HARROGATE. Harrogate Town demolishes Gillingham 5-1 with goals of Anthony O’Connor (60′), Matty Daly (68′), Matty Daly (70′), Jack Muldoon (90′) and Abraham Odoh (90′). On the opposite side, Gillingham scored with George Lapslie (41′).
The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,133 spectators. The referee was Simon Mather with the collaboration of Joe Simpson and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 8 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 85 Attack 108
- 55 Dangerous attack 49
- 101 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Harrogate Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Gillingham that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Harrogate Town was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Harrogate Town won the match.
Harrogate Town shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gillingham shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Harrogate Town received 3 yellow cards (Levi Sutton, Josh March and Stephen Dooley). On the opposite side, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (Josh Andrews and Remeao Hutton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Harrogate Town has 58 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham will stays with 60 points like Morecambe to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away against Notts County on the 6th of April with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Harrogate Town (0 draws).
Gillingham will play away against Bradford City on the 6th of April with a 9-9 head to head stats.
Harrogate Town – Formation
Harrogate Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw
, Anthony O’Connor , Rod McDonald , Matty Foulds , Warren Burrell , Levi Sutton , Stephen Dooley , Jeremy Sivi , George Thomson , Matty Daly and Josh March .The home team had on the bench: Mark Oxley, Derrick Abu
, Josh Falkingham, Dean Cornelius , Abraham Odoh , Sam Folarin and Jack Muldoon .Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of Jack Muldoon (injured).
Substitutions
Harrogate Town made 4 changes: Warren Burrell for Derrick Abu (61′), Stephen Dooley for Dean Cornelius (53′), Jeremy Sivi for Abraham Odoh (53′) and Matty Daly for Jack Muldoon (79′).
Player of the match: Jack Muldoon
The player that probably impressed the most for Harrogate Town was Jack Muldoon.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 79′.
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Stephen Clemence played with: Glenn Morris
, Remeao Hutton , Max Ehmer , Conor Masterson , Max Clark , Timothée Dieng , Ethan Coleman , Connor Mahoney , George Lapslie , Jonathan Williams and Oliver Hawkins .These were the players on the bench: Josh Andrews
, Scott Malone, Robbie McKenzie , Jayden Clarke , Shadrach Ogie, Jake Turner and Josh Walker .Substitutions
Gillingham made 4 changes: George Lapslie for Josh Walker (75′), Oliver Hawkins for Josh Andrews (65′), Jonathan Williams for Jayden Clarke (65′) and Timothée Dieng for Robbie McKenzie (65′).
Player of the match: Jonathan Williams
The most impressive player for Gillingham was Jonathan Williams.
His rating is
with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Salford City – 2-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Colchester United – 1-1
- Sutton United – Swindon Town – 3-1
- Stockport County – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
- Notts County – Milton Keynes Dons – 3-3
- Newport County – Crawley Town – 0-4
- Morecambe – Barrow – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Gillingham – 5-1
- Grimsby Town – Bradford City – 1-1
- Crewe Alexandra – Forest Green Rovers – 0-3