[ 26 Oct 19 ] Accrington v GILLS Match Thread

[Garawa]

- There have been just 13 meetings between the Gills (6 wins) and Accrington (4 wins). The 3 draws between the sides have come in the last 6 games.
- The Gills are unbeaten in 2 trips to Accrington and won there last season. Since their last home win (4-3) in Januray 2012, Accrington have scored 1 goal in the last 4 games against the Gills and none in the last 3.
- The Gills have scored 5 goals in 4 home games against Accrington. They have scored 10 goals in 4 visits to Accrington however 7 of those goals have come in 2 defeats: 2-0, 1-1, 3-4, 4-7
- Both sides have 2 league wins in 9 games and both have won their 3 league games this season in their last 10 games. The Gills are unbeaten in 2 away whilst Accrington are unbeaten in 3 at home.
- Accrington's last home game saw them beat league-leaders Ipswich 2-0. It was their first home league clean sheet in 15 games having conceded 14 goals in their previous 7 home league games and 19 in their last 10.

15.01 Kick Off [ 4 - 1 - 3 -2 ]

15.04
The Gills twice hit the post, firstly Ogilvie then Byrne from the follow up.

15.07
Accrington have the ball in the net but it is ruled out for a push in the build-up.

15.08
Accrington's turn to hit the post when easier to score.

15.28
Jack Bonham reaches fully to his right to tip a shot heading towards the top corner over the bar.

15.32
Accrington have the ball in the net but it is ruled out for offside.

15.48 Half time 0-0 (47:04)
The Gills last 8 away games that have been 0-0 at half time have seen just 5 goals scored in the second half - those goals came in 4 games that ended 1-1, 1-0, 1-1 and 2-0. The last 2 games however have ended 0-0 and 0-2.

16.05
The second half kicks off.

16.17
When almost certain to score, Accrington have struck the post for the fifth time in the match, their third.

16.18
GOAL! Accrington 0-1 Gillingham: Charles-Cook.
The Gills have drawn all 3 away league games after scoring the first goal. Accrington are unbeaten when conceding first at home - 1 win, 1 draw.

16.25
Another fine save from Jack Bonham to protect the Gills lead.

16.54 FULL TIME 0-1 (96:36)

Attendance: 2,102 (254)
Position: 15th
Referee: John Busby
Match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9bCCTPF75w
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50106065

[gillsfan1066]

I swear if we draw again today I will probably scream, break which ever club I have in my hand at the time , because by 4.45 your time I will be on about the 3 or 4th hole at Cantigny and will probably upset my playing partners. Looks like the last nice weekend of the 2019 Chicagoland golf season ,there talking flakes next weekend, no ,no, not the Gills players , snowflakes.
Come on you Gills ,win this one big for the travelling Gills fans, anyone going to Accrington to watch the Gills needs to see a few Gills goals and a win.

[Garawa]

You're safe! Go and get an extra beer, you've deserved it!

[gillsfan1066]

Well we got the three points, so thats good, but the way the game read on the BBC report we seemed to have picked poor old Stanley's pocket, ( serves them right for having a silly name, ), lol.
I think I have come to the conclusion even after picking up these three points that it is going to be a long winter and about a 12 place finish seems to be the best I can hope for the Gills, are you sure we not putting out the same squad this year as we did last year, just with different names on their shirts ?

[bunburygills]

After watching Perth Glory win on telly I had a few minutes up my sleeve so I looked up your Cantigny golf course. Very nice for a public course, a fair bit more expensive than ours but would be a very nice day out if the golf was good.

[gillsfan1066]

Morning Mr B , so what do you think of the Rugby, an England v South Africa game, kind of what I had hoped for ,I always seem to remember in years gone by Wales would always seem to kick our butts, so glad we got S.Africa.
Cantigny is operated by Kemper Sports , they own and operate golf course all over the US, and we have a group of anything from like 4 to 10 that play all the time and several of them work for Kemper so although there are probably 10 clubs they manage in Chicago we normally only play Cantigny, Harborside, and the Glen Club. Cantigny is fantastic, (until the rain came), trees all changing color, Harborside has two courses the Port and The Starboard (tough as hell when the wind blows) and The Glen which for this part of the World is hilly.
All three are great courses and completely different, and although in theory there public you can actually get membership at each club which is nice, The Glen even has a hotel there so it's fun to spend a weekend golfing ,eating ,and drinking , even though it is close to home.
Do you play much yourself, where do you play ,which course in your area, they all look pretty flat like most of ours here in the flat bit of America, I guess the real difference is we have squirrels running around on our courses you have bloody great kangaroos, lol.

[Kent_UckyFriedGills]

Great to get that first away win.It did sound like we rode our luck with them hitting the post 3 times,and Bonham making some top saves.We were due some luck away with us not getting the win at places like Tranmere and Bristol Rovers where we were better for large spells.Hopefully we can build on this win.