Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Bramble | P. Bramble |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Gavin Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Nigel Christie | N. Christie | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Ivan Milligan | I. Milligan | |||||||||
| Craig Pearson | C. Pearson | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | David Cole | D. Cole | |||||||||
| Chris Ball | C. Ball | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Spencer Carter | S. Carter | |||||||||
| Ashley Mcgreal | A. Mcgreal | | 55 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Darren Sturridge | D. Sturridge | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Daniele Riggott | D. Riggott | |||||||||
| Clive Wilcox | C. Wilcox | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Alistair Best | A. Best | |||||||||
| Malcolm Hendrie | M. Hendrie | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Lomano Thompson | L. Thompson | |||||||||
| Ivan Cooper | I. Cooper | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | |||||||||
| Sylvain Shearer | S. Shearer | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Niccolo Oliver | N. Oliver | |||||||||
| Anthony Harrison | A. Harrison | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Nigel Summerbell | N. Summerbell | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 3,913 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Gillingham and Oldham Athletic are lined up in a 3-5-2 formation.
Both Gillingham and Oldham Athletic are lined up in a 3-5-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Gillingham get the match underway!
6.42
0-0Spencer Carter makes a probing pass to Gavin Liddell. Gavin Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Bramble who gathers it comfortably.
12.48
Malcolm Hendrie sees a break and surges forward. Malcolm Hendrie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Brady who gathers it comfortably.
14.12
0-0Kevin Sullivan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.30
0-0Kevin Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver tries a spectacular long range effort. Paolo Bramble easily smothers it.
21.37
Daniele Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.08
Lomano Thompson passes the ball forward to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver heads the ball goalwards but somehow Paolo Bramble manages to keep it out.
26.08
1-0Nigel Christie chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Wilcox. Clive Wilcox knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.52
Ashley Mcgreal chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison goes all the way! Anthony Harrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.21
Malcolm Hendrie knocks the ball forward to Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison goes all the way! Anthony Harrison takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Gavin Brady had no chance!! Goal for Gillingham!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Oldham Athletic get the second half underway!
47.52
Ivan Cooper brings the ball forward. Ivan Cooper goes all the way! Ivan Cooper cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.06
Ivan Milligan chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Best. Alistair Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.12
Darren Sturridge chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer goes all the way! Sylvain Shearer rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gavin Brady manages to gather it comfortably.
55.29
3-0Niccolo Oliver catches Chris Ball on the ankles. The referee calls over Niccolo Oliver and warns him to calm down! Chris Ball hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.34
3-0Chris Ball deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Mcgreal. Ashley Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer threads the ball through to Anthony Harrison but he's offside!
66.40
3-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
69.20
Kevin Sullivan makes a simple pass to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.20
Alistair Best surges forward with the ball. Alistair Best goes all the way! Alistair Best makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Paolo Bramble easily smothers it.
77.10
Nigel Christie makes a simple pass to Ivan Cooper. Ivan Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Harrison. Anthony Harrison kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.31
Darren Sturridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sylvain Shearer. Sylvain Shearer shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.13
Kevin Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Ball.
81.19
3-0Anthony Harrison comes in with a late challenge on David Cole. Anthony Harrison is shown the yellow card! David Cole grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.24
Lomano Thompson flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell lofts in a cross ball towards Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Paolo Bramble had no chance!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
28.6%
45.7%
25.7%
Scorers
| Anthony Harrison 26, 34, 42 | Niccolo Oliver 85 |