Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Barry | C. Barry |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Morris Beckham | M. Beckham | |||||||||
| Shaun Shilton | S. Shilton | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Jody Marshall | J. Marshall | |||||||||
| Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Titus Forbes | T. Forbes | |||||||||
| Mark Holloway | M. Holloway | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Sol Cole | S. Cole | |||||||||
| Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Paul Davies | P. Davies | |||||||||
| Nicky Fortune | N. Fortune | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 |  | Guillermo Gainza | G. Gainza | |||||||||
| Anthony Greening | A. Greening | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 42 | | Glynn Makin | G. Makin | |||||||||
| Ross Hurst | R. Hurst | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 38 | | Gary Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Marc Hitchcock | M. Hitchcock | | 39 | M | | 9 | | M | 37 | | Daniele Goldberg | D. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Alan Coppinger | A. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Massimiliano De Icco | M. De Icco |  | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Glynn Lawrence | G. Lawrence | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 4,826 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Gillingham and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Gillingham and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Gillingham start the game by kicking off the first half!
10.01
0-0Ross Hurst knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.02
0-0Marc Hitchcock kicks a strong pass forward to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.26
Anthony Greening knocks the ball forward to Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco whips in a cross ball towards Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.45
1-0Frank Holloway knocks the ball forward to Ross Hurst. Ross Hurst passes the ball forward to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw makes a probing pass to Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco shoots from just inside the box. Morris Beckham is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.41
1-0Gary Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from long range. Colin Barry easily smothers it.
33.14
Guillermo Gainza kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.04
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
38.22
Gary Vieira makes a simple pass to Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Glynn Lawrence!
45.00
Paul Davies makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Vieira. Gary Vieira brings the ball forward. Gary Vieira goes all the way! Gary Vieira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Birmingham City kick off the second half!
48.44
Nicky Fortune surges forward with the ball. Nicky Fortune controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
53.35
Ross Hurst makes a beautiful solo run. Ross Hurst goes all the way! Ross Hurst makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Morris Beckham easily smothers it!
54.29
Daniele Goldberg knocks the ball forward to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.42
Gary Vieira chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Lawrence. Glynn Lawrence shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.03
Nicky Fortune passes the ball forward to Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
67.20
Glynn Makin brings the ball forward. Glynn Makin lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.47
Titus Forbes kicks a strong pass forward to Glynn Makin. Glynn Makin makes a probing pass to Alan Coppinger. Alan Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
73.38
Mark Holloway advances with the ball. Mark Holloway knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sol Cole.
79.10
Anthony Greening sees space and advances. Anthony Greening whips in a cross ball towards Massimiliano De Icco. Massimiliano De Icco flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
81.56
1-1Daniele Goldberg catches Anthony Greening on the ankles. The referee calls over Daniele Goldberg and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Greening hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.26
Mark Holloway makes a probing pass to Ross Hurst. Ross Hurst decides to run forward with the ball. Ross Hurst shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Morris Beckham manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
32.1%
44.9%
23.1%
Scorers