Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     GillinghamGillingham
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Jonathan BrownJ. Brown34
G
1
G
42Neil BallN. Ball
Fredrik ByrneF. Byrne49
D
2
D
64Steve FletcherS. Fletcher
Scott ThirlwellS. Thirlwell48
D
3
D
56Anthony BenaliA. Benali
Carl SouthgateC. Southgate47
D
4
D
51Mark Le TissierM. Le Tissier
Stan SmithS. Smith53
M
5
D
48Les PlattL. Platt
Oleg GascoigneO. Gascoigne50
M
captain6
M
59James PriorJ. Prior
Morris PriorM. Prior40
M
7
M
52Lomano GascoigneL. Gascoigne
Daniel WatsonD. Watson39
M
8
M
49Matthew ClemenceM. Clemence
Jacob PriestleyJ. Priestley37
M
9captain
M
43Mick ClaphamM. Clapham
Eddie MurrayE. Murray45
A
10
A
52Dave ButtD. Butt
Gavin LeeG. Lee43
A
11
A
50Mick ScalesM. Scales
 
Robert LockleyR. Lockley44
D
12
A
50Steve BallS. Ball
Wes HitchcockW. Hitchcock42
A
13
D
45Neil LaycockN. Laycock
Oleg JamesO. James40
A
14
A
45Wayne InceW. Ince

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 2,743 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Gillingham appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Robinson.


0.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the match underway!
6.41
Matthew Clemence threads a neat ball through to Dave Butt. Dave Butt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Southgate.
27.08
Daniel Watson flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Lee who brings the ball under control. Gavin Lee shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.46
Mark Le Tissier hacks Eddie Murray from behind! Mark Le Tissier is warned by the referee! Eddie Murray runs off the knock.
34.32
With imagination, Mark Le Tissier laces a weighted ball forward to Mick Clapham. Mick Clapham flicks a high ball forward to Dave Butt who gracefully takes it down. Dave Butt whips in a cross ball towards Mick Scales. Mick Scales whips the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.38
Lomano Gascoigne sees Dave Butt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dave Butt knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Scales. Mick Scales jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Jonathan Brown!
38.19
James Prior passes the ball forward to Dave Butt. Dave Butt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.14
Lomano Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Butt. Dave Butt finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Gillingham also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Gillingham kick off!
55.36
Matthew Clemence threads the ball through to Dave Butt. Dave Butt lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Scales. Mick Scales directs the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
60.27
Gillingham have made 3 substitutions with Steve Ball replacing Steve Fletcher, Neil Laycock replacing James Prior and Wayne Ince replacing Dave Butt .
65.20
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.03
Scott Thirlwell passes the ball forward to Oleg Gascoigne. Oleg Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Gavin Lee. Gavin Lee controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.51
Jacob Priestley knocks the ball forward to Eddie Murray. Eddie Murray whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Lee. Gavin Lee is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but slams it into the crowd!
85.11
Neil Laycock clumsily knocks into Jacob Priestley. The referee warns Neil Laycock to calm down! Jacob Priestley stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.11
Matthew Clemence knocks the ball forward to Mick Scales. Mick Scales shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Gillingham
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66%
34%
Play Area
26.4%
52.8%
20.8%

Scorers
Gavin Lee 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Lee of Brighton and Hove Albion

Match Ratings
1.Jonathan Brown (GK)
6
2.Fredrik Byrne (DEF)
7
3.Scott Thirlwell (DEF)
6
4.Carl Southgate (DEF)
7
5.Stan Smith (MID)
6
6.Oleg Gascoigne (MID)
8
7.Morris Prior (MID)
6
8.Daniel Watson (MID)
7
9.Jacob Priestley (MID)
7
10.Eddie Murray (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Lee (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Robert Lockley (DEF)
0
13.Wes Hitchcock (ATT)
0
14.Oleg James (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.Lomano Gascoigne (MID)
6
8.Matthew Clemence (MID)
7
9.Mick Clapham (MID)
6
10.Dave Butt (ATT)
7
11.Mick Scales (ATT)
6
 
12.Steve Ball (ATT)
6
13.Neil Laycock (DEF)
5
14.Wayne Ince (ATT)
6