Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | West Ham United | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Ball | N. Ball |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Frank Maclean | F. Maclean | |||||||||
| Steve Fletcher | S. Fletcher | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Henry Pearce | H. Pearce | |||||||||
| Anthony Benali | A. Benali | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 |  | Alejandro José Mari | A. José Mari | |||||||||
| Mark Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | | 50 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 49 | | Damien Joseph | D. Joseph | ||||||||
| Les Platt | L. Platt | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 57 | | Del Brown | D. Brown | |||||||||
| James Prior | J. Prior | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Eddie Sinclair | E. Sinclair | |||||||||
| George Carter | G. Carter | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Michael Windass | M. Windass | |||||||||
| Lomano Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Arthur Smith | A. Smith | |||||||||
| Matthew Clemence | M. Clemence | | 49 | M | | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Nick Sinclair | N. Sinclair | ||||||||
| Dave Butt | D. Butt | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Ruel Tiler | R. Tiler | |||||||||
| Mick Scales | M. Scales | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Kemal Fortune | K. Fortune | |||||||||
| Steve Ball | S. Ball | | 50 | A | | 12 | | G | 49 | | Tommy Keane | T. Keane | |||||||||
| Wayne Ince | W. Ince | | 45 | A | | 13 | | A | 42 | | Carl Todd | C. Todd | |||||||||
| Neil Laycock | N. Laycock | | 45 | D | | 14 | | G | 41 | | Marc Blake | M. Blake | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 2,915 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Coppinger.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Coppinger.
0.00
0-0Gillingham start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.30
0-0George Carter flicks a high ball forward to Dave Butt who takes it down. Dave Butt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.32
Matthew Clemence flicks a high pass forward to Mick Scales who brings the ball under control. Mick Scales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.44
0-0With great vision, Lomano Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Dave Butt. Dave Butt shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.22
0-1Henry Pearce pushes up the pitch. Henry Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's there!! Neil Ball has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.23
0-1Michael Windass kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune makes a great pass forward. Ruel Tiler runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
39.12
Henry Pearce threads a neat ball through to Arthur Smith. Arthur Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune makes a pass forward but Nick Sinclair makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
40.44
Arthur Smith hits a low pass to Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
44.53
George Carter darts forward. George Carter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper, Frank Maclean, sees it late!! Goal for Gillingham!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
West Ham United kick off the second half!
49.41
George Carter passes the ball forward to Dave Butt. Dave Butt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damien Joseph.
55.03
Les Platt takes it forward alone. Les Platt hits a low pass to Dave Butt. Dave Butt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Henry Pearce.
57.22
Eddie Sinclair flicks a high pass forward to Ruel Tiler who brings the ball under control. Ruel Tiler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.21
George Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Scales. Mick Scales knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.38
1-1Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Steve Ball replacing Steve Fletcher, Wayne Ince replacing James Prior and Neil Laycock replacing Dave Butt .
63.56
George Carter sees space and advances. George Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.51
Michael Windass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Fortune. Kemal Fortune shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kemal Fortune!
73.33
Matthew Clemence decides to run forward with the ball. Matthew Clemence whips in a cross ball towards Neil Laycock. Neil Laycock makes a looping header on goal but it flies just wide!
75.06
Michael Windass sees space and advances. Michael Windass shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Lomano Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward to Neil Laycock who brings the ball under control. Neil Laycock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Henry Pearce.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
23.9%
47.9%
28.2%
Scorers
| George Carter 45 | Kemal Fortune 32, 70 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kemal Fortune of West Ham United |
Match Ratings
| 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) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Lomano Gascoigne (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matthew Clemence (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dave Butt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mick Scales (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Steve Ball (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Wayne Ince (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Neil Laycock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Frank Maclean (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Henry Pearce (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Alejandro José Mari (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Damien Joseph (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Del Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eddie Sinclair (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Michael Windass (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Arthur Smith (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nick Sinclair (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ruel Tiler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Kemal Fortune (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Tommy Keane (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carl Todd (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marc Blake (GK) | 0 | |