Match Report
| Peterborough United | Peterborough United |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syd Wetherall | S. Wetherall |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Jason Riza | J. Riza | |||||||||
| Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Zbigniew Lato | Z. Lato | |||||||||
| Roberto José Mari | R. José Mari |  | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Noel Winterburn | N. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Ross Bridges | R. Bridges | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Aaron Ince | A. Ince | |||||||||
| Teddy Bramble | T. Bramble | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 |  | Modeste Ndiefi | M. Ndiefi | |||||||||
| Les Bastin | L. Bastin | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 |  | Maximiliano Felix | M. Felix | |||||||||
| Ralph Lofthouse | R. Lofthouse | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Gary Walker | G. Walker | |||||||||
| Paul Woodcock | P. Woodcock | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Ivan Barry | I. Barry | |||||||||
| Rio Harrison | R. Harrison | | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 |  | Oscar Meride | O. Meride | |||||||||
| Norman Cooke | N. Cooke | | 42 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Daniel Christie | D. Christie | |||||||||
| Stanley Clapham | S. Clapham | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Greg Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 4,883 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Peterborough United and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Peterborough United and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Gillingham kicking off!
4.31
0-0Ivan Barry makes a probing pass to Daniel Christie. Daniel Christie knocks the ball forward to Oscar Meride. Oscar Meride cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Syd Wetherall manages to gather it comfortably.
6.26
0-0Gary Walker hacks Ralph Lofthouse from behind! Gary Walker is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Lofthouse stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.03
Teddy Bramble comes in with a late challenge on Oscar Meride. Teddy Bramble is warned by the referee! Oscar Meride stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.26
0-0Ivan Barry barges into Les Bastin. Ivan Barry is given a warning by the referee! Les Bastin carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.49
Les Bastin makes a beautiful solo run. Les Bastin shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Jason Riza.
18.46
0-0Maximiliano Felix clumsily knocks into Paul Woodcock. Maximiliano Felix is shown the yellow card! Paul Woodcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.30
Gary Walker barges into Ralph Lofthouse. The referee calls over Gary Walker again and warns him to calm down! Ralph Lofthouse runs off the knock.
21.24
Teddy Bramble threads the ball through to Ralph Lofthouse. Ralph Lofthouse makes a simple pass to Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Jason Riza.
22.52
1-0Ralph Lofthouse surges forward with the ball. Ralph Lofthouse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jason Riza is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.15
1-0Paul Woodcock knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.37
Roberto José Mari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Woodcock. Paul Woodcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
32.09
1-0Les Bastin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Ince.
36.00
Ian Delaney surges forward with the ball. Ian Delaney deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Ince.
40.40
Ian Delaney knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Lofthouse. Ralph Lofthouse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Peterborough United kick off!
60.27
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
65.50
1-0Les Bastin knocks the ball forward to Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley Clapham but he's offside!
66.01
Ian Delaney threads the ball through to Les Bastin. Les Bastin threads the ball through to Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Riza who gathers it comfortably.
67.25
Aaron Ince flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Walker. Gary Walker kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Royce. Greg Royce plays a perfect one-two with Daniel Christie and rushes in on goal... Greg Royce makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.46
Paul Woodcock threads the ball through to Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.05
Ivan Barry threads the ball through to Greg Royce. Greg Royce shoots from distance but it is miles over!
84.38
Paul Woodcock surges forward with the ball. Paul Woodcock plays a perfect one-two with Stanley Clapham and rushes in on goal... Paul Woodcock rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jason Riza.
85.19
Ralph Lofthouse brings the ball forward. Ralph Lofthouse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.3%
34.7%
Play Area
19.4%
51.4%
29.2%
Scorers