Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Bramble | P. Bramble |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Tommy Izzet | T. Izzet | |||||||||
| Nigel Christie | N. Christie | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Gary Middleton | G. Middleton | |||||||||
| Craig Pearson | C. Pearson | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Noel Rodgers | N. Rodgers | |||||||||
| Chris Ball | C. Ball | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | John Smithe | J. Smithe | |||||||||
| Ashley Mcgreal | A. Mcgreal | | 55 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Omer Wallwork | O. Wallwork | |||||||||
| Darren Sturridge | D. Sturridge | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Gary Harley | G. Harley | |||||||||
| Clive Wilcox | C. Wilcox | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Les Hamilton | L. Hamilton | |||||||||
| Malcolm Hendrie | M. Hendrie | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Robbie Carragher | R. Carragher | |||||||||
| Ivan Cooper | I. Cooper | | 46 | M | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Matt Smith | M. Smith | |||||||||
| Sylvain Shearer | S. Shearer | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Eddie Copping | E. Copping | |||||||||
| Anthony Harrison | A. Harrison | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Stan Charles | S. Charles | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 4,468 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Middlesbrough kick off the first half!
9.12
0-0Robbie Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Copping. Eddie Copping knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Ball.
18.36
0-0Nigel Christie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Sturridge. Darren Sturridge makes a probing pass to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer knocks the ball forward to Anthony Harrison but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.02
0-0Ivan Cooper flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer goes all the way! Sylvain Shearer rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
28.30
0-0Gary Middleton knocks the ball forward to Robbie Carragher. Robbie Carragher passes the ball forward to Stan Charles. Stan Charles plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Copping and rushes in on goal... Stan Charles takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.29
Robbie Carragher knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Copping. Eddie Copping goes all the way! Eddie Copping cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Paolo Bramble manages to gather it comfortably.
36.51
0-0Nigel Christie catches Eddie Copping on the ankles. The referee calls over Nigel Christie and warns him to calm down! Eddie Copping gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.36
Les Hamilton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Copping. Eddie Copping goes all the way! Eddie Copping shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Paolo Bramble easily smothers it!
39.06
Ashley Mcgreal chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.43
Nigel Christie passes the ball forward to Darren Sturridge. Darren Sturridge advances with the ball. Darren Sturridge tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
John Smithe comes in with a late challenge on Malcolm Hendrie. The referee calls over John Smithe and warns him to calm down! Malcolm Hendrie gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Gillingham kick off and get the second half underway!
49.48
Les Hamilton knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Charles. Stan Charles sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
54.09
0-0Gary Middleton clumsily knocks into Anthony Harrison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony Harrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.01
Malcolm Hendrie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.37
0-0Robbie Carragher clumsily knocks into Ashley Mcgreal. Robbie Carragher is given a warning by the referee! Ashley Mcgreal runs off the knock.
67.52
Les Hamilton surges forward with the ball. Les Hamilton kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Smith but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.43
Ivan Cooper knocks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.47
Robbie Carragher threads the ball through to Matt Smith. Matt Smith lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Copping. Eddie Copping is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.13
Clive Wilcox makes a simple pass to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noel Rodgers.
78.04
Malcolm Hendrie makes a probing pass to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer goes all the way! Sylvain Shearer rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.27
Ashley Mcgreal hacks Robbie Carragher from behind! Ashley Mcgreal is warned by the referee! Robbie Carragher runs off the knock.
81.41
Darren Sturridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tommy Izzet who gathers it comfortably.
85.42
Gary Harley kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Copping. Eddie Copping knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Charles. Stan Charles shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Paolo Bramble!
87.04
Darren Sturridge comes in with a late challenge on Les Hamilton. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Les Hamilton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.24
Malcolm Hendrie passes the ball forward to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Harrison but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
27.4%
46.3%
26.3%