Former Arsenal star plays Gillingham Town game

Eduardo Da Sliva  took on the Royal Engineers to celebrate 150 years since they won the FA Cup.

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00:00Gillingham Town FC welcomed former Arsenal star Eduardo da Silva as they played in a

00:07friendly fixture against the Royal Engineers, with around 300 in attendance.

00:14Taking place at the RSME No. 1 ground, the match celebrated the 150th anniversary of

00:22the Royal Engineers winning the FA Cup.

00:25The Royal Engineers are the only military club to win the FA Cup and I spoke to one

00:32of their regiment sergeant majors about the importance of remembering this milestone.

00:37It's a massive thing for a military team to have won the FA Cup and now we have our

00:43serving players wearing the FA Cup on their chest as well, wearing it with pride and also

00:49now they're going to celebrate the victory 150 years ago.

00:52This is a special fixture for us, not only for Gillingham Town but also for the Royal

00:58Engineers as they celebrate 150 years since winning the FA Cup.

01:05So today is a very special occasion and we're honoured to have Eduardo as our special guest

01:12today.

01:13After plenty of saves in the first half, the second saw the Royal Engineers burst in with

01:18a goal by Luke Kearney.

01:21Gillingham Town FC retaliated with one of their own at the 69-minute mark from Dean

01:27Joseph Whittingham but the Royal Engineers broke the draw just minutes later, thanks

01:33again to Kearney winning the game 2-1.

01:36Catching up with Eduardo, here's what he had to say.

01:51The match also raised money for the Royal Engineers Association, Royal British Legion

02:08Industries and the mental health charity Heads Together.

02:13The celebrations will be going on until May, where the Zappers will play against an old

02:19Etonians team in Medway with what hopes to be a festival of football.

02:25Henry Luck for KMTV in Gillingham.