Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Barry | C. Barry |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Patrick White | P. White | |||||||||
| Shaun Shilton | S. Shilton | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Ashley Fox | A. Fox | |||||||||
| Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | James Huckerby | J. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Kieron Grant | K. Grant | |||||||||
| Brendan Bridge | B. Bridge | | 43 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Ivan Joseph | I. Joseph | |||||||||
| Nicky Fortune | N. Fortune | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Bill Eadie | B. Eadie | |||||||||
| Anthony Greening | A. Greening | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Adrian Potts | A. Potts | |||||||||
| Ross Hurst | R. Hurst | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Darren Cottee | D. Cottee | |||||||||
| Marc Hitchcock | M. Hitchcock | | 39 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Julian Guppy | J. Guppy | |||||||||
| Alistair Murray | A. Murray | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Darren Midgley | D. Midgley | |||||||||
| Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Robert Brooking | R. Brooking | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 4,328 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Sheffield Wednesday kicking off!
14.32
0-0James Huckerby catches Lee Shaw on the ankles. The referee calls over James Huckerby and shows him a yellow card! Lee Shaw hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.41
0-0Brendan Bridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Hurst. Ross Hurst kicks a strong pass forward to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Patrick White who gathers it comfortably.
16.17
0-0Frank Holloway makes a simple pass to Marc Hitchcock. Marc Hitchcock threads the ball through to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.49
Ross Hurst knocks the ball forward to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.20
Kieron Grant threads the ball through to Adrian Potts. Adrian Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
33.53
1-0Frank Holloway controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Greening. Anthony Greening deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray whips in a cross ball towards Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.10
Julian Guppy knocks the ball forward to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.58
Jason Dichio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Hitchcock. Marc Hitchcock makes a probing pass to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.22
1-0Gillingham are easily keeping Sheffield Wednesday at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Gillingham kick off!
48.56
Darren Cottee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.37
1-0Ross Hurst catches Bill Eadie on the ankles. The referee calls over Ross Hurst and warns him to calm down! Bill Eadie stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.37
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
53.54
1-0Adrian Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley tries a spectacular strike but somehow Colin Barry manages to keep it out.
55.10
Frank Holloway kicks a strong pass forward to Ross Hurst. Ross Hurst chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
59.01
Jason Dichio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Hurst. Ross Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.04
Julian Guppy sees space and advances. Julian Guppy knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley directs the ball goalwards with his head. Colin Barry is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.04
Adrian Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Barry who gathers it comfortably.
72.24
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
79.22
Julian Guppy makes a beautiful solo run. Julian Guppy shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.26
James Huckerby brings the ball forward. James Huckerby makes a simple pass to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brendan Bridge.
87.51
Nicky Fortune makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
31.6%
48.7%
19.7%
Scorers
| Lee Shaw 34 | Darren Midgley 60 Julian Guppy 79 |