Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adolfo Cortes | A. Cortes |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Albert Lopez | A. Lopez | |||||||||
| Alexander Will | A. Will |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Graham Oakley | G. Oakley | |||||||||
| Yacine Boucher | Y. Boucher |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Antonio Herrero | A. Herrero | |||||||||
| Walter Triuzzi | W. Triuzzi |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Alfred Galli | A. Galli | |||||||||
| Marco Marino | M. Marino | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Francesco Zanetti | F. Zanetti | |||||||||
| Sergio Averdijk | S. Averdijk |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Fadel Peyrelade | F. Peyrelade | |||||||||
| Stuart Greig | S. Greig |  | 56 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 64 |  | Romarin Mbamba | R. Mbamba | |||||||
| Wayne George | W. George | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Carl Allman | C. Allman | |||||||||
| Hugo Ortiz | H. Ortiz | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Stuart Telfer | S. Telfer | |||||||||
| Ricardo Gainza | R. Gainza | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Danny Witschge | D. Witschge | |||||||||
| Manuele Bonfanti | M. Bonfanti | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Don Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Nigel Kitson | N. Kitson | | 67 | G | | 12 | | M | 51 |  | Marek Rzasa | M. Rzasa | |||||||||
| Ledley Parker | L. Parker | | 65 | G | | 13 | | M | 43 | | Pierpaolo Porro | P. Porro | |||||||||
| Jermaine Stone | J. Stone | | 52 | D | | 14 | | G | 42 | | Trevor Beckham | T. Beckham | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 7,710 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Woodcock.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Norwich City and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Woodcock.
0.00
0-0Norwich City start the match!
3.36
0-1Romarin Mbamba chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Witschge. Danny Witschge makes a defence splitting pass to Stuart Telfer. Some good footwork from Stuart Telfer provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.46
0-1Alfred Galli barges into Hugo Ortiz. Alfred Galli is shown the yellow card! Hugo Ortiz runs off the knock.
9.07
Romarin Mbamba chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer plays a sublime one-two with Danny Witschge and races in on goal... Stuart Telfer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.06
0-2Romarin Mbamba darts forward. Romarin Mbamba puts a great ball through. Danny Witschge runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
22.08
0-2Manuele Bonfanti flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Ortiz controls it well on his chest. Hugo Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Gainza controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alfred Galli clumsily knocks into Ricardo Gainza. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
24.14
0-2Romarin Mbamba changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Romarin Mbamba shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
27.58
0-2Stuart Greig flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Ortiz who takes it down. Hugo Ortiz shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Albert Lopez.
29.07
0-2Stuart Greig takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Albert Lopez gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
30.25
Romarin Mbamba threads a neat ball through to Danny Witschge. Danny Witschge plays a one-two with Stuart Telfer and advances towards the goal... Danny Witschge makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.05
Fadel Peyrelade decides to run forward with the ball. Fadel Peyrelade tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.58
Yacine Boucher flicks a high pass forward. Marco Marino collects the pass. Marco Marino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.46
Stuart Greig flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Ortiz who brings the ball under control. Hugo Ortiz whips in a cross ball towards Manuele Bonfanti. With a superhuman jump, Manuele Bonfanti connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Albert Lopez effortlessly picks it out of the air!
42.26
Antonio Herrero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romarin Mbamba. Romarin Mbamba threads a neat ball through to Don Bremner. Don Bremner shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Gillingham appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The Norwich City players seem much more motivated whilst the Gillingham players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Gillingham kick off!
48.19
Danny Witschge knocks the ball forward to Don Bremner. Don Bremner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.36
Romarin Mbamba makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fadel Peyrelade. With great vision, Fadel Peyrelade plays the ball forward to Stuart Telfer who has made a great run into the box. Stuart Telfer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
55.13
0-2Yacine Boucher barges into Fadel Peyrelade. The referee calls over Yacine Boucher and warns him to calm down! Fadel Peyrelade runs off the knock.
57.35
With great vision, Yacine Boucher plays the ball forward to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig passes the ball forward to Sergio Averdijk. Sergio Averdijk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfred Galli.
61.58
Carl Allman flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Telfer controls it well on his chest. Stuart Telfer finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Adolfo Cortes.
63.50
Romarin Mbamba takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Adolfo Cortes drops low and scoops up the ball.
65.07
Carl Allman barges into Sergio Averdijk. Carl Allman is warned by the referee! Sergio Averdijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.55
0-2Romarin Mbamba hacks Yacine Boucher from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yacine Boucher gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.22
Fadel Peyrelade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Telfer. Stuart Telfer shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
72.03
Wayne George flicks a high pass forward. Manuele Bonfanti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuele Bonfanti shoots from outside the area but Albert Lopez reads it well. Superb keeping!
73.58
Marco Marino passes the ball forward to Wayne George. Wayne George knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Bonfanti. Manuele Bonfanti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
77.04
1-2Norwich City have made a substitution with Jermaine Stone replacing Ricardo Gainza .
78.09
Francesco Zanetti catches Wayne George on the ankles. The referee calls over Francesco Zanetti and shows him a yellow card! Wayne George hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.32
Fadel Peyrelade kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Witschge. Danny Witschge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yacine Boucher.
87.30
Romarin Mbamba threads a neat ball through to Danny Witschge. Danny Witschge shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.04
Antonio Herrero flicks a high pass forward. Romarin Mbamba collects the pass. Romarin Mbamba threads a neat ball through to Don Bremner. Don Bremner shoots from long range. Adolfo Cortes effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
Alfred Galli hacks Hugo Ortiz from behind! Alfred Galli is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Ortiz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
0
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
30.4%
48.1%
21.5%
Scorers
| Manuele Bonfanti 74 | Stuart Telfer 3, 9 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Telfer of Gillingham |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Adolfo Cortes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Alexander Will (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Yacine Boucher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Walter Triuzzi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marco Marino (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sergio Averdijk (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Stuart Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Wayne George (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Hugo Ortiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ricardo Gainza (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Manuele Bonfanti (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Nigel Kitson (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ledley Parker (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jermaine Stone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Albert Lopez (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Graham Oakley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Antonio Herrero (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alfred Galli (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Francesco Zanetti (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Fadel Peyrelade (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Romarin Mbamba (MID) | | 7 |
| 8. | Carl Allman (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stuart Telfer (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Danny Witschge (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Don Bremner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Marek Rzasa (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pierpaolo Porro (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Trevor Beckham (GK) | 0 | |