Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paolo Bramble | P. Bramble |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Bill Benali | B. Benali | |||||||||
| Nigel Christie | N. Christie | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Richard Walker | R. Walker | |||||||||
| Craig Pearson | C. Pearson | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Henry Moffat | H. Moffat | |||||||||
| Chris Ball | C. Ball | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Harvey Maclean | H. Maclean | |||||||||
| Ashley Mcgreal | A. Mcgreal | | 55 | M | | 5 | | M | 51 | | Eddie Summerbell | E. Summerbell | |||||||||
| Darren Sturridge | D. Sturridge | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Stephen Powell | S. Powell | |||||||||
| Clive Wilcox | C. Wilcox | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Malcolm Jess | M. Jess | |||||||||
| Malcolm Hendrie | M. Hendrie | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Thierry Makin | T. Makin | |||||||||
| Ivan Cooper | I. Cooper | | 46 | M | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Bill Bower | B. Bower | |||||||||
| Sylvain Shearer | S. Shearer | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Billy Dodd | B. Dodd | |||||||||
| Anthony Harrison | A. Harrison | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Omer Banks | O. Banks | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 4,255 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Gillingham start the match!
2.50
1-0Darren Sturridge makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Sturridge whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Bill Benali had no chance!! Goal for Gillingham!
6.51
1-0Darren Sturridge makes a simple pass to Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.14
1-0Craig Pearson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Hendrie. Malcolm Hendrie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Bill Benali!
9.07
Chris Ball decides to run forward with the ball. Chris Ball surges forward with the ball. Chris Ball finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
14.34
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
18.01
Darren Sturridge makes a probing pass to Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.38
Stephen Powell flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Bower. Bill Bower plays a perfect one-two with Billy Dodd and rushes in on goal... Bill Bower cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Paolo Bramble easily smothers it.
24.25
Stephen Powell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Dodd. Billy Dodd shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.46
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.41
Chris Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Clive Wilcox. Clive Wilcox brings the ball forward. Clive Wilcox plays a perfect one-two with Anthony Harrison and rushes in on goal... Clive Wilcox tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.21
Thierry Makin threads the ball through to Bill Bower. Bill Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Dodd. Billy Dodd is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Paolo Bramble has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.45
1-1Ivan Cooper passes the ball forward to Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.06
Eddie Summerbell chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Banks. Omer Banks shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Luton Town kick off!
48.10
Thierry Makin knocks the ball forward to Omer Banks. Omer Banks plays a perfect one-two with Bill Bower and rushes in on goal... Omer Banks tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Paolo Bramble has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
54.11
1-2Chris Ball barges into Omer Banks. Chris Ball is warned by the referee! Omer Banks stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.06
Thierry Makin passes the ball forward to Omer Banks. Omer Banks shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.48
Malcolm Hendrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.54
Malcolm Jess makes a simple pass to Bill Bower. Bill Bower plays a perfect one-two with Omer Banks and rushes in on goal... Bill Bower makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Paolo Bramble easily smothers it.
71.12
2-2Darren Sturridge comes in with a very late challenge on Malcolm Jess. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Malcolm Jess hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.48
Stephen Powell makes a simple pass to Bill Bower. Bill Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Christie.
83.12
Ashley Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.30
Malcolm Jess passes the ball forward to Bill Bower. Bill Bower chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Banks. Omer Banks makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Paolo Bramble easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
29.7%
48.6%
21.6%
Scorers
| Anthony Harrison 3, 63 | Billy Dodd 36 Omer Banks 48 |