Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dion Powell | D. Powell |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 42 | | Neil Ball | N. Ball | |||||||||
| Alistair Marshall | A. Marshall | | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Steve Fletcher | S. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Joe Forbes | J. Forbes | | 42 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Anthony Benali | A. Benali | |||||||||
| Eoin Shields | E. Shields | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Mark Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Phil Lineker | P. Lineker | | 37 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Les Platt | L. Platt | |||||||||
| Peter Hackworth | P. Hackworth | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | James Prior | J. Prior | |||||||||
| Gary Cooke | G. Cooke | | 51 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Lomano Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | ||||||||
| Matt Batty | M. Batty | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Matthew Clemence | M. Clemence | |||||||||
| Emile Insley | E. Insley | | 23 | M | | 9 | | | M | 43 | | Mick Clapham | M. Clapham | ||||||||
| Matt Shields | M. Shields | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Dave Butt | D. Butt | |||||||||
| Steven Marr | S. Marr | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Mick Scales | M. Scales | |||||||||
| Eddie Gardner | E. Gardner | | 42 | A | | 12 | | A | 50 | | Steve Ball | S. Ball | |||||||||
| Jody Griffin | J. Griffin | | 42 | A | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Neil Laycock | N. Laycock | |||||||||
| Mark Deane | M. Deane | | 41 | A | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Wayne Ince | W. Ince | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 2,798 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Swindon Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Middleton.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Swindon Town and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Middleton.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Gillingham kick off!
3.27
0-0Les Platt flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Clapham. Mick Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Dave Butt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dave Butt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.27
0-0Alistair Marshall flicks a high pass forward. Peter Hackworth comfortably collects the pass. Peter Hackworth sees a break and surges forward. Peter Hackworth tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
12.29
0-0Gary Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steven Marr. Steven Marr makes a probing pass to Matt Shields but he's offside!
14.40
0-0Emile Insley sees Matt Shields in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Shields controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Neil Ball smothers it!
22.36
Gary Cooke flicks a high ball forward to Steven Marr who takes it down. Steven Marr shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
24.31
0-0Matt Shields clumsily knocks into Les Platt. The referee brings Matt Shields to one side and gives him a warning! Les Platt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.47
Eoin Shields threads a neat ball through to Gary Cooke. Gary Cooke flicks a high pass forward to Matt Shields who brings the ball neatly under control. Matt Shields shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.10
0-0Gary Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Shields. Matt Shields edges inside the box! Matt Shields shoots from just inside the box but somehow Les Platt happens to be in the right place to block it.
34.19
Eoin Shields decides to run forward with the ball. Eoin Shields hits a low pass to Steven Marr. Steven Marr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Fletcher.
36.13
Peter Hackworth flicks a high pass forward to Steven Marr who brings the ball under control. Steven Marr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Benali.
44.36
Matt Batty flicks a high ball forward to Steven Marr who takes it down. Steven Marr shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
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
Swindon Town kick off!
47.50
Mick Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Mick Scales collects the pass. Mick Scales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joe Forbes.
54.23
Matthew Clemence knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Butt. Dave Butt whips in a cross ball towards Mick Scales. Mick Scales directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
59.15
Mick Clapham makes a probing pass to Mick Scales. Mick Scales advances inside the box! Mick Scales muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
60.04
0-0Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Steve Ball replacing Steve Fletcher, Neil Laycock replacing James Prior and Wayne Ince replacing Dave Butt .
78.31
Matt Batty controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Marr. Steven Marr finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.27
Matt Batty flicks a high pass forward. Matt Shields collects the pass. Matt Shields shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.37
Les Platt passes the ball forward to Lomano Gascoigne. Lomano Gascoigne hits a low pass to Wayne Ince. Wayne Ince shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.13
Matt Batty knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven Marr. Steven Marr shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.11
Alistair Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Batty. Matt Batty flicks a high pass forward to Matt Shields who brings the ball under control. Matt Shields shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.7%
34.3%
Play Area
25.7%
47.1%
27.1%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eoin Shields of Swindon Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dion Powell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alistair Marshall (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Joe Forbes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Eoin Shields (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Phil Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Hackworth (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gary Cooke (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Matt Batty (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Emile Insley (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matt Shields (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Steven Marr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eddie Gardner (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jody Griffin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mark Deane (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Neil Ball (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Steve Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anthony Benali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mark Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Platt (DEF) | 8 | |
| 6. | James Prior (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Lomano Gascoigne (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Matthew Clemence (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Mick Clapham (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Dave Butt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mick Scales (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Steve Ball (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Neil Laycock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Wayne Ince (ATT) | 6 | |