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FOM BLOG: AFC WIMBLEDON 0-2 GILLINGHAM - LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND - 2022 / 2023 SEASON

My Thoughts On AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Gillingham - 2022 / 2023 Season - League Cup First Round.

The journey to AFC Wimbledon took just under three hours from where I was picked up in Rainham to arriving outside AFC Wimbledon’s Stadium at 6.20PM, The road being closed next to Strood Train Station and the busy traffic in London added additional travel time on to our journey, but we left early enough so that we arrived with plenty of time to spare, and looking ahead to AFC Wimbledon V Gillingham, of course, League Two is our highest priority, but the prize on offer for both clubs is progressing into the second round of The League Cup, potentially getting a money spinning second round tie against A Premier League Club, and the finances generated from a money spinning second round tie could well see Neil Harris get additional funds to strengthen the squad.

I had posted my predicted starting line up earlier on in the day, And I had predicted that Jake Turner, Cheye Alexandra, Bailey Akehurst, David Tutonda and Lewis Walker will all start for Gillingham, I wasn’t sure if Alex MacDonald was going to start, but Gillingham need to make as many changes as possible, whilst at the same-time, still name a strong enough starting line up that can win, because having won 1-0 against Rochdale On Saturday, Gillingham can build up confidence and momentum if we were to win against AFC Wimbledon In The First Round Of The League Cup.

Eventually, Gillingham’s Team News Appeared On Twitter, And Gillingham Lined Up As Follows….. Jake Turner, Will Wright, Max Ehmer, Elkan Baggott, Cheye Alexandra, Shaun Williams, Olly Lee, Alex MacDonald, David Tutonda, Scott Kashket, Lewis Walker Substitutes: Glenn Morris (GK), Ryan Law, Bailey Akehurst, Ben Reeves, Jordan Green, Joseph Gbode and Mikael Mandron - Neil Harris has decided to switch formation to a 5-3-2 / 3-5-2 formation with Will Wright, Max Ehmer and Elkan Baggott as our three centre back’s and Cheye Alexandra and David Tutonda at wing back, Alex MacDonald starting was a surprise, and Scott Kashket and Lewis Walker will lead the line for Gillingham.

Joseph Gbode is back on the substitutes bench having missed Saturday’s 1-0 win against Rochdale At Priestfield Stadium, But the rest of the youth team players are in Seville, So it is not like we can call upon Freddie Carter, Matt Macarthur, Ronald Sithole or Sam Gale to be amongst the substitutes bench tonight, the eighteen players in the match-day squad are the only eighteen players available, Because Stuart O’Keefe and Dominic Jefferies are both unavailable due to injury, and both O’Keefe and Jefferies not being in the squad just highlights the lack of midfielders Gillingham have got available for selection, and the small squad also reflects on the importance of this match, Because if Gillingham were to win against AFC Wimbledon, and get a home tie against Southampton or Crystal Palace for example, a sell out capacity crowd at Priestfield Stadium could raise additional funds for Neil Harris to sign a few more players.

The Attendance For AFC Wimbledon V Gillingham on the opening day of the season was 7752 (1172) Gillingham Supporters In The Away End, Looking around New Plough Lane For The League Cup Tie, the attendance might be 2,500 - 3,500, the interest in the early round’s of League Cup and FA Cup Ties usually see low attendances, and AFC Wimbledon V Gillingham is a local match, Gillingham could have been drawn away from home against Newport County or Plymouth Argyle In The First Round Of The League Cup, So we have at least avoided a long distance away journey, And if the scores are level after ninety minutes, there is no replay, no second leg and no extra time, we will go straight to a penalty shoot-out, And Gillingham won 10-9 on penalties against Crawley Town in the first round of The League Cup Last Season, before losing on penalties against Cheltenham Town in the second round - hopefully, Gillingham can build on the 1-0 win against Rochdale at the weekend by winning against AFC Wimbledon and reach the second round of The League Cup - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!

FIRST HALF:

Gillingham created the first goal-scoring opportunity in the sixth minute of the match, Paris Maghoma clips the ball down the line for Ayoub Assal to try and get on the end of, But Elkan Baggott manages to get to the loose ball first and Elkan Baggott passes the ball short back to Goalkeeper Jake Turner, And Jake Turner kicks the ball long down-field first time and Will Nightingale wins the aerial challenge up against Scott Kashket, And Shaun Williams gets the ball under control, takes another several touches in possession of the ball before threading a fantastic through-ball through to Lewis Walker to run on to, And Lewis Walker had beaten the offside trap and was through on goal one on one with Goalkeeper Nathan Broome, And Lewis Walker’s poked effort towards goal goes wide of the far right post, and that was a golden goal-scoring opportunity for Gillingham to open the scoring, and will Gillingham regret not taking that opportunity and going 1-0 up, because whoever scores first could well be the side who progresses into the second round of the league cup.

Lewis Walker had to hit the target at the very least with that effort on goal, If Goalkeeper Nathan Broome makes the save then fair enough, because Lewis Walker was making his full league debut and Me and Charlie both mentioned that it would be great to see Lewis Walker score his first goal for Gillingham against AFC Wimbledon, just so that Lewis Walker is up and running for the season and getting that first goal is so important for any striker, Scott Kashket scored on Saturday against Rochdale, it would have been great to see Lewis Walker score that opportunity to give Gillingham the lead, also, what a fantastic defence splitting pass that was from Shaun Williams.

Eight Minutes Into The Match, And Elkan Baggott is penalised for a foul on Kyle Hudlin and AFC Wimbledon have been awarded a free kick, and from the resulting free kick, George Marsh quickly plays the ball over the top through to Ayoub Assal inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Jake Turner was quick off his goal-line to prevent Ayoub Assal from getting on to the end of that quick free kick from George Marsh, and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick.

Nine Minutes Into The Match, And Will Wright’s long pass down-field towards Lewis Walker runs all the way through to Nathan Broome, and moments later, Gillingham had a half chance as David Tutonda wins possession of the ball down the left side of the pitch, And David Tutonda runs forwards in possession of the ball before continuing his run into AFC Wimbledon’s Final Third, And David Tutonda’s low cross almost manages to pick out Scott Kashket, But Nathan Broome gathers the loose ball inside AFC Wimbledon’s Penalty Area - Better from David Tutonda - who has got competition for the left back spot in Ryan Law and Bailey Akehurst, And against AFC Wimbledon, David Tutonda is lining up at Left Wing Back, which is perhaps David Tutonda’s more preferred position on the pitch.

One of Olly Lee or Alex MacDonald were penalised for a foul on the halfway line, and from the resulting free kick in the thirteenth minute of the match, AFC Wimbledon had the chance to open the scoring, Chris Gunter passes the ball short to George Marsh, And George Marsh takes a touch to control the ball before squaring the ball to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball down the line towards Isaac Ogundere, And Isaac Ogundere passes the ball back to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale passes the ball back towards Paul Kalambayi, And Paul Kalambayi passes the ball back to Goalkeeper Nathan Broome, And Nathan Broome takes a touch to control the ball before playing a short pass forwards towards Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball down the line towards Paris Maghoma down the main stand side of the pitch, And Paris Maghoma passes the ball back towards Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi takes a touch before passing the ball square to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale passes the ball inside to Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi passes the ball square to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball down the line towards Paris Maghoma, And Paris Maghoma passes the ball inside centrally to George Marsh, George Marsh then plays a first time pass back towards Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter plays a one / two with Ayoub Assal before passing the ball back towards Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi passes the ball short out-wide to Chris Gunter, who has to pass the ball back towards Goalkeeper Nathan Broome, And Nathan Broome passes the ball short forwards towards Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi passes the ball short out-wide towards Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale runs forwards in possession of the ball before playing a short pass out-wide to Isaac Ogundere, And Isaac Ogundere passes the ball back to Will Nightingale, who plays a short pass inside to George Marsh, And George Marsh switches the play towards Chris Gunter down the opposite side of the pitch, and Chris Gunter passes the ball forwards towards Ayoub Assal, and Ayoub Assal turns out-wide in possession of the ball before laying the ball off to Paris Maghoma, And Paris Maghoma plays a one / two with George Marsh before playing a short pass out-wide to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball down the line towards Jack Currie, who works his way into a central position on the pitch, And Jack Currie passes the ball centrally towards George Marsh twenty five yards from goal, And George Marsh see’s his low effort towards goal routinely saved by Jake Turner In Goal For Gillingham.

But this passage of play very much see’s Gillingham on the back-foot, looking to hold our shape, making sure that the back five cannot be broken down easily and very much a different style of play to the pressing front-foot possession based style of play against Rochdale in the opening league game of the season, and from here, AFC Wimbledon created a even better goal-scoring opportunity when Jake Turner throws the ball out-wide to Will Wright, And Will Wright takes a touch to control the ball before running forwards in possession of the ball and Jack Currie times his challenge to perfection and Nathan Young-Coombes is on to the loose ball, and Nathan Young-Coombes takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball short forwards towards Jack Currie, And Jack Currie takes a touch to control the ball before running forwards in possession of the ball and threading a pass down the line towards Ayoub Assal, and Ayoub Assal uses his pace and skill to take on Cheye Alexandra and run into a more central area on the pitch, And Ayoub Assal is twisting and turning inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Ayoub Assal eventually passes the ball back towards George Marsh, and although Scott Kashket puts in a challenge, the loose ball runs kindly towards Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale’s driven effort towards goal is saved and parried back into the danger zone by Jake Turner and Ayoub Assal is on to the loose ball inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Ayoub Assal works his way into a shooting position, before seeing his shot towards goal take a big deflection off Cheye Alexandra, and Goalkeeper Jake Turner prevents the ball from going out of play for A AFC Wimbledon Corner Kick.

Great save from Jake Turner to prevent Will Nightingale from opening the scoring for AFC Wimbledon, yes, the ricochet did not bounce fortuitously towards Ayoub Assal or Nathan Young-Coombes, but Jake Turner deserves that bit of luck after making a excellent save to prevent Will Nightingale from scoring for AFC Wimbledon, and the hosts are asking more questions of Gillingham defensively.

Twenty One Minutes Into The Match, And George Marsh tries to pick out Isaac Ogundere with a threaded pass down the line, and the last touch quite clearly came off David Tutonda, and the ball has gone out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick, when quiet clearly, AFC Wimbledon should have been awarded a corner kick, And In The Twenty Fourth Minute Of The Match, Will Nightingale is penalised for a foul on Lewis Walker, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick, and from the resulting free kick, Shaun Williams whips in a high and hanging cross towards the edge of AFC Wimbledon’s Penalty Area and Elkan Baggott wins the aerial challenge up against Paul Kalambayi to header the ball on towards Scott Kashket, And Scott Kashket’s Volleyed Effort Towards Goal clears AFC Wimbledon’s Crossbar, but even if Scott Kashket had opened the scoring, Elkan Baggott was penalised for a foul on Paul Kalambayi, and I have to say that foul against Gillingham was a very soft decision.

Twenty Six Minutes Into The Match, And Jake Turner comfortably saves Chris Gunter’s long ball down-field, And Gillingham are awarded another free kick when Jack Currie is penalised for a foul on Scott Kashket Down The Main Stand Side Of The Pitch, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Will Wright whips in a dangerous cross towards the far post, and although Elkan Baggot wins the aerial challenge, The Gillingham Defender was flagged for offside and the chance has gone - Will Wright was in a similar position on the pitch for his cross for Scott Kashket’s goal against Rochdale On Saturday.

Cheye Alexandra and David Tutonda are both penalised for two fouls in quick succession and David Tutonda’s Foul on Isaac Ogundere is in a promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Paris Maghoma floats the ball towards the far side of Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Kyle Hudlin's Knock Down is partially cleared by Will Wright and Isaac Ogundere’s first time driven effort towards goal goes well wide of the far post and the ball almost goes out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, Both Wing Backs in Cheye Alexandra and David Tutonda have been pushed back and both players need to get forward to provide Gillingham with more width in this 5-3-2 / 3-5-2 formation.

Elkan Baggott is then penalised for a foul on Nathan Young-Coombes, and understandably, Gillingham Supporters are starting to get frustrated with Referee Craig Hicks, Because every challenge see’s a free kick awarded in AFC Wimbledon’s Favour, and from the resulting free kick, a quick pass back to Paul Kalambayi allows Paul Kalambayi time and space to pass the ball square to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball down the line towards Paris Maghoma, And Paris Maghoma plays a one / two with Ayoub Assal before passing the ball out-wide to Ayoub Assal, And Ayoub Assal runs down the line and lays the ball off to Paris Maghoma, who is being double marked by Scott Kashket and Shaun Williams, So Pari Maghoma passes the ball back to Chris Gunter, who passes the ball out-wide to Ayoub Assal, and Ayoub Assal lays the ball off to Paris Maghoma, And Pari Maghoma has no choice but to pass the ball back to Paul Kalambayi, then Paul Kalambayi takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball square to Will Nightingale and Will Nightingale just about manages to get the ball under control before passing the ball centrally to Paul Kalambayi, And Paul Kalambayi passes the ball square to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter’s pass down the line is intercepted by Cheye Alexandra at the expense of conceding a throw on.

And from the resulting throw, AFC Wimbledon had the chance to open the scoring, Jack Currie throws the ball short to Paris Maghoma, who manages to retain possession of the ball before seeing his threaded pass cut out by David Tutonda, who turns back on himself and passes the ball back to Elkan Baggott, And Elkan Baggott passes the ball forwards to Olly Lee, who plays a first time pass back to Max Ehmer, And Max Ehmer takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball square to Shaun Williams, And Shaun Williams plays a one / two with Alex MacDonald before passing the ball forwards towards Scott Kashket, And Scott Kashket passes the ball back to Elkan Baggott, And Elkan Baggott passes the ball forwards towards Olly Lee, And Olly Lee turns and passes the ball forwards towards Alex MacDonald on the halfway line, And Alex MacDonald is knocked to the ground by Ayoub Assal - and we thought it was a foul on Alex MacDonald at the time - and Ayoub Assal runs forwards in possession of the ball for AFC Wimbledon, And Ayoub Assal continue’s his run forwards towards the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Ayoub Assal threads a pass through to Kyle Hudlin, And Kyle Hudlin’s first time shot towards goal is brilliantly saved by Jake Turner with a out-stretched leg, and that save from Jake Turner keeps the score-line goal-less.

Thirty Four Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham had the chance to open the scoring against the run of play, Will Wright had kicked the ball long down-field and AFC Wimbledon Goalkeeper Nathan Broome tried to kick the ball clear and Scott Kashket managed to nip in there to intercept the ball, but the ricochet went fortuitously towards Nathan Broome, who was able to save the ball at the second attempt, neither Scott Kashket or Lewis Walker have been able to get on to the ball in AFC Wimbledon’s Final Third with the hosts dominating the vast majority of the first half, and that’s why Me, Charlie and a few others wanted to see Cheye Alexandra and David Tutonda push higher up the pitch to provide Gillingham with additional width, Because Lewis Walker and Scott Kashket have had to run into the channels with Gillingham essentially lining up with a back five.

Thirty Five Minutes Into The Match, And Jack Currie whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross from the main stand side of the pitch towards Nathan Young-Coombes and Kyle Hudlin, And Jake Turner gathers that cross from Jack Currie with ease - Jake Turner Has Been Gillingham’s Best Player In The First Half, And Jake Turner has more then played his part in ensuring that the score-line is still 0-0 at New Plough Lane - And Moments Later, AFC Wimbledon have a throw on down the main stand side of the pitch in Gillingham’s Final Third, And Jack Currie hurls in a long dangerous throw and Will Wright headers the ball partially clear and away from goal and Paris Maghoma is on to the loose ball and passes the ball out-wide to Jack Currie, And Jack Currie takes a touch to control the ball, whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Will Nightingale’s header towards goal goes just wide of the far post, and yet, Referee Craig Hicks points towards the corner flag for A AFC Wimbledon Corner Kick - that was no way a corner kick for AFC Wimbledon - and from the resulting corner kick, Paris Maghoma whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Cheye Alexandra headers the ball away from goal at the near post and Scott Kashket is harshly penalised for a foul on George Marsh, And AFC Wimbledon have been awarded a free kick and Gillingham cannot even put in a fair challenge without a free kick being awarded against them.

And from the resulting free kick, Paris Maghoma whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Kyle Hudlin headers the ball across the face of goal and Max Ehmer headers the ball clear and Scott Kashket manages to retain possession of the ball on the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area and lay the ball off to Lewis Walker, who is clipped by Kyle Hudlin and Gillingham have been awarded a defensive free kick - queue large cheers from Gillingham Supporters in the away end, as a refereeing decision went our way - But from the resulting free kick, AFC Wimbledon had another chance to open the scoring, Goalkeeper Jake Turner kicks the ball long down-field and Paul Kalambayi wins the aerial challenge up against Lewis Walker and Cheye Alexandra is on to the loose ball and passes the ball inside centrally towards Olly Lee and Olly Lee passes the ball square to Alex MacDonald, And Alex MacDonald plays a short pass out-wide to David Tutonda, And David Tutonda losses possession of the ball and Alex MacDonald is on to the loose ball for Gillingham, And Alex MacDonald passes the ball back towards Elkan Baggott, And Elkan Baggott passes the ball square centrally towards Max Ehmer, And Max Ehmer passes the ball out-wide to Will Wright, who plays a first time pass down the line and Jack Currie intercepts the ball from Scott Kashket, And Paris Maghoma passes the ball back to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter plays a first time pass forwards towards Jack Currie, And Jack Currie lays the ball off to Paris Maghoma, who passes the ball square to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale runs forwards in possession of the ball before laying the ball off to George Marsh, And George Marsh switches the play to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter lays the ball off to Paris Maghoma, And Paris Maghoma takes a touch to control the ball before whipping in a dangerous cross which Max Ehmer headed away from goal, and Will Nightingale keeps the ball in play and whips in a dangerous low in-swinging cross and Nathan Young-Coombes first time volleyed effort towards goal is saved and gathered at the second attempt by Jake Turner - who is doing everything he can to keep the score-line goal-less.

And Gillingham are just standing off AFC Wimbledon, there is little pressure on the opposition and the back five and three central midfielders are being compact and as organised as possible, but I can only see AFC Wimbledon winning based from what we have seen in the first half so far, and the only reason why AFC Wimbledon are not winning 2-0, Is because Jake Turner has put in a excellent performance in goal, Elkan Baggott’s performance has also been impressive, and we cannot judge Scott Kashket or Lewis Walker because Gillingham have had very little of the ball, although, Lewis Walker had to hit the target at the very least from Shaun Williams through-ball.

And Jake Turner is busy again, this time saving a clipped through-ball through to Nathan Young-Coombes and Ayoub Assal, and from here, Jake Turner kicks the ball long down-field and Chris Gunter wins the aerial challenge and Will Wright is caught underneath the ball trying to header the ball forwards and Kyle Hudlin was able to pass the ball down the line towards Ayoub Assal, and Ayoub Assal has to turn wide and away from goal, before turning out-wide towards the byline, and Ayoub Assal flicks the ball past Will Wright, but a heavy touch from Ayoub Assal allowed Jake Turner to save the ball comfortably - but it is just one way traffic from the home side, and Gillingham need to go in at the break still preserving this 0-0 score-line.

Max Ehmer was then penalised and booked for his challenge on Nathan Young-Coombes, And Max Ehmer has been booked three times in the opening three matches of The 2022 / 2023 Season, Two more bookings and Max Ehmer gets a one match suspension, Gillingham desperately need to sign one, or even two more centre back’s, But if Max Ehmer is suspended, then Will Wright has to play alongside Elkan Baggott in the heart of Gillingham’s Defence, and from the resulting free kick, Chris Gunter’s cross-field cross from the free kick see’s Will Nightingale header the ball down the line and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick.

Forty Four Minutes Into The Match, And Jack Currie has whipped in a fantastic cross and Elkan Baggott makes a crucial headed clearance and Shaun Williams wins the next aerial challenge, But Paris Maghoma is on to the loose ball for AFC Wimbledon, And Paris Maghoma passes the ball out-wide to Isaac Ogundere, And Isaac Ogundere retains possession of the ball despite the attempted challenge from David Tutonda, And Isaac Ogundere passes the ball back to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale runs down the right flank in possession of the ball and whips in a dangerous cross which Will Wright is able to block and Shaun Williams and Alex MacDonald between the two of them manage to pass the ball back to Elkan Baggott, who boots the ball clear.

And just as we reach added time at the end of the first half, both teams had the chance to open the scoring, Ayoub Assal has possession of the ball for AFC Wimbledon down the main stand side of the pitch, And Ayoub Assal threads the ball through to Jack Currie on the over-lap, And Jack Currie passes the ball back to Ayoub Assal, and Ayoub Assal takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball back to Paris Maghoma, And Paris Maghoma passes the ball back to Chris Gunter, who passes the ball centrally towards Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi passes the ball square out-wide to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale passes the ball back inside to Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi passes the ball sideways to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter kicks the ball long down-field and Kyle Hudlin wins the aerial battle up against Elkan Baggott to flick the ball on, But Jake Turner was able to gather the ball with ease.

And the final noteworthy moment of the first half see’s Nathan Young-Coombes penalised for a foul on Shaun Williams, And Gillingham have got themselves a great chance to open the scoring with the final chance of the first half, and from the resulting free kick, Will Wright’s floated cross was comfortable for Nathan Broome to save in goal for AFC Wimbledon, and after two additional minutes of added time, the half time score-line at New Plough Lane Is AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Gillingham.

HALF TIME: AFC WIMBLEDON 0-0 GILLINGHAM

I uploaded the following on to Social Media At Half Time: Turner has kept the score-line at 0-0, And Baggott has put in a excellent performance, but other than Turner and Baggott performing well and Gillingham are not losing, not many positives to take from the first half. Gillingham need to make changes for the second half. - And Me and Charlie were talking about those changes that Gillingham need to make at half time, Alex MacDonald looks way off the pace through no fault of his own, and does Ben Reeves come on for the second half, Do Gillingham look to switch to a back four and bring on Jordan Green for Cheye Alexandra, Because Gillingham have got options on the bench in Ryan Law, Jordan Green, Ben Reeves and Mikael Mandron.

But if that first half performance continue’s in the second half, there is only one outcome and there is only one team who is going to win, and the only reason why AFC Wimbledon are not winning already is because Jake Turner has put in a fantastic performance in goal for Gillingham, and without that performance in goal, AFC Wimbledon would be winning 2-0 and there be no way back for The Gills, but with the score-line goal-less, Neil Harris can speak to the players at half time and Neil Harris will surely be thinking of making some substitutions, or make a change tactically.

Both teams will know that there is a massive prize on offer and Premier League Teams not participating in European Football enter The League Cup Second Round Draw, and Gillingham or AFC Wimbledon can be drawn against one of those sides if they can find a winner in the second half, hopefully, It is Gillingham who come out on top and can find the winner against AFC Wimbledon - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!

SECOND HALF:

One thing we did notice prior to the start of the second half was how late Gillingham were getting back on to the pitch compared to AFC Wimbledon, Neil Harris was clearly not happy at all with Gillingham’s First Half Performance and neither were we as supporters, Because If Gillingham want to win against AFC Wimbledon and progress into The Second Round Of The League Cup, Then Gillingham have got to put in a much better performance and start causing AFC Wimbledon more problems defensively.

Forty Seven Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham Have A Throw On, And From The Resulting Throw, Gillingham had the chance to open the scoring, Will Wright throws the ball short to Shaun Williams, And Shaun Williams passes the ball back out-wide to Will Wright, And Will Wright takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball forwards towards Olly Lee, And Olly Lee manages to retain possession of the ball and passes the ball out-wide to Cheye Alexandra, And Cheye Alexandra passes the ball inside centrally towards Shaun Williams, And Shaun Williams takes a touch to control the ball before firing a low driven effort towards goal which goes just wide of the far right post - Now Goalkeeper Nathan Broome Probably had that effort on goal covered - But Shaun Williams was willing to try a speculative effort from distance to try and open the scoring, and perhaps that was one thing Neil Harris told the players at half time, just try and get some shots off on goal and give Goalkeeper Nathan Broome something to think about, Because other then that one on one chance with Lewis Walker, we have not seen much from Gillingham as a attacking threat.

Fifty Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham had a half chance to try and open the scoring, Will Wright kicks the ball long down-field, And Scott Kashket has the pace to get on to Will Wright’s Long Pass ahead of Paul Kalambayi and Paul Kalambayi shoulder charges Scott Kashket off the ball as Goalkeeper Nathan Broome gathers the ball inside his penalty area - no penalty for Gillingham and there were appeals for a penalty - but AFC Wimbledon had done enough to ensure that Scott Kashket did not get in through on goal from Will Wright’s Long Ball Down-Field.

And From Here, Goalkeeper Nathan Broome rolls the ball short to Will Nightingale, and Will Nightingale takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball square to Paris Maghoma, And Paris Maghoma takes a touch to control the ball before pinning the ball out-wide to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball inside centrally towards George Marsh, And George Marsh passes the ball out-wide to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale passes the ball inside towards Paris Maghoma, who skips past two challenges from Scott Kashket and Lewis Walker before running forwards in possession of the ball, And Paris Maghoma continue’s his run forwards down the left side of the pitch, And Paris Maghoma cuts inside and whips in a dangerous cross towards the back-stick, And David Tutonda clears the ball out of play for A AFC Wimbledon Corner Kick - And David Tutonda had to make that clearance because Isaac Ogundere was ghosting in at the back-stick to try and get on to the end of that cross.

And From The Resulting Corner Kick, AFC Wimbledon had the chance to open the scoring, Paris Maghoma whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Will Nightingale has headed the ball back across the face of goal and narrowly wide of the far post, and that was the chance for AFC Wimbledon to open the scoring, and I thought that header from Will Nightingale was in and AFC Wimbledon had taken the lead!!!!!!!

Fifty Four Minutes Into The Match, And David Tutonda’s Low Cross In AFC Wimbledon’s Final Third is blocked by George Marsh at the expense of a throw on for Gillingham, and the atmosphere raises in volume from The Gillingham Supporters in the away end, and from the resulting throw, David Tutonda throws the ball short to Alex MacDoanld, who gets disposed and David Tutonda times his challenge to perfection and Scott Kashket is on to the loose ball for Gillingham, And Scott Kashket is very harshly penalised for a fifty / fifty challenge up against Ayoub Assal and AFC Wimbledon have been awarded a defensive free kick - much to the irritation and frustration from The Gillingham Supporters in the away end, because that was not a foul.

And after that stoppage in play, Gillingham make there first substitution in the match with Alex MacDonald being substituted and Jordan Green coming on in his place, Alex MacDonald has played fifty five minutes in his first starting appearance for Gillingham in almost a year, and you can tell that Alex MacDonald is going to be way off the pace until he builds up his match fitness and match sharpness levels, but playing for fifty five minutes against AFC Wimbledon is really going to help Alex MacDonald, and Jordan Green can hopefully come on and make an impact for Gillingham, Because Gillingham need to do something to start causing AFC Wimbledon more problems defensively.

Fifty Seven Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham Have A Throw On In AFC Wimbledon’s Half Of The Pitch, And From The Resulting Throw, Cheye Alexandra throws the ball short to Olly Lee, And Olly Lee takes a touch to control the ball before taking a few more touches and passing the ball square to Shaun Williams, And Shaun Williams passes the ball out-wide to Cheye Alexandra, And Cheye Alexandra takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball back towards Will Wright, And Will Wright passes the ball back towards Max Ehmer, And Max Ehmer passes the ball back towards Goalkeeper Jake Turner, And Jake Turner passes the ball out-wide to Elkan Baggott, Elkan Baggott then takes a touch to control the ball before kicking the ball long down the line, and even though Isaac Ogundere gets to the ball first, David Tutonda reacts to the second ball quicker, And David Tutonda retains possession of the ball before back-healing the ball towards Shaun Williams on the touch-line, And Shaun Williams passes the ball back towards Jordan Green, And Jordan Green runs forwards in possession of the ball towards the edge of AFC Wimbledon’s Penalty Area, And Jordan Green see’s his attempted pass charged down and Ayoub Assal passes the ball centrally towards Paris Maghoma, And Paris Maghoma kicks the ball long down-field and Max Ehmer takes one touch to control the ball and another touch to pass the ball out-wide to Will Wright, And Will Wright turns and runs forwards in possession of the ball before threading a pass through to Jordan Green, And Jordan Green lays the ball off to Olly Lee, And Olly Lee passes the ball forwards towards Shaun Williams roughly twenty five yards from goal, And Shaun Williams passes the ball out-wide to David Tutonda down the left side of the pitch in AFC Wimbledon’s Final Third, And David Tutonda runs inside AFC Wimbledon’s Penalty Area in possession of the ball and David Tutonda is clipped inside the penalty area by Isaac Ogundere, And Gillingham are not awarded a penalty kick.

That was a penalty all day long, Every Gillingham Supporter was appealing the penalty decision, David Tutonda was clearly tripped inside the penalty area and there is a real sense of anger and frustration towards Referee Craig Hicks because even fifty / fifty challenges have been awarded against Gillingham in this match so far, and with the score-line goal-less, the opening goal in this game is so important and if that exact same incident happened down the other end of the pitch, we know that AFC Wimbledon would have been awarded a penalty, and it would have been the correct decision if AFC Wimbledon got a penalty, so why didn’t The Referee point to the penalty spot when David Tutonda was clearly fouled ???

Play continued when Chris Gunter passes the ball forwards towards Ayoub Assal, who takes too long in possession of the ball and this allows Jordan Green to intercept the ball and runs into a more central position on the pitch, And Jordan Green is fouled by George Marsh, and this time, Gillingham have been awarded a free kick in a promising position on the pitch, but still our anger and frustration is aimed towards Referee Craig Hicks, who hasn’t awarded Gillingham a penalty kick for the foul on David Tutonda, which is going to be “the” controversial talking point at the end of this match, and from the resulting free kick, Gillingham had the chance to open the scoring, Will Wright’s curling effort towards goal from twenty five yards out had to be turned around the post by Goalkeeper Nathan Broome, And Nathan Broome had to make the save because Will Wright’s effort on goal was heading into the far left corner of the net, and from the resulting corner kick, Gillingham had another chance to open the scoring, Will Wright whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the near post which AFC Wimbledon were able to clear away from goal and out of play for A Gillingham Throw, And From The Resulting Throw, Cheye Alexandra hurls in a long throw and Kyle Hudlin headers the ball partially clear and away from goal and Paris Maghoma lays the ball off to Nathan Young-Coombes, And Nathan Young-Coombes is challenged by Olly Lee and Jordan Green is on to the second ball, And Jordan Green passes the ball back to Shaun Williams, And Shaun Williams pass forwards is intercepted by George Marsh, and Paris Maghoma’s threaded through-ball see’s Will Wright get a crucial touch to divert the ball back towards Goalkeeper Jake Turner.

Sixty Two Minutes Into The Match, And Will Wright tries to pick out Scott Kashket with a long pass down the line which is over-hit and the ball goes out of play for A AFC Wimbledon Goal-Kick, Scott Kashket had the pace to beat Chris Gunter, But Will Wright’s pass was just too long for Scott Kashket to get on to the end of, And In The Sixty Third Minute Of The Match, Shaun Williams is penalised for a foul on Ayoub Assal, And AFC Wimbledon have been awarded a free kick in a promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Paris Maghoma whips in a high and hanging cross and Jake Turner was able to save and gather the ball at the second attempt, and from here, AFC Wimbledon were able to create another goal-scoring opportunity, Jake Turner rolls the ball short to Elkan Baggott, And Elkan Baggott passes the ball down the line towards David Tutonda, And David Tutonda on the stretch passes the ball forwards towards Scott Kashket, who is fouled by Paris Maghoma, but play continue’s as Paris Maghoma runs forwards in possession of the ball before kicking the ball long down-field and Kyle Hudlin knocks the ball down towards Nathan Young-Coombes, and Nathan Young-Coombes see’s his driven effort towards goal brilliantly saved by Jake Turner, But had Nathan Young-Coombes opened the scoring for AFC Wimbledon, the goal would not have counted because Nathan Young-Coombes was flagged for offside.

And after the flag was raised for offside, both teams made a double substitution to freshen up there attacking options, For AFC Wimbledon, Ethan Chislett and Josh Davison both come on to replace Nathan Young-Coombes and Kyle Hudlin, And Mikael Mandron and Ben Reeves come on to replace Scott Kashket and Shaun Williams - Shaun Williams getting substituted suggests that Neil Harris is looking to protect the experienced midfielder for the away trip to Tranmere Rovers.

And having just come on to the football pitch, Ben Reeves is penalised for a foul on Ayoub Assal, and that foul saw a huge melee amongst players of both sides and AFC Wimbledon Supporters were calling for a sending off and Ben Reeves was booked for that challenge on Ayoub Assal, and there was a long stoppage because Referee Craig Hicks wanted to speak with his Assistant Down The Main Stand Side of The Pitch - And having re-watched the highlights, I think Ben Reeves is fortunate that only a booking was shown for the second challenge on Ayoub Assal, and from the resulting free kick, AFC Wimbledon had the chance to open the scoring, Paris Maghoma whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Mikael Mandron headers the ball partially clear and away from goal towards the edge of the penalty area and Isaac Ogundere’s first time effort towards goal clears Gillingham’s Crossbar by some considerable distance.

Lewis Walker was penalised for a foul on Paris Maghoma, And AFC Wimbledon have been awarded a free kick in a decent position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Josh Davison whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the back-stick and Will Nightingale and Mikael Mandron both challenge for the ball at the back-stick and Paul Kalambayi’s first time effort towards goal inside the six yard box went over the crossbar, and the ball has somehow gone out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick - Elkan Baggott may have done just about enough to put Paul Kalambayi off from opening the scoring for AFC Wimbledon - But had Paul Kalambayi’s effort on goal hit the target then AFC Wimbledon would have scored.

Seventy Three Minutes Into The Match, And Ethan Chislett threads a pass through to Jack Currie, And Cheye Alexandra not only manages to get a faint touch on the ball to divert the ball away from Jack Currie, But Cheye Alexandra kicks the ball against The AFC Wimbledon Player to win Gillingham A Goal-Kick, But In The Seventy Fourth Minute Of The Match, And AFC Wimbledon had the chance to open the scoring, Chris Gunter throws the ball down the line towards Josh Davison, who retains possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Ethan Chislett and Ethan Chislett passes the ball back to Jack Currie who turns back on himself and runs into a more central position on the pitch, before switching the play to Will Nightingale down the main stand side of the pitch, And Will Nightingale runs forwards in possession of the ball before passing the ball forwards towards Ayoub Assal, and Ayoub Assal gets the ball under control before passing the ball back to George Marsh, And George Marsh takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale takes a touch to control the ball before threading a pass through to Ayoub Assal inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Ayoub Assal takes a touch to control the ball before eventually firing a low cross across Gillingham’s Six Yard Box, And Cheye Alexandra makes the vital clearance to clear the ball out of play for A AFC Wimbledon Corner Kick when it looked likely that Jack Currie was going to score for AFC Wimbledon - Great defending from Cheye Alexandra.

And from the resulting corner kick, Paris Maghoma whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Elkan Baggott wins the initial aerial challenge and Ayoub Assal gets the ball under control inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area and did Cheye Alexandra foul Ayoub Assal when The AFC Wimbledon Player was bundled down inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area ??? AFC Wimbledon Supporters believed that they had a case for a penalty, but AFC Wimbledon’s Penalty Appeals were waved away.

Ayoub Assal is then penalised for a foul on Jordan Green In AFC Wimbledon’s Final Third, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Will Wright has fired in a driven free kick across the face of goal towards the near post and Goalkeeper Nathan Broome makes the initial excellent save and Olly Lee and Mikael Mandron react to the loose ball and Mikael Mandron sticks the ball into the back of the net to give Gillingham the lead, and it was a free kick from Will Wright which saw Scott Kashket score the winning goal on Saturday against Rochdale, and it was a free kick from Will Wright which see’s Mikael Mandron open the scoring for Gillingham against AFC Wimbledon In This League Cup First Round Tie.

But Referee Craig Hicks went over to speak to the linesman and there is much discussion regarding if the goal is a goal or not, this is a massive call in deciding how this League Cup Tie is going to go, and after a minute of discussion, the offside flag goes up, much to the frustration from The Gillingham Supporters who were moments earlier celebrating Gillingham taking the lead against AFC Wimbledon, and even looking back at the replay of the goal, it is not clear cut if the goal is offside or not, but with Mikael Mandron’s goal being ruled out for offside, and the no penalty decision for David Tutonda, it does appear to be one of those day’s where decision’s are not going to be going in Gillingham’s Way, and depending on the result, will depend on the discussions about this offside decision, If AFC Wimbledon Win, Mandron’s Goal be disallowed will be a huge talking point, If Gillingham were to win, we still be talking about this decision, but we will be delighted that Gillingham have progressed into the second round of The League Cup.

AFC Wimbledon then make another change as David Fisher replaces Isaac Ogundere, and Gillingham still have Ryan Law, Bailey Akehurst and Joseph Gbode on the bench if Gillingham need to use up there two remaining substitutions, We spoke about Gillingham having six subs on the bench for Gillingham V Rochdale, and the strength of the substitutes bench has greater importance with the implementation of five substitutes In The Football League This Season.

And Jordan Green is penalised and booked for a late challenge on David Fisher, and from the resulting free kick, Will Nightingale’s long ball down-field is partially cleared by Max Ehmer and George Marsh’s long ball down-field is headed clear by Will Wright, and Elkan Baggott boots the ball clear and away from danger and Will Nightingale headers the ball down towards Ethan Chislett, who flicks the ball around the corner and Elkan Baggott and David Tutonda between the two of them clear the ball out of play for A AFC Wimbledon Throw On - It’s just getting a bit nervy and scrappy in Gillingham’s Defensive Final Third At The Moment.

Eighty Two Minutes Into The Match, And David Tutonda is penalised for a foul on Ayoub Assal right on the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And From The Resulting Free Kick, AFC Wimbledon had the chance to open the scoring, Paris Maghoma whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Jordan Green headers the ball partially clear and away from goal and George Marsh’s driven effort towards goal clears Gillingham’s Crossbar and AFC Wimbledon are pushing for the goal which will surely be the winning goal now, whoever scores will win this League Cup First Round Cup Tie.

Eighty Four Minutes Into The Match, And Ryan Law comes on to replace David Tutonda, And because Gillingham have stopped the game three times, Bailey Akehurst and Joseph Gbode cannot come on, even though Gillingham have used four of our available five substitutions in this match, And AFC Wimbledon now have a throw on in Gillingham’s Final Third, And From The Resulting Throw, Ethan Chislett throws the ball short to George Marsh, And George Marsh passes the ball back to Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi passes the ball back to Goalkeeper Nathan Broome, And Nathan Broome lays the ball off to Paul Kalambayi, and Paul Kalambayi passes the ball square to Will Nightingale, And Will Nightingale switches the play to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball down the line towards Ethan Chislett, Ethan Chislett then runs inside into a more central position on the pitch before passing the ball through to George Marsh, And George Marsh passes the ball short to Ayoub Assal, and Ayoub Assal passes the ball through to David Fisher on the over-lap, And David Fisher stands the ball up towards the far post and Jack Currie’s Header towards goal is saved brilliantly and gathered by Jake Turner In Goal For Gillingham.

And from here, Jake Turner kicks the ball long down-field and Paul Kalambayi wins the aerial challenge up against Mikael Mandron and Ayoub Assal headers the ball on towards Josh Davison and Ben Reeves is on to the loose ball and Ben Reeves passes the ball back to Max Ehmer, And Max Ehmer passes the ball down the line towards Ben Reeves, And Ben Reeves back-heals the ball towards Elkan Baggott, And Elkan Baggott passes the ball inside to Max Ehmer, And Max Ehmer boots the ball long down-field and Will Nightingale headers the ball away and George Marsh kicks the ball into Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch, And Elkan Baggott’s headed clearance drops to Ethan Chislett, and Ethan Chislett passes the ball square to Josh Davison, And Josh Davison is running forwards towards goal, And Josh Davison works his way into a shooting position before firing a driven effort towards goal which clears Gillingham’s Crossbar - And that was the chance for AFC Wimbledon to open the scoring!!!!!!!, And Gillingham need to hang on to penalties and hope we can take AFC Wimbledon to a penalty shoot-out and try and beat AFC Wimbledon on spot kicks, Because AFC Wimbledon look very likely to score the winning goal right at the end of this match.

Eighty Eight Minutes Into The Match, And Paris Maghoma is penalised for a poor challenge on Mikael Mandron, And Gillingham have a free kick here, and could Gills score a last gasp winner against AFC Wimbledon ??? - And from the resulting free kick, Cheye Alexandra passes the ball back to Will Wright, And Will Wright passes the ball back to Goalkeeper Jake Turner, And Jake Turner passes the ball short to Max Ehmer, And Max Ehmer passes the ball down the line towards Elkan Baggott, And Elkan Baggott takes a touch and passes the ball forwards towards Ben Reeves, And Ben Reeves lays the ball off to Ryan Law, And Ryan Law passes the ball inside to Olly Lee, And Olly Lee takes a touch to control the ball, and another touch to try and pick out Mikael Mandron with a long pass down-field, which is over-hit, and the ball goes out of play for A AFC Wimbledon Goal-Kick.

And it is from the resulting goal-kick where Gillingham take the lead, Goalkeeper Nathan Broome kicks the ball long down-field and Will Wright headers the ball forwards towards Jordan Green, who spins past Paris Maghoma and runs forwards in possession of the ball and Jordan Green is fouled by Ethan Chislett and Paul Kalambayi gets the ball half cleared and away from goal and Cheye Alexandra is first to the loose ball and passes the ball forwards to Mikael Mandron, And Mikael Mandron cuts inside into a more central position on the pitch, evades the attempted challenge from Paris Maghoma, And Mikael Mandron has culled the ball into the bottom left corner of the net and there is nothing that Goalkeeper Nathan Broome can do about that - AFC WIMBLEDON 0-1 GILLINGHAM.

Queue the incredible celebrations from The Gillingham Supporters in the away end at New Plough Lane and it is such a decent finish from Mikael Mandron, who had a goal ruled out for offside earlier on in the match, no offside flag this time, great strike, great goal, and maybe, just maybe, Gillingham have done enough to reach the second round of The League Cup without having to rely on the lottery of a penalty shoot-out.

And after that goal for Gillingham, AFC Wimbledon make there fourth substitution of the game as Quaine Bartley replaces George Marsh, Now it is all about seeing out the rest of this match for Gillingham and making sure that AFC Wimbledon do not score a equaliser, And just as we enter the ninety first minute and Gillingham have to defend for the remaining six additional minutes of stoppage time, Ben Reeves long ball down the line almost picked out Mikael Mandron, And Goalkeeper Nathan Broome comes rushing out of his penalty area to kick the ball clear and out of play for A Gillingham Throw On.

And From The Resulting Throw, Ryan Law throws the ball long down the line and Will Nightingale wins the initial aerial challenge, but the second ball drops kindly to Jordan Green on the edge of AFC Wimbledon’s Penalty Area, And Jordan Green out-muscles Paris Maghoma and Ethan Chislett and runs inside AFC Wimbledon’s Penalty Area in possession of the ball, And Jordan Green has cooly placed the ball into the back of the net with a very composed finish and there is nothing that Goalkeeper Nathan Broome can do about that - AFC WIMBLEDON 0-2 GILLINGHAM.

And that will do, that second goal from Jordan Green just gives Gillingham some much needed breathing space, and there is still plenty of time remaining, but with a two goal lead, Gillingham have put themselves in a very commanding position to progress into The Second Round Of The League Cup, However, even with that two goal advantage, AFC Wimbledon had the chance to half the deficit and set up a grand-stand finish, David Fisher has possession of the ball for AFC Wimbledon In Gillingham’s Final Third, And David Fisher runs into a more central position on the pitch and passes the ball square to Ethan Chislett, and Ethan Chislett takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Jack Currie, And Jack Currie works his way into a decent crossing position, And Jack Currie whips in a fantastic cross and Quaine Bartley’s glancing header goes just wide of Gillingham’s Right Hand Post, If AFC Wimbledon had scored, it would have set up a very nervous final few minutes of the match and AFC Wimbledon should have scored with that chance as well.

And the final noteworthy moment of the match see’s Goalkeeper Nathan Broome kick the ball long down-field and after six additional minutes of added time, and thanks to late goals from Mikael Mandron and Jordan Green, Gillingham have progressed into the second round of The League Cup, Me, Charlie, Ben and quite a few others have spoken about The League Cup perhaps giving Gillingham the option to strengthen the squad, and I have mentioned to Diane a few times about Gillingham’s dreadful performances in cup competitions in The 2021 / 2022 Season, So to win against AFC Wimbledon and progress into The Second Round Of The League Cup is great to see.

FULL TIME: AFC WIMBLEDON 0-2 GILLINGHAM.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.

If you were to compare and contrast leaving New Plough Lane after Gillingham lost the opening league game of the season 2-0, compared to leaving New Plough Lane after Gillingham won 2-0 In The League Cup, it is night and day, granted, everyone knows that this squad needs several reinforcements, but maybe those reinforcements are more likely depending on who Gillingham get in The League Cup Second Round Draw, and who do we want in that draw ??? - Southampton, Crystal Palace, Fulham, or Brighton & Hove Albion at home, and most of the supporters I spoke to wanted a home tie in Round Two, Because it meant it would be easier to travel to, what we were all keen to avoid were long distance away trips to Newport County and Forest Green Rovers, but the one thing we were all in agreement was this, whoever Gillingham get, at least we are in The Second Round Draw, and we are not watching the draw thinking Gillingham would have got this team had we won against AFC Wimbledon.

The draw has happened since then, Gillingham V Exeter City, OK, It’s not the money spinning cup tie against Southampton or Crystal Palace we were hoping for, but it is a home tie, and credit to Paul Fisher for making tickets as cheap as possible because £10 for A Adult Ticket is a very good price, and it took almost the entirety of last season for Gillingham to do a ticket deal, so to do a ticket deal for The Exeter City Cup Tie should be applauded and congratulated, But Exeter City are favourites going into this tie, Exeter City are The League One Side, Exeter City have started this season strongly and they have got a decent record at Priestfield Stadium, this match will not be easy at all.

We got back on the coach, ready for the short trip back to Kent, and once everyone was back on the coach, we were on our way back home, celebrating Gillingham’s 2-0 win against AFC Wimbledon, and looking forward to who Gillingham get in The Second Round Of The League Cup, But the mid-week fixtures are coming thick and fast with Harrogate Town, Exeter City and Charlton Athletic all mid-week fixtures, and with a small first team squad, the quick turnaround in matches means that Gillingham need to add reinforcements to the squad.

STAT - Gillingham’s 1-0 and 2-0 wins against Rochdale and AFC Wimbledon were the first back to back wins and back to back clean sheets since 2020, that is a horrible stat.

Man Of The Match Is Jake Turner, kept the score-line goal-less for the first half, and in the second half, Jake Turner made a number of important saves to prevent AFC Wimbledon from opening the scoring and Jake Turner starts in goal for me when Gillingham play against Exeter City, and I am sure that Jake Turner will start in goal for Gillingham against Charlton Athletic In The Football League Trophy as well.

Mikael Mandron and Jordan Green scored there first goals of the season, just days after Scott Kashket scored the winner against Rochdale, It’s important that our attacking players get the first goal and get up and running as early as possible in the season, And maybe Scott Kashket, Jordan Green, Mikael Mandron, Olly Lee, Ben Reeves and Lewis Walker will share the goals, rather then one player scoring fifteen to twenty goals a season, although, Gillingham do need to sign another winger and striker to really strengthen Gillingham’s attacking options, because it was the lack of depth in the squad and lack of game changers on the bench which were one of many reasons why Gillingham were relegated on the final day of The 2021 / 2022 Season.

The Youth Team were in Spain, but still had time to watch AFC Wimbledon V Gillingham, Co-Chairman Paul Fisher was delighted with Gillingham’s result against AFC Wimbledon, And Paul Fisher has spoken about getting the player recruitment spot on and we may well have to wait a few more days to get our preferred transfer target and our support on Tuesday Night was appreciated, I think we have heard more comments and more communication from Paul Fisher then we have heard from The Chairman, yes we had The Chairman Chats Video Clips, but those video clips kept talking about The Factory and The GFC School, and very early on in his tenure as Co-Chairman, Paul Fisher is talking about player recruitment, which is what supporters are thinking about first and foremost.

A Win, A Clean Sheet, Through To The Second Round Of The League Cup, players got game-time who needed a runout, It’s two wins in a row, and there is some positivity building at the football club, but the fixtures are coming thick and fast, and hopefully, Gillingham can build on this momentum with wins against Tranmere Rovers, Harrogate Town and Walsall - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!

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Tony Hawk - Creó la hazaña del skate, inspirando a miles de videojuegos, su historia

Tony Hawk. Hiperactivo, ya tenía la mentalidad de un adulto cuando tenía ocho años. Se convirtió en el mejor patinador del mundo y en millonario, pero derrochó su fortuna y tenía suficiente dinero para comer cinco dólares al día. Sin embargo, dejó su huella en los X Games y siguió sorprendido por su talento de 52 años. Anthony Frank Hawk es una leyenda viviente del skate que no sólo impresionó a sus fans a través de los complicados y novedosos movimientos con la tabla para la época, sino que también fue el protagonista de una de las sagas de videojuegos más conocidas hasta el día de hoy: en los años 90′ el Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater llegó a venderse en más de 10.000 tiendas alrededor del mundo y catapultó la popularidad de su protagonista a nivel mundial. El estadounidense, nacido en San Diego en 1968, comenzó a patinar con tan sólo 9 años. Pero antes de encontrar su pasión, era hiperactivo y se exigía a sí mismo cosas que no estaba aún preparado para hacer, como por ejemplo intentar cruzar una pileta olímpica sin respirar a los seis. Lleno de frustraciones al no triunfar en los deportes tradicionales de Estados Unidos, sus padres lo llevaron a un psicólogo para entender el por qué de tanta autoexigencia. El profesional les comunicó que Tony Hawk tenía la mente de un joven mayor atrapada en un cuerpo de un niño de ocho años. La vida de Anthony parecía estar en plena duda existencial. Pero todo cambió cuando su hermano mayor Steve le regaló un banana board azul de fiberglass. Desde ese entonces su vida cambió totalmente y encontró su objetivo de vida sobre una tabla con cuatro ruedas. A corto plazo, se convirtió en el mejor de toda California al ganar todos los campeonatos amateur posibles del estado, por lo que no tuvo otra opción que volverse profesional para competir con gente de mayor nivel. Lo más importante es que su personalidad cambió para bien: más calmado, más concentrado, dejó de preocuparse por otras cosas para dedicar su tiempo al skate boarding. A su temprana edad no sacó el pie del acelerador y demostró que la disciplina era su terreno: a sus 25 años ganó 73 torneos de los 103 eventos posibles y en 19 quedó en segundo lugar; talento innato. Un pilar clave en su crecimiento fue su padre Frank Hawk. Él lo llevó a diferentes parques para que pudiera practicar sin parar y hasta fundaron la California Amateur League y la National Skateboard Association. Lamentablemente Tony Hawk no pudo vivir su momento de esplendor con su papá, ya que éste murió en 1995, año clave en la carrera profesional de la leyenda. A los 12 años, Anthony ya tenía promotores financiando su carrera y a los 14 decidió convertirse en profesional, para que a los 16 ya fuera considerado el mejor del planeta, mientras pertenecía al Bones Brigade, uno de los equipos de skate con mayor importancia y éxito de la historia, fundado por Powell Peralta, la compañía más grande de patinetas de Estados Unidos.

A temprana edad Anthony demostraba su talento innato sobre la patineta (@tonyhawk) Antes de ser mayor de edad, Tony Hawk ya estaba en la cima, con ingresos de aproximadamente 100 mil dólares al año. Se compró dos casas a los 17 y vivió a puro lujo durante algunos años hasta que la vida le dio un golpe de realidad. El negocio del skate todavía estaba en desarrollo y los ingresos cada vez se quedaban más cortos para el lujoso estilo que tenía el patinador. Luego de tanto derroche, se quedó sin fondos. En el inicio de los años 90′ Tony Hawk debió vender una de las propiedades que tenía en su poder y comía todos los días en Taco Bell por 5 dólares. “Gasté como si nunca se fuera a acabar; y se acabó rápidamente”, explicó el oriundo de California sobre aquel momento. Pero esa piedra en el camino le sirvió para resurgir de manera más inteligente a la hora de manejar sus fondos. Creó Birdhouse, empresa que se dedica a la venta de skates y monopatines, sumado a la aparición de los X Games de la mano de ESPN en 1995. Los primeros juegos extremos de la historia empezaron un 24 de junio de 1995 en Providence y Newport, Rhode Island, con deportes como el Street Luge, Sky Surfing, Windsurf, Escalada y obviamente algunas que se mantienen hoy en día como el BMX y Skate Vert, Skate Park (o Street, según se mire) y BMX Dirt. Desde entonces, más de 4.000 atletas han pasado por los X Games, que 25 años después acogen a unos 150 atletas en 19 disciplinas. Lo que nació como un experimento, se ha convertido en un evento que llega a 158 millones de casas en casi 200 países y territorios, con múltiples sedes a lo largo del año, referencia para los eventos de action sports multidisciplinarios e incluso una versión de invierno. Para el año 2004, Tony Hawk ya había ganado 92 competiciones e inventado numerosas piruetas históricas. En 1985, aterrizó el primer “720º” (720 grados, o 2 vueltas completas), y en los X Games de 1999 donde ganó el oro (en 1995 también), se convirtió en el primer patinador en lograr completar un “900º” (900 grados, 2.5 vueltas), donde se le consideró como un inmortal en el mundo del skate. También ha inventado gran variedad de trucos como el Madonna, Benihana, variaciones de Airwalk y el Stalefish. Su popularidad a nivel nacional en Estados Unidos estaba en aumento constante. Pero la verdadera explosión de su carrera fue cuando Activision le presentó el plan de sacar a la venta un videojuego con su nombre y rostro para la consola del momento, la PlayStation 1. En 1999 aparece en el mercado el Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater y fue todo un éxito a nivel mundial. Hasta el día de hoy el patinador gana millones de dólares gracias a las regalías que Activision le quiso comprar a cambio de 500 mil de la misma moneda antes de que saliera el juego. Gustó tanto la temática en el público que al final se realizaron 12 videojuegos con su nombre: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1, 2, 3 y 4; Tony Hawk’s Underground 1 y 2; Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland; Hawk’s Downhill Jam; Tony Hawk’s Project 8; Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground; Hawk Ride; y Tony Hawk: Shred. Además, en 2018 volvió a sacar un videojuego, esta vez para móvil, el Tony Hawk’s Skate Jam. Cada uno significa ingresos anuales en regalías para el patinador estadounidense y también un avance en las consolas de la época. La saga alcanzó a la PlayStation Portatil, PlayStation 1, 2 y 3, XBOX, XBOX 360, Gamecube, la Wii y Nintendo DS. Sus videojuegos fueron adaptados por Sony, Microsoft y Nintendo para que sean compatibles con sus productos. Además, ya está en el mercado desde agosto de 2020 la remasterización de sus primeros dos obras llamado Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2. Nuevamente de la mano de Activision y Vicarious Visions, el skater profesional más conocido del mundo vuelve a las pistas para demostrar que –por más que ahora cargue con 20 años extras sobre sus hombros– todavía tiene mucho para ofrecer en la materia. Su popularidad creció tanto que apareció en decenas de series y películas como Loca Academia de Policía 4, XXX, CSI: Miami, Jackass y varios programas estadounidenses más. Los Simpson le dedicaron un capítulo completo, con Bart emancipado viviendo en su mismo edificio, en el que Tony Hawk termina ayudando a Homero a reconquistas su amor. Pero no termina ahí, también aparece en el libro de Nick Hornby, “Todo por una chica”. El protagonista, Sam, habla con un póster de Tony Hawk para contarle sus problemas, así como encuentra las soluciones en las memorias del skater.

El estadounidense vino a Argentina en agosto de 2017 donde miles de personas presenciaron su talento Sumado a su triunfo en lo virtual, también ha logrado grandes cosas como empresario. En 1998, fundó Hawk Clothing, pero en 2000, esta compañía de ropa y calzado skate sería vendida a Quiksilver, multinacional francesa en la que Tony Hawk es el líder indiscutible junto al rey del surf, el también estadounidense Kelly Slater. También fue uno de los primeros patinadores en tener su propio modelo de zapatos profesional, producidos por Airwalk. A sus 52 años (cumple el 12 de mayo) todavía sigue realizando videos que se vuelven virales en las redes sociales. Hace poco, el estadounidense publicó un video realizando su clásico Ollie 540, maniobra la realizó por primera vez en 1989. Luego de conseguirlo y ante el aplauso de los presentes, la leyenda de la patineta rompió en llanto por la tristeza, ya que anunció que no volverá a intentarlo nunca más. El legado de Tony Hawk es innegable y en la actualidad busca las maneras de mantenerse vigente. Con su influencia marcó a una generación entera no sólo de Estados Unidos, sino de todo el planeta que alguna vez escuchó su nombre por culpa del talento que demuestra sobre un skate. Read the full article

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