Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
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| Dion Powell | D. Powell |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Neil Ball | N. Ball | |||||||||
| Joe Forbes | J. Forbes | | 42 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Steve Fletcher | S. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Eoin Shields | E. Shields | | 39 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Anthony Benali | A. Benali | |||||||||
| Phil Lineker | P. Lineker | | 37 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Mark Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Tony Defoe | T. Defoe | | 35 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Les Platt | L. Platt | |||||||||
| Peter Hackworth | P. Hackworth | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | James Prior | J. Prior | |||||||||
| Titus Ehiogu | T. Ehiogu | | 47 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 57 | | George Carter | G. Carter | ||||||||
| Tommy Andrews | T. Andrews | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Lomano Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Mike Hamilton | M. Hamilton | | 41 | M | | 9 | | | M | 49 | | Matthew Clemence | M. Clemence | ||||||||
| Steven Marr | S. Marr | | 46 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Dave Butt | D. Butt | |||||||||
| Eddie Gardner | E. Gardner | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Mick Scales | M. Scales | |||||||||
| Jody Griffin | J. Griffin | | 42 | A | | 12 | | A | 50 | | Steve Ball | S. Ball | |||||||||
| Mark Deane | M. Deane | | 41 | A | | 13 | | A | 45 | | Wayne Ince | W. Ince | |||||||||
| George Montague | G. Montague | | 41 | A | | 14 | | D | 45 | | Neil Laycock | N. Laycock | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 2,369 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swindon Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Joe Summerbell.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swindon Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Joe Summerbell.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Swindon Town get the match underway!
6.56
0-0Lomano Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Mick Scales. Mick Scales knocks the ball forward, putting Dave Butt through on goal. Dave Butt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Dion Powell.
10.37
0-0Tommy Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Gardner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Gardner shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
20.50
0-1George Carter knocks the ball forward to Mick Scales. Mick Scales shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mick Scales!
27.19
Lomano Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Dave Butt. Dave Butt shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.42
0-1Titus Ehiogu hacks Matthew Clemence from behind! The referee warns Titus Ehiogu to calm down! Matthew Clemence runs off the knock.
30.51
Mike Hamilton decides to run forward with the ball. Mike Hamilton shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.58
0-1Lomano Gascoigne sees Dave Butt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dave Butt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.52
Lomano Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Mick Scales holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mick Scales lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Butt. Dave Butt flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.39
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. Gillingham also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Gillingham kick off the second half!
51.39
Anthony Benali laces a through ball forward to James Prior. James Prior flicks a high ball forward to Mick Scales who takes it down. Mick Scales shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
55.04
0-2Titus Ehiogu clumsily knocks into George Carter. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! George Carter runs off the knock.
59.07
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.51
0-2Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Steve Ball replacing Steve Fletcher, Wayne Ince replacing James Prior and Neil Laycock replacing Dave Butt .
63.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Mark Le Tissier plays the ball forward to George Carter. George Carter makes a simple pass to Mick Scales. Mick Scales runs straight at the defence! Mick Scales takes a shot at goal. Mick Scales scores for Gillingham!!
66.07
Mike Hamilton passes the ball forward to Steven Marr. Steven Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.46
Lomano Gascoigne darts forward. Lomano Gascoigne cuts inside the box! Lomano Gascoigne cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
78.35
Tommy Andrews passes the ball forward to Steven Marr. Steven Marr shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Swindon Town are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
83.14
With imagination, Peter Hackworth plays the ball forward to Eddie Gardner. Eddie Gardner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.12
Wayne Ince takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Matthew Clemence. Matthew Clemence threads a neat ball through to Mick Scales. Mick Scales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Powell who gathers it comfortably.
85.47
With a delightful solo run, Mike Hamilton stretches the opposition's defence. Mike Hamilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Swindon Town!
89.48
Titus Ehiogu catches George Carter on the ankles. Titus Ehiogu is warned by the referee again! George Carter stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Phil Lineker surges forward with the ball. Phil Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Steven Marr. Steven Marr knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Le Tissier.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
25%
54.4%
20.6%
Scorers
| Mike Hamilton 85 | Mick Scales 20, 51, 63 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mick Scales of Gillingham |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dion Powell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Joe Forbes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eoin Shields (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Phil Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Tony Defoe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Hackworth (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Titus Ehiogu (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Tommy Andrews (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mike Hamilton (MID) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Steven Marr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Eddie Gardner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jody Griffin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mark Deane (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | George Montague (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Neil Ball (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Steve Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anthony Benali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mark Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Platt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | James Prior (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | George Carter (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Lomano Gascoigne (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Matthew Clemence (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dave Butt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mick Scales (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Steve Ball (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Wayne Ince (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Neil Laycock (DEF) | 6 | |