English League One

FT Saturday, December 16, 2017
Bristol Rovers LLLWW 1
–
Gillingham DDDLL 4
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BRI011
GIL224
Priestfield Stadium · 4,227 att.

Match Report

Mark Byrne bags brace as Gillingham ease past Bristol Rovers

Mark Byrne bags brace as Gillingham ease past Bristol Rovers

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
6
53
Possession
47
14
SHOTS
19
7
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

GIL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

GIL · 4-5-1

  1. 13Tomás HolyG
  2. 19Ben NugentCD-L
  3. 5Max EhmerCD-R
  4. 4Alex LaceyLB
  5. 2Luke O'NeillRB
  6. 11Lee MartinCM-L
  7. 28Sean ClareCM-R
  8. 33Mark ByrneAM
  9. 14Josh ParkerLM
  10. 7Scott WagstaffRM
  11. 9Tom EavesF

BRI · 4-3-3

  1. 21Adam SmithG
  2. 6Ryan SweeneyCD-L
  3. 4Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. 3Lee BrownLB
  5. 2Daniel LeadbitterRB
  6. 22Joe PartingtonCM
  7. 24Stuart SinclairLM
  8. 7Liam SercombeRM
  9. 30Rory GaffneyF
  10. 9Ellis HarrisonLF
  11. 10Billy BodinRF

Timeline

  1. 28' Penalty saved! Mark Byrne (Gillingham) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  2. 28' Goal! Gillingham 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Mark Byrne (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 37' Goal! Gillingham 2, Bristol Rovers 0. Alex Lacey (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Martin.
  4. 47' Goal! Gillingham 3, Bristol Rovers 0. Josh Parker (Gillingham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomas Holy following a set piece situation.
  5. 53' Goal! Gillingham 4, Bristol Rovers 0. Mark Byrne (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Martin with a cross following a corner.
  6. 62' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ollie Clarke replaces Stuart Sinclair.
  7. 65' Adam Smith (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Mark Byrne (Gillingham) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left. Mark Byrne should be disappointed.
  9. 67' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Tom Nichols replaces Rory Gaffney.
  10. 67' Lee Martin (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 69' Substitution, Gillingham. Jake Hessenthaler replaces Sean Clare.
  12. 75' Substitution, Gillingham. Bradley Garmston replaces Alex Lacey.
  13. 75' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ryan Broom replaces Joe Partington.
  14. 77' Substitution, Gillingham. Conor Wilkinson replaces Lee Martin.
  15. 90'+1' Goal! Gillingham 4, Bristol Rovers 1. Liam Sercombe (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Billy Bodin.
  16. 90'+4' Max Ehmer (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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