Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Walsall | Walsall | ||||||||||||||||
| Darren Coggins | Darren Coggins | Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ugo Cort | U. Cort |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Robert Mortensen | R. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Ruel Bowyer | R. Bowyer | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Marcel Hässler | M. Hässler | |||||||||
| Craig Gallacher | C. Gallacher |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Christian Arendt | C. Arendt | |||||||||
| Dave Laver | D. Laver | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Omer Wise | O. Wise | |||||||||
| Jermaine Barrett | J. Barrett | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Mark Wainwright | M. Wainwright | |||||||||
| Norman Mcgovern | N. Mcgovern | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Thierry Guppy | T. Guppy | |||||||||
| Gavin Gilchrist | G. Gilchrist | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Marc Kerr | M. Kerr | |||||||||
| Jacques Jau | J. Jau |  | 54 | M | | 8 | |  | M | 65 | | Don Morton | D. Morton | ||||||||
| Julian Bräutigam | J. Bräutigam | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Teddy Scowcroft | T. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Jorge Moreira | J. Moreira |  | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Anthony Ince | A. Ince | |||||||||
| Stanislas Roche | S. Roche | | 54 | A | | | 11 | | G | 53 | | Isaiah Bellamy | I. Bellamy | ||||||||
| Daniel Dominguez | D. Dominguez |  | 53 | M | | 12 | | D | 62 | | Craig Lockley | C. Lockley | |||||||||
| Gavin McManaman | G. McManaman | | 53 | M | | 13 | | R | 20 |  | Ian Lawrence | I. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Dean Murphy | D. Murphy | | 49 | M | | 14 | | R | 20 | | Marvin George | M. George | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Passaredo |
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Walsall. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Shearer.
The pitch is in good condition.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Shearer.
0.00
0-0Walsall start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.00
0-0Anthony Ince barges into Jermaine Barrett. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jermaine Barrett grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.58
0-0Omer Wise flicks a high ball forward to Thierry Guppy who takes it down. Thierry Guppy sees Anthony Ince in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Ince sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.05
0-0Christian Arendt catches Julian Bräutigam on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Julian Bräutigam runs off the knock.
10.37
0-0Norman Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Jacques Jau. Jacques Jau knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robert Mortensen who gathers it comfortably.
12.18
Jacques Jau sees Julian Bräutigam in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Bräutigam plays a quick one-two with Stanislas Roche and rushes in on goal... Julian Bräutigam cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
14.12
0-1Marc Kerr flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Bellamy collects the pass. Isaiah Bellamy shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Ugo Cort had no chance!! Goal for Walsall!
18.17
0-1Dave Laver breaks forward. Dave Laver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacques Jau. Jacques Jau shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Robert Mortensen smothers it!
22.24
Mark Wainwright flicks a high pass forward to Marc Kerr who brings the ball under control. Marc Kerr whips in a cross ball towards Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.06
Marc Kerr flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Scowcroft collects the pass. Teddy Scowcroft whips in a cross ball towards Mark Wainwright. Mark Wainwright beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
32.29
Teddy Scowcroft takes a long throw-in. Marcel Hässler flicks a high pass forward to Teddy Scowcroft who brings the ball under control. Teddy Scowcroft finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
33.22
0-1Craig Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Gilchrist. Gavin Gilchrist threads a neat ball through to Jacques Jau. Jacques Jau puts a great ball through. Jorge Moreira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
36.40
Jermaine Barrett threads a neat ball through to Craig Gallacher. Without breaking stride, Craig Gallacher plays the ball forward to Jorge Moreira. Jorge Moreira knocks the ball forward into space. Norman Mcgovern bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
38.08
With some swift thinking, Marc Kerr plays the ball forward to Isaiah Bellamy. Isaiah Bellamy shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
Craig Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Bräutigam. Julian Bräutigam plays a one-two with Jorge Moreira and advances towards the goal... Julian Bräutigam comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Gillingham appear unchanged since the first half. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Gillingham kick off!
47.31
Gavin Gilchrist threads a neat ball through to Julian Bräutigam. Julian Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.12
Craig Gallacher flicks a high pass forward to Jacques Jau who brings the ball under control. Jacques Jau makes a probing pass to Jorge Moreira. Jorge Moreira makes a probing pass to Gavin Gilchrist but he's offside!
57.57
Omer Wise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Guppy. Thierry Guppy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Ince. Anthony Ince shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.10
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
65.54
With vision, Dave Laver laces a through ball forward to Gavin Gilchrist. Gavin Gilchrist threads the ball through to Julian Bräutigam. Julian Bräutigam passes the ball forward to Stanislas Roche. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Stanislas Roche provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.23
Marcel Hässler makes a probing pass to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft flicks a high pass forward to Anthony Ince who brings the ball under control. Anthony Ince shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
69.03
Craig Gallacher threads the ball through to Stanislas Roche. Stanislas Roche shoots from long range but Robert Mortensen is on top of it.
71.44
Marc Kerr clumsily knocks into Ruel Bowyer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruel Bowyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.02
Norman Mcgovern runs straight at the opposition's defence. Norman Mcgovern makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Bräutigam but he's offside!
77.58
0-1Gillingham have made 2 substitutions with Daniel Dominguez replacing Stanislas Roche and Gavin McManaman replacing Jorge Moreira .
84.13
0-1Marc Kerr flicks the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Bellamy. Isaiah Bellamy whips in a cross ball towards Mark Wainwright. With a superhuman jump, Mark Wainwright connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball comes off Dave Laver and the loose ball is cleared up field.
85.22
Norman Mcgovern makes a probing pass to Julian Bräutigam. Julian Bräutigam threads the ball through into the box. Gavin McManaman rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.15
Marcel Hässler hacks Jacques Jau from behind! Marcel Hässler is shown the yellow card! Jacques Jau hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.15
Seeing Craig Gallacher's attacking run, Dave Laver quickly throws the ball into his path. Craig Gallacher makes a simple pass to Gavin Gilchrist. Gavin Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Julian Bräutigam collects the pass. Julian Bräutigam whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Dominguez. Daniel Dominguez connects with a diving header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Norman Mcgovern chips the ball to his team mate, Jacques Jau. Jacques Jau advances inside the box! Jacques Jau side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
30.1%
42.5%
27.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Isaiah Bellamy of Walsall |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ugo Cort (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ruel Bowyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Craig Gallacher (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dave Laver (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Jermaine Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Norman Mcgovern (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gavin Gilchrist (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jacques Jau (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Julian Bräutigam (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Jorge Moreira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stanislas Roche (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Daniel Dominguez (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gavin McManaman (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Dean Murphy (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Robert Mortensen (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Marcel Hässler (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Christian Arendt (DEF) | | 5 |
| 4. | Omer Wise (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mark Wainwright (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Thierry Guppy (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Marc Kerr (MID) | | 7 |
| 8. | Don Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Teddy Scowcroft (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Ince (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Isaiah Bellamy (GK) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Craig Lockley (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ian Lawrence (RES) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marvin George (RES) | 0 | |