Match Report


GillinghamGillingham     Port ValePort Vale
Darron CookDarron Cook Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro NavarroP. Navarro62
G
1
G
50Tony HowellsT. Howells
Stanley Lua-LuaS. Lua-Lua60
D
2
D
52Ledley GrondinL. Grondin
Lomano CraddockL. Craddock65
D
captain3
D
49Andy TelferA. Telfer
Gabriele GioacchiniG. Gioacchini69
D
4
D
45Julian CarterJ. Carter
Eoin FletcherE. Fletcher68
M
5
D
45Darren WiltordD. Wiltord
Neil WiltordN. Wiltord67
M
6
D
40Dean MurphyD. Murphy
Gavin LinekerG. Lineker67
M
7
M
55Arthur RipleyA. Ripley
Fadel PeyreladeF. Peyrelade72
M
8
M
52Danijel PardeilhanD. Pardeilhan
Patrick BouldP. Bould66
A
9
M
52Kevin HendersonK. Henderson
Joe BeckhamJ. Beckham60
A
10captain
A
55Michael WardM. Ward
Julian EberleJ. Eberle63
A
11
A
54Carl JohnsonC. Johnson
 
Luke SalakoL. Salako50
D
12
M
50Shaun ProctorS. Proctor
Romarin MbambaR. Mbamba64
M
13
M
45Nigel JacobsN. Jacobs
Harry YoudsH. Youds50
A
14
A
44Les VassellL. Vassell

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 4,597 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Taylor.


0.00
Port Vale kick off!
3.10
Kevin Henderson surges forward with the ball. Kevin Henderson shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
4.33
Gavin Lineker passes the ball forward to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Neil Wiltord controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Neil Wiltord provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.39
Arthur Ripley catches Gabriele Gioacchini on the ankles. The referee warns Arthur Ripley to calm down! Gabriele Gioacchini carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.23
Gavin Lineker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould passes the ball forward but Joe Beckham is offside!
15.58
Julian Carter surges forward with the ball. Julian Carter makes a probing pass to Danijel Pardeilhan. Danijel Pardeilhan plays a one-two with Michael Ward and rushes in on goal... Danijel Pardeilhan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.04
Fadel Peyrelade flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Joe Beckham is offside!
18.14
Gabriele Gioacchini flicks a high pass forward to Neil Wiltord who brings the ball under control. Neil Wiltord makes a probing pass to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle plays a one-two with Joe Beckham and advances towards the goal... Julian Eberle makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
22.53
Gabriele Gioacchini makes a simple pass to Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gavin Lineker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.27
Fadel Peyrelade plays the ball forward to Joe Beckham. Joe Beckham passes the ball forward but Fadel Peyrelade is offside!
30.32
Julian Eberle threads the ball through to Joe Beckham. Joe Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
34.48
Eoin Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould plays a one-two with Gavin Lineker and advances towards the goal... Patrick Bould looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
36.43
With a delightful solo run, Gavin Lineker stretches the opposition's defence. Gavin Lineker advances inside the box! Gavin Lineker shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
39.11
Danijel Pardeilhan knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stanley Lua-Lua.
44.22
Neil Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle plays a one-two with Patrick Bould and advances towards the goal... Julian Eberle side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half. The Port Vale players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Gillingham kick off the second half!
47.55
Gabriele Gioacchini sees Julian Eberle in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Bould collects the pass. Patrick Bould knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Beckham. Some awkward footwork from Joe Beckham provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. It's there!! Tony Howells has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
51.13
Gabriele Gioacchini flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Lineker controls it well on his chest. Gavin Lineker changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Darren Wiltord.
52.56
It's a corner kick. Fadel Peyrelade loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Dean Murphy comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
53.29
Stanley Lua-Lua sees Joe Beckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joe Beckham plays the ball forward to Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.48
Gavin Lineker knocks the ball to his team mate, Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade plays a one-two with Julian Eberle and rushes in on goal... Fadel Peyrelade shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.02
Neil Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Bould collects the pass. Patrick Bould shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
61.43
Gavin Lineker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Beckham. Joe Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Bould controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some good footwork from Patrick Bould provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
65.54
Stanley Lua-Lua sees Eoin Fletcher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Fletcher sees Fadel Peyrelade in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fadel Peyrelade whips in a cross ball towards Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent save by Tony Howells!
67.15
Kevin Henderson sees space and advances. Kevin Henderson whips in a cross ball towards Michael Ward. Michael Ward outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Pedro Navarro easily punches it away to safety.
69.01
Gavin Lineker sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Lineker shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
72.32
Eoin Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Fadel Peyrelade collects the pass. Fadel Peyrelade shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Tony Howells with no chance!! Goal for Gillingham!
75.04
Gavin Lineker makes a simple pass to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle whips in a cross ball towards Eoin Fletcher. Eoin Fletcher heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eoin Fletcher!
77.04
Port Vale have made 3 substitutions with Les Vassell replacing Michael Ward, Nigel Jacobs replacing Danijel Pardeilhan and Shaun Proctor replacing Ledley Grondin .
78.48
Fadel Peyrelade makes a probing pass to Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould plays a one-two with Joe Beckham and advances towards the goal... Patrick Bould takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.18
Gavin Lineker catches Nigel Jacobs on the ankles. Gavin Lineker is warned by the referee! Nigel Jacobs stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.02
Gabriele Gioacchini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Beckham. Joe Beckham cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Joe Beckham provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Tony Howells is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
89.00
Nigel Jacobs comes in with a late challenge on Lomano Craddock. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lomano Craddock runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Gillingham

Port Vale
Goals
7
0
Shots on Target
14
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
77.8%
22.2%
Play Area
21%
45.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Neil Wiltord 4
Julian Eberle 30
Joe Beckham 48, 85
Fadel Peyrelade 72
Eoin Fletcher 75
Patrick Bould 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joe Beckham of Gillingham

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Navarro (GK)
6
2.Stanley Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Craddock (DEF)
6
4.Gabriele Gioacchini (DEF)
7
5.Eoin Fletcher (MID)goal scored
7
6.Neil Wiltord (MID)goal scored
7
7.Gavin Lineker (MID)
7
8.Fadel Peyrelade (MID)goal scored
7
9.Patrick Bould (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Joe Beckham (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Julian Eberle (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Luke Salako (DEF)
0
13.Romarin Mbamba (MID)
0
14.Harry Youds (ATT)
0

1.Tony Howells (GK)
7
2.Ledley Grondin (DEF)
6
3.Andy Telfer (DEF)
6
4.Julian Carter (DEF)
6
5.Darren Wiltord (DEF)
6
6.Dean Murphy (DEF)
6
7.Arthur Ripley (MID)
5
8.Danijel Pardeilhan (MID)
6
9.Kevin Henderson (MID)
6
10.Michael Ward (ATT)
6
11.Carl Johnson (ATT)
6
 
12.Shaun Proctor (MID)
6
13.Nigel Jacobs (MID)yellow card
5
14.Les Vassell (ATT)
6