Match Report
| Walsall | Walsall |  |  | Gillingham | Gillingham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stan Sherwood | S. Sherwood |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Jason Riza | J. Riza | |||||||||
| John Joachim | J. Joachim | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Zbigniew Lato | Z. Lato | |||||||||
| Richard Ferguson | R. Ferguson |  | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Noel Winterburn | N. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Ugo Kitson | U. Kitson | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Aaron Ince | A. Ince | |||||||||
| Nick McManaman | N. McManaman | | 44 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Damien Brown | D. Brown | |||||||||
| Ledley Todd | L. Todd | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 |  | Maximiliano Felix | M. Felix | |||||||||
| Graham Cutler | G. Cutler | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Gary Walker | G. Walker | |||||||||
| Mark Drake | M. Drake | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Noel Montague | N. Montague | |||||||||
| Syd Fowler | S. Fowler | | 47 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Brendan Bastin | B. Bastin | |||||||||
| Florian Krankl | F. Krankl |  | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Greg Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Gilles Myers | G. Myers | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Ronnie Lisbie | R. Lisbie | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 4,723 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Walsall are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Gillingham appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Walsall are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Gillingham appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Walsall get the match underway!
8.27
1-0Ledley Todd chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.01
1-0Maximiliano Felix advances with the ball. Maximiliano Felix knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nick McManaman.
16.58
1-0Richard Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Fowler. Syd Fowler sees a break and surges forward. Syd Fowler plays a perfect one-two with Gilles Myers and rushes in on goal... Syd Fowler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Jason Riza manages to keep it out.
28.12
Damien Brown kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.41
1-0Graham Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers threads the ball through to Florian Krankl. Florian Krankl makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.51
Noel Montague kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Royce. Greg Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.07
Nick McManaman threads the ball through to Mark Drake. Mark Drake makes a simple pass to Florian Krankl. Florian Krankl knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zbigniew Lato.
40.16
Graham Cutler passes the ball forward to Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Gillingham kick off!
59.11
Noel Winterburn kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Bastin. Brendan Bastin decides to run forward with the ball. Brendan Bastin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.29
1-0Maximiliano Felix barges into Mark Drake. Maximiliano Felix is shown the yellow card! Mark Drake gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.33
Nick McManaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Drake. Mark Drake flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
72.41
Zbigniew Lato chips the ball to his team mate, Noel Montague. Noel Montague makes a probing pass to Greg Royce. Greg Royce whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Lisbie. Ronnie Lisbie heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.30
Noel Montague passes the ball forward to Ronnie Lisbie. Ronnie Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Sherwood who gathers it comfortably.
78.26
Maximiliano Felix kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Lisbie. Ronnie Lisbie tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.31
Mark Drake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers plays a perfect one-two with Florian Krankl and rushes in on goal... Gilles Myers makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.22
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Ledley Todd sees space and advances. Ledley Todd chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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