Match Report
| Gillingham | Gillingham |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Max Lee | M. Lee |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Chris Hall | C. Hall | |||||||||
| Cataldo Zoppetti | C. Zoppetti |  | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | David Burley | D. Burley | |||||||||
| Mark Holloway | M. Holloway | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Jonathan Benali | J. Benali | |||||||||
| Frank Holloway | F. Holloway | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Anthony Fletcher | A. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Jason Dichio | J. Dichio | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Joe Power | J. Power | |||||||||
| Patrick Edwards | P. Edwards | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Liam Fenton | L. Fenton | |||||||||
| Gennaro Vieri | G. Vieri | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Simon Riggott | S. Riggott | |||||||||
| Oleg Howells | O. Howells | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Eusebio Lambrughi | E. Lambrughi | |||||||||
| Alistair Murray | A. Murray | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Jonathan Thompson | J. Thompson | |||||||||
| Lee Shaw | L. Shaw | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Del Deane | D. Deane | |||||||||
| Oliver Gelb | O. Gelb |  | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Steve Barton | S. Barton | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Priestfield Stadium where Gillingham play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 8,933 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Gillingham and Blackburn Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Gillingham and Blackburn Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
2.54
0-0Mark Holloway kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Howells. Oleg Howells makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lee Shaw. Lee Shaw lofts in a cross ball towards Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Chris Hall is on top of it.
4.36
0-0Jonathan Benali knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott sees space and advances. Simon Riggott plays a perfect one-two with Del Deane and rushes in on goal... Simon Riggott shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.42
Eusebio Lambrughi flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.03
Oleg Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray plays a perfect one-two with Lee Shaw and rushes in on goal... Alistair Murray takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Chris Hall easily smothers it!
12.21
Simon Riggott passes the ball forward to Steve Barton. Steve Barton whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Thompson. Jonathan Thompson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.16
0-0Oleg Howells sees a break and surges forward. Oleg Howells kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Gelb but the referee indicates it's offside!
26.39
0-1Liam Fenton passes the ball forward to Jonathan Thompson. Jonathan Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Max Lee had no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
30.57
0-1Joe Power barges into Patrick Edwards. The referee calls over Joe Power and warns him to calm down! Patrick Edwards grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.18
0-1Liam Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cataldo Zoppetti.
36.46
Jonathan Benali passes the ball forward to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Thompson. Jonathan Thompson whips in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
39.42
Mark Holloway deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Edwards. Patrick Edwards surges forward with the ball. Patrick Edwards shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
42.08
David Burley sees a break and surges forward. David Burley threads the ball through to Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Max Lee who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Gillingham kick off the second half!
47.29
Simon Riggott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Deane. Del Deane goes all the way! Del Deane shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Max Lee had no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
51.50
Simon Riggott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Deane. Del Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Thompson. Jonathan Thompson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
57.43
Cataldo Zoppetti makes a probing pass to Patrick Edwards. Patrick Edwards chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Murray. Alistair Murray shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
60.13
Simon Riggott makes a probing pass to Steve Barton. Steve Barton passes the ball forward but Del Deane is offside!
71.59
Cataldo Zoppetti makes a probing pass to Oleg Howells. Oleg Howells deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb goes all the way! Oliver Gelb cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.04
Liam Fenton threads the ball through to Jonathan Thompson. Jonathan Thompson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.31
0-2Simon Riggott clumsily knocks into Gennaro Vieri. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gennaro Vieri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.34
Cataldo Zoppetti surges forward with the ball. Cataldo Zoppetti makes a probing pass to Oliver Gelb. Oliver Gelb knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Hall who gathers it comfortably.
84.38
Liam Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Barton. Steve Barton passes the ball forward but Del Deane is offside!
87.53
Anthony Fletcher passes the ball forward to Liam Fenton. Liam Fenton knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Thompson. Jonathan Thompson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Del Deane 26, 47 |