Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robbie Thatcher | R. Thatcher |  | 39 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Niccolo Wright | N. Wright | |||||||||
| Richard Oakley | R. Oakley | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Tim Tolley | T. Tolley | |||||||||
| Les Whelan | L. Whelan | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Jon Pearce | J. Pearce | |||||||||
| Dean Carter | D. Carter | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Ivan Milburn | I. Milburn | |||||||||
| Marc Clegg | M. Clegg | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Teddy Jess | T. Jess | |||||||||
| Lee Winterburn | L. Winterburn | | 55 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Craig Vernazza | C. Vernazza | ||||||||
| Marvin Mccann | M. Mccann | | 48 | M | | 7 | | | M | 34 |  | Jaime Varela | J. Varela | ||||||||
| Robert Blake | R. Blake | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Harvey Christie | H. Christie | |||||||||
| Dean Cole | D. Cole | | 48 | A | | 9 | | A | 41 | | Eddie White | E. White | |||||||||
| Graham Stone | G. Stone | | 42 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 |  | Mauricio Vazquez | M. Vazquez | |||||||||
| Adrian Harrison | A. Harrison | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 26 | | Jacob Gower | J. Gower | |||||||||
| Craig Patterson | C. Patterson | | 42 | M | | 12 | | M | 44 | | Edward Mcgreal | E. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Sol Barmby | S. Barmby | | 39 | A | | 13 | | A | 43 | | Robbie Batty | R. Batty | |||||||||
| Fredrik Barry | F. Barry | | 38 | D | | 14 | | D | 64 | | Gregorio Santos | G. Santos | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 2,967 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Christie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Christie.
0.00
0-0Gillingham start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.52
0-0Jaime Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie White. Eddie White knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Les Whelan.
8.18
0-0Robert Blake surges forward with the ball. Robert Blake whips in a cross ball towards Graham Stone. Graham Stone gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
9.48
0-0Les Whelan passes the ball forward to Lee Winterburn. Lee Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Adrian Harrison. Adrian Harrison plays a quick one-two with Graham Stone and rushes in on goal... Tim Tolley clumsily knocks into Adrian Harrison. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
10.52
Lee Winterburn knocks the ball forward to Dean Cole. Dean Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.56
Ivan Milburn passes the ball forward to Craig Vernazza. Craig Vernazza threads the ball through to Jacob Gower. Jacob Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Oakley.
28.58
Jaime Varela knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie White. Eddie White lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Gower. Jacob Gower jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
39.05
0-1Harvey Christie flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie White. Eddie White plays a scrappy one-two with Mauricio Vazquez and advances towards the goal... Eddie White tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. Gillingham also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Swansea City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.36
0-1Dean Carter comes in with a late challenge on Mauricio Vazquez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mauricio Vazquez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
51.29
Under pressure, Tim Tolley clears the ball far upfield. Jacob Gower shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
53.29
0-1Jaime Varela barges into Les Whelan. The referee warns Jaime Varela to calm down! Les Whelan stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.24
Marvin Mccann makes a simple pass to Dean Cole. Dean Cole whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Harrison. Adrian Harrison connects with a diving header his aim is horrendously poor!
61.24
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
63.55
0-1Jon Pearce advances with the ball. Jon Pearce whips in a cross ball towards Craig Vernazza. Craig Vernazza whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
65.58
Mauricio Vazquez comes in with a late challenge on Richard Oakley. The referee brings Mauricio Vazquez to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Oakley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.11
Craig Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Christie. Harvey Christie lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Gower. Jacob Gower gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Robbie Thatcher manages to gather it easily.
73.41
Lee Winterburn flicks a high pass forward to Marvin Mccann who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Marvin Mccann stretches the opposition's defence. Marvin Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Milburn.
75.23
Harvey Christie makes a probing pass to Mauricio Vazquez. Mauricio Vazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Gower. Jacob Gower is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
77.50
0-1Swansea City have made 3 substitutions with Craig Patterson replacing Richard Oakley, Sol Barmby replacing Marc Clegg and Fredrik Barry replacing Graham Stone .
79.31
Dean Carter lofts the ball long. Fredrik Barry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.07
Marvin Mccann chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Winterburn. Lee Winterburn flicks a high ball forward to Fredrik Barry who takes it down. Fredrik Barry shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.35
Dean Carter knocks the ball forward to Marvin Mccann. Marvin Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Dean Cole holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Cole shoots from 20 yards but Niccolo Wright is on top of it.
85.42
Swansea City are keeping most of the possession.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
34.7%
41.7%
23.6%
Scorers
| Eddie White 39 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eddie White of Gillingham |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Robbie Thatcher (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Richard Oakley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Les Whelan (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dean Carter (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Marc Clegg (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Lee Winterburn (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Marvin Mccann (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Robert Blake (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Dean Cole (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Graham Stone (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Adrian Harrison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Craig Patterson (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Sol Barmby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Fredrik Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Niccolo Wright (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Tim Tolley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jon Pearce (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Ivan Milburn (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Teddy Jess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Craig Vernazza (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Jaime Varela (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Harvey Christie (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Eddie White (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Mauricio Vazquez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Jacob Gower (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Edward Mcgreal (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Robbie Batty (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gregorio Santos (DEF) | 0 | |