by fan_of_mulligan » Thu Mar 03, 2016 3:23 pm
CHANCES FOR FLEETWOOD.........
Not long after Fleetwood Town had taken the lead, the hosts created another decent goal-scoring opportunity from a throw on as Amari'i Bell throws the ball centrally to Jimmy Ryan, who plays the ball out-wide to Victor Nirennold, who takes a touch to control the ball and has far too much time and space to pick out a cross to Shola Ameobi at the far post and Ameobi's header was straight at Stuart Nelson and Nelson was able to save and gather the ball at the second attempt, although the linesman on the far side had his flag up for offside.
Fleetwood Town have looked dangerous from a few free kicks as Wes Burns has fired a dangerous effort twenty five yards out from the left side of the pitch that flew over the crossbar - only just about did that effort from Burns go over the crossbar - and another free kick for Fleetwood Town see's Jimmy Ryan quickly square the ball to Victor Nirennold, and Victor Nirennold's high and hanging cross needed to be tipped over the crossbar by Stuart Nelson as Victor Nirennold's cross got caught up in the wind - mind you, I thought that Gillingham's Defending was very poor for that free kick, as we gave Victor Nirennold the opportunity to whip in another dangerous cross, Adam Chicksen wasn't tight enough on The Fleetwood Town Midfielder, and Gillingham were slow collectively for Jimmy Ryan's short free kick.
And from the resulting corner kick, Wes Burns plays the corner kick short to Shola Ameobi who plays the ball back to Wes Burns, the challenge from Max Ehmer was weak on The Fleetwood Town Goal-Scorer and Wes Burns snap-shot effort smashes into the advertisement board and thankfully not into the back of the net.
Not long after Gillingham had pulled a goal back, Fleetwood Town were awarded a very controversial free kick, as Jimmy Ryan's dangerous in-swinging free kick bounced right in-front of Stuart Nelson, who made a very uncomfortable save but kept the ball out of the net and this time Luke Norris does header the ball into a wide area, I thought Luke Norris also had fouled David Ball before the ball went out of play, but Referee Jeremy Simpson awards Gillingham a throw on deep in our final third which Ryan Jackson goes across to take.
Fleetwood Town again create another decent goal-scoring opportunity and again Gillingham are caught high up the pitch, Ryan Jackson’s long throw down the line is flicked on by Luke Norris and Eggert Jonsson’s defensive clearance allows David Ball with a out-stretched leg to win the ball off Aaron Morris in midfield and Shola Ameobi threads a first time through-ball for Ashly Hunter to run on to and Max Ehmer lunged in and he had to intercept the ball, Stuart Nelson does enough to force Ashley Hunter to run wide, but The Fleetwood Town Striker whips in a cross towards the far post and Wes Burns cannot header the ball into the back of the unguarded net for 3-1, had that effort gone in then it would have been game over and no way back for The Gills.
CHANCES FOR GILLINGHAM........
Aaron Morris intercepts the ball off Jimmy Ryan and runs forward in possession of the ball down the left side of the pitch before squaring the ball to George Williams on the edge of Fleetwood Town's Penalty Area and George Williams shapes up to shoot before cutting back on himself and playing the ball out-wide to Adam Chicksen, and Adam Chicksen takes a few touches on the ball before whipping in a dangerous cross towards the far post which would of have picked out Rory Donnelly at the far post, but Amari'i Bell headers the ball away from danger for Fleetwood Town.
Adam El-Abd's long clearance down-field should be easy for Fleetwood Town to deal with, but Eggert Jonsson has completely mis-kicked his defensive clearance and George Williams has possession of the ball in Fleetwood Town's Final Third, and George Williams plays the ball out-wide to Rory Donnelly, who has attempted a curling effort which is a simple back-pass back to Chris Maxwell, as there is no-where enough power or placement on Rory Donnelly's effort on goal.
Gillingham created a decent goal-scoring opportunity before half time which could of seen The Gills score an equaliser, Adam Chicksen's throw on down the left side of the pitch is thrown short to Aaron Morris who played the ball back out-wide to Adam Chicksen, and Adam Chicksen skips past Antoni Sarcevic's challenge before playing the ball inside to Brennan Dickenson, who goes past Eggert Jonnson's challenge inside Fleetwood Town's Penalty Area and Brennan Dickenson squares the ball to Luke Norris, and Luke Norris see's his first time shot on target brilliantly saved by Chris Maxwell and the follow up effort from Josh Wright was sliced wide of the far post when Josh Wright should of hit the target at the very least, although Gillingham do at least win a corner kick as the ball must of been deflected wide.
Adam Chicksen has a throw on for The Gills in Fleetwood Town's Final Third and Adam Chicksen throws the ball to Josh Wright, who squares the ball to Aaron Morris, Aaron Morris plays a short pass to George Williams who plays the ball out-wide to Ryan Jackson, Ryan Jackson uses his pace to go past David Ball and get to the byline and Ryan Jackson's cross only just about clears Luke Norris's head and Eggert Jonsson boots the ball clear and away from danger for Fleetwood Town.
From the resulting throw on after Luke Norris almost got on the end of Ryan Jackson's cross, Gillingham had a half chance to score, Adam Chicksen throws a short throw on to Luke Norris who mis-kicks the ball into Jimmy Ryan's path, and Jimmy Ryan looks to get things going for Fleetwood Town as I was fearing the inevitable counter attack, but Jimmy Ryan's through-ball is intercepted by Max Ehmer and with no movement in-front of him, Max Ehmer decides to go for goal from thirty five yards out, but Max Ehmer's effort fails to hit the target and doesn't test Chris Maxwell between the sticks.
George Williams has whipped in a dangerous free kick which has ricocheted off Marcus Nilsson inside Fleetwood Town's Penalty Area and Aaron Morris blocks the attempted clearance and Elliott List plays the ball out-wide to Max Ehmer who drills the ball across the six yard box and how no-one got a touch on the ball to divert the ball into the back of the net I have no idea, George Williams has possession of the ball and shows great trickery to not lose the ball and George Williams lays the ball off to Brennan Dickenson, who is taken out by David Ball, but Brennan Dickenson has whipped in a sensational cross and Elliott List is unmarked inside the six yard box and the youngster must of taken his eye off the ball at the last moment, because Elliott List didn't make any contact with the ball, such a shame that the young lad couldn't be a hero and score a crucial equaliser for The Gills.
This little spell is Gillingham's best spell of the entire match as Amari'i Bell's throw on is intercepted by George Williams, who see's his initial cross blocked, but the ball ricochets into Brennan Dickenson's path, and Brennan Dickenson runs straight into Jimmy Ryan and Gillingham are awarded a free kick right on the edge of Fleetwood Town's Penalty Area, unfortunately, George Williams - who has been one of Gillingham's Better Players in The Second Half - blazes the free kick over the crossbar and that effort on goal is a waste from George Williams.
TRAFFIC..........
I got on The Kings Ferry Coach at 11.20AM and because of traffic problems on The M6 and rush hour traffic in Manchester it made for a very a much longer journey to Fleetwood Town, a vote was made on the coach to scrap the second stop at the service station forty minutes away from Fleetwood Town and carry on our journey to the ground and we arrived at Fleetwood Town at 6.30PM.
The return trip saw part of The Motorway Shut and we needed to take a detour near The Britannia Stadium which added a good half a hour on to our return trip, I got back home at 4.30AM in the morning which just tells you how long it takes to get to Fleetwood Town and back, credit to everyone of The 107 Gillingham Supporters in the away end last night, I choose the seated section which gave a better view of the playing surface, although quite a few Gillingham Supporters were behind the goal.
PRE MATCH MUSIC...........
Most Common Football Walk Out Music tends to be songs like The Liquidator, but Fleetwood Town went with Thunder only happens when it's raining from The Corr's, the song suited the weather perfectly because it was chucking it down before kick off, but not the usual walk music you hear at a football match.