Brackley Town vs Gillingham, 2016-17 English FA Cup, Round 1

· English FA Cup

Brackley Town

17': James Armson
26': James Armson
96': Stuart Nelson (OG)
105': James Armson

FT - ET
4 - 3

Gillingham

36': Jake Hessenthaler
67': Scott Wagstaff
113': Cody McDonald

History repeats itself as non-league Brackley shock Gillingham in FA Cup

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Glenn Walker (Brackley Town).
2': Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Offside, Gillingham. Bradley Dack tries a through ball, but Adedeji Oshilaja is caught offside.
3': Attempt saved. Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
4': Offside, Brackley Town. Steve Diggin tries a through ball, but Lee Ndlovu is caught offside.
7': Foul by Ellis Myles (Brackley Town).
7': Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Gillingham. Stuart Nelson tries a through ball, but Bradley Dack is caught offside.
9': Ellis Myles (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Bradley Dack (Gillingham).
11': Attempt saved. Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Billy Knott.
12': Attempt missed. Glenn Walker (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steve Diggin.
14': Foul by Cody McDonald (Gillingham).
14': Laurie Walker (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Chris Herd (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town).
17': Foul by Chris Herd (Gillingham).
17': James Armson (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Goal! Brackley Town 1, Gillingham 0. James Armson (Brackley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Gudger with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
20': Foul by Chris Herd (Gillingham).
20': James Armson (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Attempt saved. Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Glenn Walker.
22': Attempt missed. Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Glenn Walker with a cross.
26': Goal! Brackley Town 2, Gillingham 0. James Armson (Brackley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steve Diggin with a cross.
28': Foul by Ryan Jackson (Gillingham).
28': Steve Diggin (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham).
29': Shane Byrne (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Hand ball by Steve Diggin (Brackley Town).
33': Offside, Gillingham. Bradley Dack tries a through ball, but Cody McDonald is caught offside.
34': Foul by Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town).
34': Stuart Nelson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradley Garmston with a cross.
36': Attempt saved. Bradley Dack (Gillingham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
36': Goal! Brackley Town 2, Gillingham 1. Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
37': Foul by Chris Herd (Gillingham).
37': Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham).
38': Glenn Walker (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Ellis Myles (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Cody McDonald (Gillingham).
42': Attempt blocked. Steve Diggin (Brackley Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
42': Foul by Steve Diggin (Brackley Town).
42': Ryan Jackson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Delay in match Chris Herd (Gillingham) because of an injury.
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Hand ball by Ryan Jackson (Gillingham).
45': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Adedeji Oshilaja.
45'+1': Foul by Luke Graham (Brackley Town).
45'+1': Stuart Nelson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Brackley Town 2, Gillingham 1.
45': Second Half begins Brackley Town 2, Gillingham 1.
45': Substitution, Gillingham. Josh Wright replaces Chris Herd because of an injury.
48': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Ryan Jackson.
49': Attempt missed. Gareth Dean (Brackley Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Armson with a cross following a corner.
52': Ellis Myles (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Billy Knott (Gillingham).
53': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Bradley Garmston.
55': Offside, Brackley Town. Lee Ndlovu tries a through ball, but Steve Diggin is caught offside.
56': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Adedeji Oshilaja.
57': Attempt missed. James Armson (Brackley Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ellis Myles following a corner.
58': Bradley Dack (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Adam Walker (Brackley Town).
61': Attempt missed. Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
62': Attempt blocked. Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Myles with a cross.
62': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Max Ehmer.
62': Attempt blocked. Shane Byrne (Brackley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
63': Offside, Brackley Town. James Armson tries a through ball, but Gareth Dean is caught offside.
64': Attempt missed. James Armson (Brackley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Ndlovu.
64': Substitution, Gillingham. Rory Donnelly replaces Bradley Dack.
66': Substitution, Gillingham. Scott Wagstaff replaces Bradley Garmston because of an injury.
67': Goal! Brackley Town 2, Gillingham 2. Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rory Donnelly.
70': Foul by Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town).
70': Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt saved. Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Jackson with a cross.
71': Attempt blocked. Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Hessenthaler with a cross.
71': Cody McDonald (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Foul by Ellis Myles (Brackley Town).
72': Foul by Steve Diggin (Brackley Town).
72': Ryan Jackson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Offside, Gillingham. Billy Knott tries a through ball, but Rory Donnelly is caught offside.
76': Foul by Rory Donnelly (Gillingham).
76': Luke Graham (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jake Hessenthaler.
80': Adedeji Oshilaja (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Foul by Steve Diggin (Brackley Town).
82': Attempt saved. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cody McDonald.
83': Foul by Max Ehmer (Gillingham).
83': Steve Diggin (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Attempt saved. Shane Byrne (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
84': Foul by Ellis Myles (Brackley Town).
84': Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt blocked. Max Ehmer (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86': Foul by Ellis Myles (Brackley Town).
86': Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Ellis Myles (Brackley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Brackley Town. David Moyo replaces Steve Diggin.
90': Offside, Gillingham. Cody McDonald tries a through ball, but Rory Donnelly is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Shane Byrne (Brackley Town).
90'+1': Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Rory Donnelly (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody McDonald.
90'+3': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Gareth Dean.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Rory Donnelly (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Knott.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Brackley Town 2, Gillingham 2.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Brackley Town 2, Gillingham 2.
91': Offside, Gillingham. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas tries a through ball, but Rory Donnelly is caught offside.
92': Alex Gudger (Brackley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
93': Attempt blocked. Adam Walker (Brackley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Armson.
94': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Jake Hessenthaler.
95': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Ryan Jackson.
96': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Stuart Nelson.
96': Own Goal by Stuart Nelson, Gillingham. Brackley Town 3, Gillingham 2.
97': Offside, Brackley Town. James Armson tries a through ball, but Lee Ndlovu is caught offside.
99': Attempt blocked. Lee Ndlovu (Brackley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Moyo with a cross.
99': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Scott Wagstaff.
99': Attempt saved. David Moyo (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Byrne.
101': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Ellis Myles.
102': Attempt saved. Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adedeji Oshilaja.
102': Offside, Gillingham. Jake Hessenthaler tries a through ball, but Rory Donnelly is caught offside.
104': Substitution, Brackley Town. Matt Lowe replaces Lee Ndlovu.
104': Foul by David Moyo (Brackley Town).
104': Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Goal! Brackley Town 4, Gillingham 2. James Armson (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Brackley Town 4, Gillingham 2.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Brackley Town 4, Gillingham 2.
106': Attempt saved. David Moyo (Brackley Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Lowe.
107': Foul by Matt Lowe (Brackley Town).
107': Josh Wright (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
110': Ellis Myles (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
110': Foul by Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham).
110': Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
111': Adedeji Oshilaja (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
111': Foul by Matt Lowe (Brackley Town).
112': David Moyo (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
112': Foul by Ryan Jackson (Gillingham).
113': Goal! Brackley Town 4, Gillingham 3. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
114': Foul by Scott Wagstaff (Gillingham).
114': Matt Lowe (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
114': Foul by James Armson (Brackley Town).
114': Josh Wright (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
115': James Armson (Brackley Town) is shown the yellow card.
115': Josh Wright (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
117': Foul by Adam Walker (Brackley Town).
117': Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
118': Attempt missed. David Moyo (Brackley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Lowe following a fast break.
119': Foul by Max Ehmer (Gillingham).
119': Matt Lowe (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120': Foul by Adedeji Oshilaja (Gillingham).
120': Gareth Dean (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
120'+2': Attempt missed. Billy Knott (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Scott Wagstaff.
120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, Brackley Town 4, Gillingham 3.

Statistics

GIL		BRA
18	Fouls	20
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	5
63	Possession	37
15	SHOTS	20
8	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
454	Accurate Passes	210
599	Passes	341
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
4	Accurate Crosses	7
21	Crosses	27
0.2	Cross %	0.3
97	Long Balls	110
45	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	5
23	Effective Tackles	14
28	Tackles	15
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
34	Effective Clearances	61
34	Clearances	61

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: St. James Park
Location: Brackley, England
Attendance: 1,654

Line-Ups

Brackley Town (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Laurie Walker (GK)
5	Luke Graham
3	Alex Gudger
6	Gareth Dean
7	Glenn Walker
2	Ellis Myles
11	Adam Walker
8	James Armson
4	Shane Byrne
9	Lee Ndlovu
10	Steven Diggin

Brackley Town Substitutes:

Mark Noon, Dan Farrell, David Moyo, Lee Cox, David Pitt, Lewis Rankin, Matt Lowe.

Gillingham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Stuart Nelson (GK)
6	Deji Oshilaja
5	Max Ehmer
3	Bradley Garmston
2	Ryan Jackson
4	Chris Herd
11	Billy Knott
8	Jake Hessenthaler
10	Cody McDonald
23	Bradley Dack
50	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas

Gillingham Substitutes:

Josh Pask, Rory Donnelly, Emma Osaoabe, Scott Wagstaff, Josh Wright, Tom Hadler, Mark Byrne.

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