Match Report


GillinghamGillingham     MillwallMillwall
Darron CookDarron Cook Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro NavarroP. Navarro62
G
1
G
57Aaron CrooksA. Crooks
Jason PriestleyJ. Priestley65
D
2
D
62Simon BeckhamS. Beckham
Lomano CraddockL. Craddock65
D
captain3
D
55Wilfred VersteegW. Versteeg
Gabriele GioacchiniG. Gioacchini69
D
4
D
52Martin PalmerM. Palmer
Eoin FletcherE. Fletcher68
M
5
D
48Rafael CostaR. Costa
Neil WiltordN. Wiltord67
M
6captain
D
45Damien DuberryD. Duberry
Gavin LinekerG. Lineker67
M
7
M
59Tim DaviesT. Davies
Fadel PeyreladeF. Peyrelade72
M
8
M
59Tommy PeckhamT. Peckham
Patrick BouldP. Bould66
A
9
M
47Jose Javier RedondoJ. Redondo
Joe BeckhamJ. Beckham60
A
10
A
58Michael HoweyM. Howey
Julian EberleJ. Eberle63
A
11
A
51Stuart MarrS. Marr
 
Dennis DuberryD. Duberry57
D
12
A
49Patrice BlancP. Blanc
Romarin MbambaR. Mbamba64
M
13
G
48Ben McleodB. Mcleod
Harry YoudsH. Youds50
A
14
A
45Joe GilchristJ. Gilchrist

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,858 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Joseph.


0.00
The whistle blows and Gillingham get the match underway!
9.41
Joe Beckham barges into Damien Duberry. The referee calls over Joe Beckham and warns him to calm down! Damien Duberry runs off the knock.
15.32
Tim Davies barges into Fadel Peyrelade. Tim Davies is shown the yellow card! Fadel Peyrelade runs off the knock.
20.22
Jose Javier Redondo hacks Eoin Fletcher from behind! Jose Javier Redondo is shown the yellow card! Eoin Fletcher stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.34
Wilfred Versteeg threads a neat ball through to Michael Howey. Michael Howey whips in a cross ball towards Tim Davies. Tim Davies flicks the ball with his head but Pedro Navarro reads it well. He makes it look easy!
22.31
Jason Priestley flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Bould who takes it down. Patrick Bould sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
24.05
Michael Howey flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Navarro!
26.53
Gabriele Gioacchini clumsily knocks into Stuart Marr. Gabriele Gioacchini is warned by the referee! Stuart Marr runs off the knock.
28.36
Tommy Peckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.35
Gabriele Gioacchini advances with the ball. Gabriele Gioacchini hits a low pass to Joe Beckham. Joe Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fadel Peyrelade but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall kick off!
49.16
Jason Priestley makes a probing pass to Neil Wiltord. Neil Wiltord decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Wiltord controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Aaron Crooks had no chance!! Goal for Gillingham!
60.29
Millwall have made a substitution with Joe Gilchrist replacing Tommy Peckham .
61.32
Lomano Craddock hits a low pass to Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker advances with the ball. Gavin Lineker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wilfred Versteeg.
63.59
Gabriele Gioacchini flicks a high pass forward. Neil Wiltord collects the pass. Neil Wiltord makes a probing pass to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.34
Wilfred Versteeg makes a simple pass to Tim Davies. Tim Davies hits a low pass to Stuart Marr. Stuart Marr shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
69.01
Lomano Craddock passes the ball forward to Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker plays the ball forward to Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Fletcher. With a superhuman jump, Eoin Fletcher connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
71.24
Gabriele Gioacchini flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Craddock collects the pass. With a delightful solo run, Lomano Craddock stretches the opposition's defence. Lomano Craddock skips past Damien Duberry! Lomano Craddock cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
72.48
Lomano Craddock threads a neat ball through to Neil Wiltord. Neil Wiltord advances with the ball. Neil Wiltord knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Costa.
73.55
Jason Priestley surges forward with the ball. Jason Priestley surges forward with the ball. Jason Priestley makes a probing pass to Julian Eberle but he's offside!
75.10
Gabriele Gioacchini flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Lineker who brings the ball under control. Gavin Lineker hits a low pass to Neil Wiltord. Neil Wiltord finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Neil Wiltord!
77.10
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Ben Mcleod replacing Stuart Marr and Patrice Blanc replacing Michael Howey .
78.46
Julian Eberle barges into Rafael Costa. The referee calls over Julian Eberle and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Costa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.49
Gavin Lineker flicks a high pass forward to Fadel Peyrelade who brings the ball under control. Fadel Peyrelade plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Eberle and advances towards the goal... Fadel Peyrelade rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
84.37
Lomano Craddock makes a simple pass to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade decides to run forward with the ball. Fadel Peyrelade knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Gabriele Gioacchini threads a neat ball through to Jason Priestley. Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Priestley laces a through ball forward to Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade edges inside the box! Fadel Peyrelade comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is deflected wide by Wilfred Versteeg.
90.00
It's a corner kick. Fadel Peyrelade kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Gavin Lineker rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Gillingham

Millwall
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.1%
34.9%
Play Area
24.4%
45.3%
30.2%

Scorers
Neil Wiltord 49, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Wiltord of Gillingham

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

1.Aaron Crooks (GK)
6
2.Simon Beckham (DEF)
6
3.Wilfred Versteeg (DEF)
7
4.Martin Palmer (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Costa (DEF)
6
6.Damien Duberry (DEF)
6
7.Tim Davies (MID)yellow card
6
8.Tommy Peckham (MID)
6
9.Jose Javier Redondo (MID)yellow card
5
10.Michael Howey (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Marr (ATT)
6
 
12.Patrice Blanc (ATT)
6
13.Ben Mcleod (GK)
6
14.Joe Gilchrist (ATT)
6