Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Bolton Wanderers. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Gillingham and Bolton Wanderers are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Bolton Wanderers get the match underway!
14.57
Ross Hurst knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Bill Greaves manages to keep it out.
15.41
Anthony Greening chips the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.45
Marc Hitchcock kicks a strong pass forward to Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.49
Sol Milligan decides to run forward with the ball. Sol Milligan passes the ball forward to Neil Galli. Neil Galli shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.08
Neil Galli catches Shaun Shilton on the ankles. Neil Galli is warned by the referee! Shaun Shilton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.01
Gillingham are easily keeping Bolton Wanderers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
28.42
Mark Holloway controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ross Hurst. Ross Hurst threads the ball through to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.30
Bolton Wanderers are easily keeping Gillingham at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.55
Anthony Greening knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kemal Dichio.
38.17
Ross Hurst clumsily knocks into Ledley Cutler. Ross Hurst is warned by the referee! Ledley Cutler runs off the knock.
44.22
Ledley Cutler threads the ball through to David Moore. David Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Barry who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The second half starts with Gillingham kicking off!
55.31
Edward Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, David Moore. David Moore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.52
Anthony Greening decides to run forward with the ball. Anthony Greening finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
63.18
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
73.56
Ross Hurst deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bill Greaves who gathers it comfortably.
77.28
Anthony Greening knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.01
Sol Milligan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Hulme. Darren Hulme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Moore. David Moore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Holloway.
85.44
Bolton Wanderers are easily keeping Gillingham at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
89.19
Ledley Cutler advances with the ball. Ledley Cutler plays a perfect one-two with David Moore and rushes in on goal... Ledley Cutler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Jason Dichio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Greening. Anthony Greening controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw shoots from outside the area but Bill Greaves is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Sol Milligan of Bolton Wanderers
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
22.9%
49.4%
27.7%