Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Hall | Samuel Hall | Momoussaa Moussaa | Momoussaa Moussaa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Lee | M. Lee |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | David Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Cataldo Zoppetti | C. Zoppetti |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Mohamed Djoudi | M. Djoudi | |||||||||
| Mark Holloway | M. Holloway | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | |||||||||
| Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Graham Smith | G. Smith | |||||||||
| Patrick Edwards | P. Edwards | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 | | Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | |||||||||
| Hiro Kimura | H. Kimura |  | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | |||||||||
| Oleg Howells | O. Howells | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Syd Terry | S. Terry | |||||||||
| Alistair Murray | A. Murray | | 66 | A | | 9 | | M | 45 | | Rio Taylor | R. Taylor | |||||||||
| Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Norman Mann | N. Mann | |||||||||
| Oliver Gelb | O. Gelb |  | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 9,655 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Gillingham kicking off!
2.33
0-0Gillingham are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.18
0-0Syd Terry makes a simple pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
8.32
Cataldo Zoppetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Hiro Kimura. Hiro Kimura knocks the ball forward to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw goes all the way! Lee Shaw shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
15.07
0-018.18
1-0Frank Holloway takes it forward alone. Frank Holloway makes a simple pass to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Lee Shaw!
21.58
Patrick Edwards makes a probing pass to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray goes all the way! Alistair Murray makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.46
1-0Hiro Kimura barges into Shaun Haynes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Shaun Haynes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.45
1-0Hiro Kimura barges into Shaun Haynes. Hiro Kimura is warned by the referee! Shaun Haynes runs off the knock.
33.58
Mark Holloway barges into Norman Mann. Mark Holloway is warned by the referee! Norman Mann stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.16
Frank Holloway sweeps the ball long. Lee Shaw shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.46
1-0Syd Terry makes a simple pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.34
Marc Peckham makes a probing pass to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Max Lee easily smothers it!
40.34
Crystal Palace are easily keeping Gillingham at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.56
Oleg Howells surges forward with the ball. Oleg Howells whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. David Lua-Lua easily smothers it.
44.18
Norman Mann catches Mark Holloway on the ankles. Norman Mann is given a warning by the referee! Mark Holloway hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Hiro Kimura chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw plays a perfect one-two with Oliver Gelb and rushes in on goal... Lee Shaw shows great control and tries a shot on goal but David Lua-Lua is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
47.12
1-0Frank Holloway makes a simple pass to Patrick Edwards. Patrick Edwards kicks a strong pass forward to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray threads the ball through to Oliver Gelb but he's offside!
48.16
Syd Terry makes a simple pass to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.23
Mark Holloway controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hiro Kimura. Hiro Kimura makes a beautiful solo run. Hiro Kimura shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.27
Oleg Howells hacks Stephen Barrett from behind! Oleg Howells is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Barrett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.24
Syd Terry chips the ball to his team mate, Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
61.27
Cataldo Zoppetti surges forward with the ball. Cataldo Zoppetti makes a simple pass to Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.43
Jason Dichio knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Howells. Oleg Howells makes a simple pass to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball towards Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw directs the ball goalwards with his head. David Lua-Lua easily smothers it.
72.47
Mark Holloway deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Edwards. Patrick Edwards chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.44
Gillingham are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
78.54
Syd Terry threads the ball through to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Max Lee who gathers it comfortably.
81.17
Shaun Haynes threads the ball through to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.30
Oleg Howells knocks the ball forward to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Meiklejohn.
87.14
Oleg Howells makes a probing pass to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but David Lua-Lua is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
31.2%
46.2%
22.5%
Scorers
| Lee Shaw 18 Alistair Murray 61 Oliver Gelb 72 |