[ 5 Nov 22 ] AFC Fylde v GILLS Match Thread (FA Cup R1)

[Garawa]

- Since leaving the Championship and starting their FA Cup campaigns in Round 1 again, the Gills have faced non-league opposition in 9 of the 18 First Rounds. AFC Fylde will be the 5th in the last 7 seasons. The sides have never met before.
- The Gills have progressed to Round 2 after facing non-league opposition on the last 3 occasions, beating Woking, Hartlepool and Leyton Orient. The 2 previous occasions saw them exit to Brackley Town, currently in the same division as today's opposition.
- This is the 22nd game the Gills will face non-league opposition away in the First Round of the FA Cup. They have previously won 12 and lost 5 of these matches, scoring 46 goals - 10 more than against all other First Round opponents combined and from 17 fewer games played.
- The Gills went out in Round 1 last season after facing fellow League 1 side Cheltenham. They had made Round 2 in the 4 seasons before that. The Gills record in the First Round stands at 54 wins and 42 defeats from 129 games. At the opposition grounds, it is 16 wins and 25 defeats from 59 games.
- AFC Fylde are featuring in their 4th round of the FA Cup and this is their 7th match. They have drawn all 3 previous rounds (2-2, 1-1 and 1-1) before winning the replays (2-0, 5-1 and 3-0).
- AFC Fylde last lost at home back in August against Scarborough Athletic. Since then, they are unbeaten in 8 league and cup games at Mill Farm (6 wins), scoring 18 goals and conceding 6. They have kept clean sheets in their last 2 home games.
- AFC Fylde are 7th in National League North, 1 of 3 sides on 24 points. They sit 6 points behind joint leaders Brackley Town and Kings Lynn Town.

(15:00) Kick Off [ 4 - 4 - 2 ]
AFC Fylde start with former Gillingham midfielder Curtis Weston in their side.

(15.03) Haughton has the first effort for the hosts. 20 yards from goal he shoots left footed across Morris' goal but misses the target.

(15.05) A very late and strong challenge from O'Keefe on a very wet surface earns him a yellow card. Had it been later in the game, it could have been red.

(15.17) Law drills in a fine ball which falls nicely to Mandron but he somehow fails to make any contact which would have resulted in a goal. The goalkeeper, it seems, got a slight touch to divert the angle.

(15.22) A Fylde corner causes some panic after sending a header towards goal and then seeing it bounce around but blocked by a number of Gills bodies.

(15.23) Jefferies tries his luck from 25 yards and with power. It goes narrowly wide after taking a deflection.

(15.43) O'Keefe goes in strong and the player goes to ground. O'Keefe walks away from the referee who confers with the linesman and, despite many home ground chants of "off, off, off", O'Keefe escapes a second yellow.

(15.47) GOAL! AFC Fylde 0-1 Gillingham: Mandron

(15.48) Half time 0-1

(16.04) The second half kicks off.

(16.26) Without a shot target so far, 6ft 6 striker Obi's header forces a brilliant save from Morris to keep the Gills ahead.

(16.31) Charman goes down in the box after a challenge by a Gills defender. The referee says no penalty.

(16.37) Kashket is sent through and he shapes up to slide the ball past the 'keeper who pulls off a good save. He had time to take another touch to make sure.

(16.42) GOAL! AFC Fylde 1-1 Gillingham: Walker

(16.46) Morris pulls off a fantastic save to prevent the Gills going behind with just minutes left.

(16.48) Fylde should have gone in front but blast a shot wide. Gills are hanging on!

(16.54) FULL TIME 1-1

Attendance: 996 (160)
Referee: Tom Reeves
Match highlights: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/63476379
BBC Match Report: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63461131

[gillsfan1066]

Have you seen the Multi Million Pound Sports Village where these bums play, lol, it makes our ground look like a s*** shed, and they play in what league, The Coal Miners 3rd Division ? They have a great sports bar, an Aldi Supermarket, Euro Garages gas station (what ever that is) ,with a Spar, ( as in clothes off ,rub me down Susie ) ? A Kentucky Fried, and the Main Stand looks fantastic. So what,who cares, we have a chippy down the road. When and where is our new stadium going up, I heard on the Isle of Grain , and our new name will be Grain United FC ? Not a bad name for a team playing in the National League South.