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11/08/2048, Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England
EFL Cup, Round 1

Bristol Rovers Vs Gillingham

Bristol Rovers play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: I McCartney (GK) , M Atkins (CB) , B Factor (CB) , J Marshall (RB) , S Fitzgerald (LB) , O Morris (CM) , S Stirling (CDM) , S Rennick (CDM) , J Gibbs (RW) , H George (LW) , D Wilde (ST) And the subs are: L Magorian (CB) , G McColl (CB) , A Ferguson (CM) , J Somerville (CM) , R Toshack (ST)

Gillingham play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M McCalman (GK) , E Ashley (CB) , R McCadden (CB) , B McComb (CB) , S Josephsen (RB) , J Kilgore (LB) , S Dunbar (CDM) , R Redhead (CAM) , M Gorman (RM) , H Matthew (LM) , D Moriarty (ST) And the subs are: J Gibson (CB) , D McGovern (CB) , P McTaggart (CM) , P Kelly (CM) , T McNeil (ST)

Welcome to Memorial Stadium in Bristol, England where Bristol Rovers will face Gillingham.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 12935.

1' - Bristol Rovers kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Ricky Redhead sees Denton Moriarty making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

10' - Stephen Rennick finds Mark Atkins with a short pass.  John Kilgore tackles Mark Atkins and gains possession for his team.  John Kilgore hits the ball long to Sam Dunbar.  Sam Dunbar spots a run from Ricky Redhead.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ricky Redhead is able to take the ball.  Ricky Redhead tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

12' - Ian McCartney finds Sam Fitzgerald with a long pass.  Sam Fitzgerald attempts to outskill Brian McComb, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

17' - Sam Josephsen slides the ball to Sam Dunbar.  Sam Dunbar chips a long ball to Brian McComb.  Brian McComb sees a run from Ricky Redhead.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

20' - Stephen Rennick finds Josh Marshall with a short pass.  Josh Marshall plays a long ball to Oliver Morris.  Brian McComb tackles Oliver Morris and the ball goes loose.  Josh Gibbs takes the ball past Eddie Ashley with a turn of pace.  

20' - Josh Gibbs crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Eddie Ashley takes possession.  

24' - Mark Atkins sees Harry George making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Harry George is able to take the ball.  Harry George attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

27' - Shaun Stirling brings the ball forward, outpacing Eddie Ashley.  

27' - Shaun Stirling spots a run from Josh Gibbs.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Josh Gibbs has strayed offside!  

38' - Shaun Stirling passes a long ball to Bruce Factor.  Bruce Factor plays a short pass to David Wilde.  David Wilde curls in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Roger McCadden.  

40' - Roger McCadden plays a long pass to Sam Dunbar.  Sam Dunbar attempts to beat Mark Atkins using his skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Gillingham kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Roger McCadden finds Hugh Matthew with a short pass.  Hugh Matthew passes to Eddie Ashley.  Eddie Ashley finds John Kilgore with a short pass.  John Kilgore attempts to beat Shaun Stirling using his skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

49' - John Kilgore sees a run from Ricky Redhead.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Ricky Redhead has strayed offside!  

53' - Stephen Rennick finds Josh Marshall with a long pass.  Eddie Ashley dispossesses Josh Marshall and the ball goes loose.  Josh Gibbs fires a shot from distance towards goal...but Malcolm McCalman gets down to stop the shot!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Roger McCadden will come off.  Jay Gibson is brought on from the bench.  

55' - Oliver Morris attempts to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but its over!

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harry George is going to be taken off.  Rhod Toshack is going to be brought on.  

58' - Malcolm McCalman finds Brian McComb with a long ball.  Brian McComb spots a run from Sam Dunbar.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

62' - Stephen Rennick passes a long ball to Mark Atkins.  Mark Atkins sees a run from David Wilde.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and David Wilde runs on to the ball.  David Wilde looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Malcolm McCalman!  Oliver Morris gets to the ball first...Oliver Morris looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Oliver Morris for Bristol Rovers!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

62' - Gillingham kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sam Fitzgerald is going to be taken off.  Gavin McColl joins the game from the bench.  

73' - Sam Dunbar spots a run from Ricky Redhead.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Ricky Redhead is able to take the ball.  Ricky Redhead looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Ricky Redhead scores!  That's a fine goal from the Gillingham player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

74' - Bristol Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

76' - Mark Atkins passes to Stephen Rennick.  Stephen Rennick finds Gavin McColl with a short pass.  Gavin McColl takes the ball past Hugh Matthew with a turn of pace.  

76' - Gavin McColl sees a run from Oliver Morris.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Bruce Factor is going to be taken off.  Lee Magorian is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Brian McComb crosses the ball and finds Ricky Redhead.  Ricky Redhead gets above the defence and directs a header down towards the bottom corner...and its in! It's a superb goal from Ricky Redhead for Gillingham!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Denton Moriarty is going to be taken off.  Tobias McNeil is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Bristol Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Eddie Ashley will come off.  Davie McGovern joins the game from the bench.  

85' - Sam Josephsen runs with the ball, beating David Wilde.  

86' - Sam Josephsen sees Hugh Matthew making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Hugh Matthew runs on to the ball.  Hugh Matthew looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Bristol Rovers 1 - 2 Gillingham.