Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Lopez | A. Lopez |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Ruel Hibbs | R. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Graham Oakley | G. Oakley | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Youl Alidor Lachuer | Y. Lachuer | |||||||||
| Antonio Herrero | A. Herrero | | 64 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 65 |  | Gian Luca Allegri | G. Allegri | ||||||||
| Alfred Galli | A. Galli | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Dominic Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Francesco Zanetti | F. Zanetti | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Clive Armstrong | C. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Fadel Peyrelade | F. Peyrelade | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Eddie Ball | E. Ball | |||||||||
| Romarin Mbamba | R. Mbamba |  | 64 | M | | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Neil Morrison | N. Morrison | ||||||||
| Carl Allman | C. Allman | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Adam Le Saux | A. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Stuart Telfer | S. Telfer | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Sol Sinclair | S. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Danny Witschge | D. Witschge |  | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Tommy Mercer | T. Mercer | |||||||||
| Edmundo Cano | E. Cano | | 33 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Simon Marsden | S. Marsden | |||||||||
| Marek Rzasa | M. Rzasa |  | 51 | M | | 12 | | A | 57 |  | Duarte Ramos | D. Ramos | |||||||||
| Pierpaolo Porro | P. Porro | | 43 | M | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Wayne Butt | W. Butt | |||||||||
| Trevor Beckham | T. Beckham | | 42 | G | | 14 | | M | 55 | | Phil Dryden | P. Dryden | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Burnley. A crowd of 8,365 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Gillingham and Burnley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Gillingham and Burnley are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Gillingham get the match underway!
12.55
0-0Antonio Herrero darts forward. Antonio Herrero threads a neat ball through to Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer skips past Gian Luca Allegri! Stuart Telfer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
14.23
Graham Oakley flicks a high pass forward. Romarin Mbamba holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romarin Mbamba chips the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Cano. Edmundo Cano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
16.52
0-0Dominic Souness flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Ball holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Eddie Ball stretches the opposition's defence. Eddie Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.41
0-0Simon Marsden comes in with a late challenge on Carl Allman. The referee calls over Simon Marsden and shows him a yellow card! Carl Allman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.25
0-0Neil Morrison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Ball. Eddie Ball shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
39.36
0-1Eddie Ball hits a low pass to Adam Le Saux. Adam Le Saux plays a one-two with Tommy Mercer and rushes in on goal... Adam Le Saux strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.09
Alfred Galli hits a low pass to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade makes a beautiful solo run. Fadel Peyrelade edges inside the box! Fadel Peyrelade tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half. The Gillingham players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Burnley kick off the second half!
48.21
Eddie Ball brings the ball forward. Eddie Ball plays a quick one-two with Simon Marsden and rushes in on goal... Eddie Ball shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Albert Lopez. Excellent save.
51.22
Carl Allman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Witschge. Danny Witschge tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
54.29
Francesco Zanetti threads a neat ball through to Danny Witschge. Danny Witschge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Clive Armstrong.
59.03
Alfred Galli flicks a high pass forward. Francesco Zanetti collects the pass. Francesco Zanetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance but Ruel Hibbs reads it well. Good save!
60.13
0-1Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Duarte Ramos replacing Dominic Souness, Wayne Butt replacing Adam Le Saux and Phil Dryden replacing Tommy Mercer .
63.00
Wayne Butt kicks a strong pass forward to Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair plays a one-two with Phil Dryden and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Sol Sinclair provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
65.10
Fadel Peyrelade flicks a high ball forward to Danny Witschge who takes it down. Danny Witschge knocks in a cross ball towards Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
71.27
Wayne Butt surges forward with the ball. Wayne Butt tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
72.13
Eddie Ball makes a simple pass to Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Phil Dryden. Phil Dryden connects with a diving header. It's miles wide!
77.50
Gian Luca Allegri threads a neat ball through to Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison laces a through ball forward to Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.06
Gian Luca Allegri flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Ball controls it well on his chest. Eddie Ball threads a neat ball through to Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Lopez who gathers it comfortably.
83.32
Neil Morrison flicks a high ball forward to Sol Sinclair who takes it down. Sol Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Wayne Butt. Wayne Butt finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
29.5%
44.3%
26.1%
Scorers
| Adam Le Saux 39 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Adam Le Saux of Burnley |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Albert Lopez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Graham Oakley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Antonio Herrero (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Alfred Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Francesco Zanetti (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fadel Peyrelade (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Romarin Mbamba (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Carl Allman (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stuart Telfer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Danny Witschge (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Edmundo Cano (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Marek Rzasa (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pierpaolo Porro (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Trevor Beckham (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ruel Hibbs (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Youl Alidor Lachuer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gian Luca Allegri (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dominic Souness (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Clive Armstrong (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eddie Ball (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Neil Morrison (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Adam Le Saux (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Sol Sinclair (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Tommy Mercer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Simon Marsden (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Duarte Ramos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Wayne Butt (DEF) | 7 | |
| 14. | Phil Dryden (MID) | 6 | |