Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 8,848 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Gillingham and Colchester United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Colchester United kick off!
2.38
Colchester United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
8.16
Pascal De Witte clumsily knocks into Darren Hapgood. The referee calls over Pascal De Witte and warns him to calm down! Darren Hapgood runs off the knock.
14.32
Brendan Grantt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Hapgood. Darren Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Laycock. Eddie Laycock is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Des Beckham is on top of it.
18.37
Leonardo Dominguez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Neil Bailey!
20.20
Luiz Henrique Montes kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Joe Dixon. Joe Dixon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Bailey who gathers it comfortably.
21.55
Marvin Hulme passes the ball forward to Eddie Laycock. Eddie Laycock plays a perfect one-two with Darren Hapgood and rushes in on goal... Eddie Laycock tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.30
Marvin Hulme barges into Leonardo Dominguez. The referee calls over Marvin Hulme and shows him a yellow card! Leonardo Dominguez runs off the knock.
26.39
Augustine Aliyu sees a break and surges forward. Augustine Aliyu shoots from 25 yards. It's there!! Neil Bailey has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.02
Leonardo Dominguez passes the ball forward to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Bailey who gathers it comfortably.
40.42
Liam Tiler sees space and advances. Liam Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Gillingham kick off and get the second half underway!
47.39
Steve Woodcock makes a probing pass to Marvin Hulme. Marvin Hulme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Hapgood. Darren Hapgood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.12
Augustine Aliyu chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Woodcock.
49.43
Dennis Butt threads the ball through to Eddie Laycock. Eddie Laycock goes all the way! Eddie Laycock makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
57.55
Leonardo Dominguez knocks the ball forward to Joe Dixon. Joe Dixon knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.06
Brendan Grantt makes a simple pass to Gareth Priestley. Gareth Priestley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.58
Augustine Aliyu makes a probing pass to Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.43
Brendan Grantt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Priestley. Gareth Priestley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.07
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
71.41
Hugo Suarez hacks Dennis Butt from behind! The referee calls over Hugo Suarez and warns him to calm down! Dennis Butt runs off the knock.
75.50
Brendan Grantt barges into Augustine Aliyu. Brendan Grantt is warned by the referee! Augustine Aliyu grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.40
António Smith makes a probing pass to Leonardo Dominguez. Leonardo Dominguez knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Hendry. Garry Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Dixon. Joe Dixon directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Joe Dixon!
85.02
António Smith makes a simple pass to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Joe Dixon. Joe Dixon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Augustine Aliyu of Gillingham

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 52.8571428571429 vs 47.1428571428571
Play Area
Home team third: 25.71%, Midfield: 51.43%, Away team third: 22.86%