Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Nelson Edotu | Nelson Edotu | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Fox | J. Fox |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Colin Barry | C. Barry | |||||||||
| Titus Bastin | T. Bastin | | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Shaun Shilton | S. Shilton | |||||||||
| James Allman | J. Allman | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | |||||||||
| Carl Moncur | C. Moncur | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Mark Holloway | M. Holloway | |||||||||
| John Gardner | J. Gardner | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | |||||||||
| Paul Makin | P. Makin | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Nicky Fortune | N. Fortune | |||||||||
| Marvin Wright | M. Wright | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 42 | | Anthony Greening | A. Greening | |||||||||
| Damien Hapgood | D. Hapgood | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Ross Hurst | R. Hurst | |||||||||
| Eddie Shaw | E. Shaw | | 39 | M | | 9 | | M | 39 | | Marc Hitchcock | M. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Billy Milburn | B. Milburn | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | |||||||||
| Ugo Carrick | U. Carrick | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 |  | Massimiliano De Icco | M. De Icco | |||||||||
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 4,354 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Liverpool and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Liverpool and Gillingham are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Gillingham start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.51
0-0Ross Hurst sees a break and surges forward. Ross Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Massimiliano De Icco but the linesman indicates offside!
4.36
John Gardner makes a probing pass to Damien Hapgood. Damien Hapgood kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Carrick but he's offside!
9.10
0-0John Gardner passes the ball forward to Marvin Wright. Marvin Wright knocks the ball forward to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Holloway.
20.26
1-0Marvin Wright passes the ball forward to Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.13
1-0John Gardner clumsily knocks into Lee Shaw. The referee calls over John Gardner and warns him to calm down! Lee Shaw hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.50
Marvin Wright knocks the ball forward to Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Barry who gathers it comfortably.
33.36
1-0Gillingham are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
34.12
1-0Anthony Greening makes a simple pass to Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
36.31
John Gardner chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Makin. Paul Makin advances with the ball. Paul Makin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.41
Mark Holloway threads the ball through to Anthony Greening. Anthony Greening controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.24
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
44.54
Nicky Fortune passes the ball forward to Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Gardner.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Liverpool kick off!
47.53
John Gardner makes a probing pass to Marvin Wright. Marvin Wright decides to run forward with the ball. Marvin Wright shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
49.45
Carl Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Wright. Marvin Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.25
Paul Makin surges forward with the ball. Paul Makin shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.44
Damien Hapgood knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Carrick. Ugo Carrick goes all the way! Ugo Carrick tries a spectacular strike. Ugo Carrick scores for Liverpool!!
75.22
Marvin Wright knocks the ball forward to Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.07
2-0Marc Hitchcock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
83.46
Lee Shaw catches Titus Bastin on the ankles. The referee calls over Lee Shaw and warns him to calm down! Titus Bastin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.19
Mark Holloway deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Fortune. Nicky Fortune makes a probing pass to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw goes all the way! Lee Shaw tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.07
Eddie Shaw brings the ball forward. Eddie Shaw knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Milburn. Billy Milburn flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
31.2%
42.9%
26%
Scorers
| Billy Milburn 20, 89 Ugo Carrick 69 |