League

Hardings Lane
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Bernardo Helfer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Weston Super Mare's Ged Rogers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Weston Super Mare from getting a goal against them. Dean Paine's late challenge caught a Gillingham Town's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dean Paine helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Weston Super Mare getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dean Paine hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Weston Super Mare's zone, Alex Giugno stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ged Rogers came out of the goal and Alex Giugno tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kev Chegwyn during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gillingham Town made a substitution. Rory Lobb replaced Calvin Bowler. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ollie Maskell got free with Ged Rogers in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 18 minutes into the match, Weston Super Mare's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Helfer came free, but Ged Rogers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Bernardo Helfer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 28th minute, Gerry Seaman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ricky Kershaw during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ricky Kershaw kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Weston Super Mare's Dean Paine got his second yellow card of the match in the 36th minute. The referee ordered Dean Paine off the ground. A collision led to Weston Super Mare getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Dean Paine hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Gillingham Town's Osvaldo Rico got a free kick in the 38th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Walter Pennant to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51stth minute of the game Walter Pennant who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gillingham Town's Gwyn McDermot was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Franz Dawson made in the 53rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ricky Kershaw. A sloppy throw-in by Luke Woolcock in the 56th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Weston Super Mare's Jerome Bettinson. A collision led to Gillingham Town getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Ralph Frost hit a great ball. Garth Hancock sent off a fantastic shot from long distance in the 59th minute of the match, a shot that made Gwyn McDermot throw himself in all his length to reach the ball for the save just at the upper right corner. Osvaldo Rico hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Weston Super Mare's Ged Rogers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Kershaw in the 71st minute of play. After 74 minutes, Jason Millman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Weston Super Mare and the Gillingham Town players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 played minutes Weston Super Mare got a freekick which was hit by Jason Millman. Gillingham Town's Gwyn McDermot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walter Pennant in the 76th minute of play. Weston Super Mare's Mike Hylton managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Osvaldo Rico in the 80 minute of the game. Gwyn McDermot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Walter Pennant's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. When Weston Super Mare's Walter Pennant in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gillingham Town's goalie prevented a goal. Gillingham Town's Gwyn McDermot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Gillingham Town from getting a goal against them. Jason Millman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Gwyn McDermot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 92 in the game by Walter Pennant from a close distance when the talented Gwyn McDermot managed to make a qualified save. Gillingham Town's players were relieved. Ged Rogers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricky Kershaw in the 93rd minute of the match.