Match Report


GillinghamGillingham     Hull CityHull City
Darron CookDarron Cook Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro NavarroP. Navarro62
G
1
G
56Scott NevilleS. Neville
Jason PriestleyJ. Priestley65
D
2
D
66Nicky BattyN. Batty
Lomano CraddockL. Craddock65
D
captain3captain
D
51Ian PottsI. Potts
Gabriele GioacchiniG. Gioacchini69
D
4
D
41Jacob BowerJ. Bower
Eoin FletcherE. Fletcher68
M
5
D
41Ricardo TeixeiraR. Teixeira
Neil WiltordN. Wiltord68
M
6
D
39Joe VickersJ. Vickers
Romarin MbambaR. Mbamba64
M
7
M
67Vasco NevesV. Neves
Fadel PeyreladeF. Peyrelade72
M
8
M
61Titus StuartT. Stuart
Patrick BouldP. Bould66
A
9
M
56Stephen PetersS. Peters
Joe BeckhamJ. Beckham60
A
10
A
68Thierry BurgessT. Burgess
Julian EberleJ. Eberle63
A
11
A
54Amedeo BiaA. Bia
 
Dennis DuberryD. Duberry57
D
12
G
55Jan EberleJ. Eberle
Gavin LinekerG. Lineker67
M
13
M
54John RankinJ. Rankin
Harry YoudsH. Youds50
A
14
G
47Ronnie CutlerR. Cutler

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Hull City. A crowd of 4,854 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.


0.00
Gillingham kick off the first half!
4.43
Ricardo Teixeira makes a probing pass to Vasco Neves. Vasco Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.59
Gabriele Gioacchini clumsily knocks into Amedeo Bia. The referee brings Gabriele Gioacchini to one side and gives him a warning! Amedeo Bia carries on, but is struggling a bit.
8.06
Without breaking stride, Jason Priestley plays the ball forward to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.11
Without breaking stride, Fadel Peyrelade plays the ball forward to Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould plays a one-two with Fadel Peyrelade and rushes in on goal... Patrick Bould tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
16.21
Fadel Peyrelade threads the ball through to Romarin Mbamba. Romarin Mbamba cuts inside the box! Romarin Mbamba makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.40
Eoin Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fadel Peyrelade. Fadel Peyrelade finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
24.31
Lomano Craddock threads a neat ball through to Joe Beckham. Joe Beckham knocks the ball forward to Romarin Mbamba. Romarin Mbamba tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
28.37
Titus Stuart threads the ball through to Vasco Neves. Vasco Neves flicks a high ball forward to Thierry Burgess who takes it down. Thierry Burgess knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Priestley.
34.25
Fadel Peyrelade kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Fletcher. Eoin Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
36.16
Neil Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Patrick Bould. Patrick Bould hits a low pass to Julian Eberle. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Julian Eberle provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
40.25
Julian Eberle flicks a high pass forward. Joe Beckham controls it well on his chest. Joe Beckham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
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. Hull City have changed their lineup with John Rankin replacing Joe Vickers and Ronnie Cutler replacing Stephen Peters. The Hull City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Hull City kick off!
47.16
Ronnie Cutler catches Joe Beckham on the ankles. The referee calls over Ronnie Cutler and shows him a yellow card! Joe Beckham gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.29
Ricardo Teixeira passes the ball forward to Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Pedro Navarro easily punches it away to safety.
57.12
Titus Stuart picks a pass forward to Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess whips in a cross ball towards Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
60.24
Hull City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.10
Vasco Neves threads the ball through to Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.37
Jacob Bower flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vasco Neves flicks a high ball forward to Amedeo Bia who takes it down. Amedeo Bia whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Burgess. With a superhuman jump, Thierry Burgess connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.54
Eoin Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Julian Eberle collects the pass. Julian Eberle shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
66.52
With some swift thinking, John Rankin plays the ball forward to Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.45
Jason Priestley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Wiltord. Neil Wiltord knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.13
Gabriele Gioacchini hits a low pass to Joe Beckham. Joe Beckham knocks the ball forward to Julian Eberle. Julian Eberle flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Mbamba. Romarin Mbamba looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.50
Vasco Neves sees John Rankin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With imagination, John Rankin plays the ball forward to Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Gillingham

Hull City
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
21.3%
48%
30.7%

Scorers
Julian Eberle 8, 36
Joe Beckham 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Eberle of Gillingham

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

1.Scott Neville (GK)
6
2.Nicky Batty (DEF)
6
3.Ian Potts (DEF)
6
4.Jacob Bower (DEF)
6
5.Ricardo Teixeira (DEF)
6
6.Joe Vickers (DEF)
6
7.Vasco Neves (MID)
7
8.Titus Stuart (MID)
6
9.Stephen Peters (MID)
6
10.Thierry Burgess (ATT)
6
11.Amedeo Bia (ATT)
6
 
12.Jan Eberle (GK)
0
13.John Rankin (MID)
6
14.Ronnie Cutler (GK)yellow card
5