who gathers it comfortably.
24.32
Craig Pearson catches Tim Peters on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Pearson and warns him to calm down! Tim Peters stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.13
Craig Pearson knocks the ball forward to Ashley Mcgreal. Ashley Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.19
Malcolm Hendrie makes a probing pass to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
33.26
Edward Smith flicks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley whips in a cross ball towards Omer Drake. Omer Drake directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.13
Scott Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.35
Edward Smith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.24
Darren Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Scunthorpe United get the second half underway!
54.21
Malcolm Hendrie makes a beautiful solo run. Malcolm Hendrie shoots from distance but it flies wide!
57.55
0-0Scunthorpe United are easily keeping Gillingham at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
59.43
0-0Peter Platt makes a simple pass to Tim Peters. Tim Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Omer Drake. Omer Drake directs the ball goalwards with his head. Paolo Bramble easily picks it out of the air!
65.23
Scott Hurst threads the ball through to Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Peters. Tim Peters is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.39
Nigel Christie knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Sturridge. Darren Sturridge advances with the ball. Darren Sturridge tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.21
0-1Scott Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Drake. Omer Drake whips in a cross ball towards Tim Peters. Tim Peters heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.57
Scott Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley whips in a cross ball towards Omer Drake. Omer Drake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.27
Peter Platt flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Drake. Omer Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Peters. Tim Peters heads the ball goalwards. Paolo Bramble easily smothers it.
89.43
Scott Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
27.5%
51.2%
21.2%
Scorers
| Tim Peters 79 Omer Drake 84 |