Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Hall | Samuel Hall | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Max Lee | M. Lee |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Craig Dyer | C. Dyer | |||||||||
| Cataldo Zoppetti | C. Zoppetti |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Rodrigo Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
| Mark Holloway | M. Holloway | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Teddy Lawrence | T. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Mario Gatt | M. Gatt | |||||||||
| Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 | | Joao Veloso | J. Veloso | |||||||||
| Patrick Edwards | P. Edwards | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Hiro Kimura | H. Kimura |  | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Trevor McManaman | T. McManaman | |||||||||
| Oleg Howells | O. Howells | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Morris Crooks | M. Crooks | |||||||||
| Alistair Murray | A. Murray | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 | | Oleg Dixon | O. Dixon | |||||||||
| Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Tiziano Santoni | T. Santoni | |||||||||
| Oliver Gelb | O. Gelb |  | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Nigel Hughes | N. Hughes | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 9,816 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Gillingham are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off the first half!
2.03
0-0Patrick Edwards knocks the ball forward to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw makes a probing pass to Alistair Murray but he's offside!
3.07
0-0Patrick Edwards knocks the ball forward to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.17
Trevor McManaman makes a simple pass to Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.27
Morris Crooks makes a beautiful solo run. Morris Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
9.10
0-0Cataldo Zoppetti comes in with a late challenge on Nigel Hughes. The referee calls over Cataldo Zoppetti and shows him a yellow card! Nigel Hughes stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.16
Trevor McManaman flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni goes all the way! Tiziano Santoni shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
18.17
0-0Oleg Howells makes a probing pass to Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb plays a perfect one-two with Alistair Murray and rushes in on goal... Oliver Gelb cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Craig Dyer easily smothers it.
20.23
Teddy Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Souness. Craig Souness makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Souness plays a perfect one-two with Oleg Dixon and rushes in on goal... Craig Souness cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
21.10
Oleg Howells flicks the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Craig Dyer!
22.55
1-0Patrick Edwards threads the ball through to Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb goes all the way! Oliver Gelb makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Oliver Gelb scores for Gillingham!!
26.53
Oleg Howells deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb plays a perfect one-two with Lee Shaw and rushes in on goal... Oliver Gelb shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
33.31
Rodrigo Vieira knocks the ball forward to Craig Souness. Craig Souness threads the ball through to Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes goes all the way! Nigel Hughes tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.36
Patrick Edwards sees a break and surges forward. Patrick Edwards knocks in a cross ball towards Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw directs the ball goalwards with his head. Craig Dyer easily picks it out of the air!
39.38
1-0Teddy Lawrence comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Gelb. The referee calls over Teddy Lawrence and warns him to calm down! Oliver Gelb runs off the knock.
42.33
Patrick Edwards chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
44.33
Lee Shaw clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Vieira. The referee calls over Lee Shaw and warns him to calm down! Rodrigo Vieira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Trevor McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Dixon but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Gillingham start the second half!
49.22
Craig Souness makes a simple pass to Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon shoots from long range but somehow Max Lee manages to keep it out.
51.04
Frank Holloway clumsily knocks into Nigel Hughes. The referee calls over Frank Holloway and warns him to calm down! Nigel Hughes runs off the knock.
54.18
Trevor McManaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
59.30
Morris Crooks passes the ball forward to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.04
Patrick Edwards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray but the linesman indicates offside!
66.39
Oleg Howells catches Joao Veloso on the ankles. The referee calls over Oleg Howells and shows him a yellow card! Joao Veloso stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.16
Trevor McManaman makes a simple pass to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
79.34
Joao Veloso threads the ball through to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni plays a perfect one-two with Nigel Hughes and rushes in on goal... Tiziano Santoni shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.19
1-1Craig Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Dichio.
84.19
Craig Souness barges into Oleg Howells. Craig Souness is warned by the referee! Oleg Howells stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Hiro Kimura clumsily knocks into Craig Souness. The referee calls over Hiro Kimura and shows him a yellow card! Craig Souness runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.8%
61.2%
Play Area
27.1%
47.1%
25.9%
Scorers