MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town had a surprising win over Gillingham with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Clarke (21′) and a penalty scored by L. Akins (35′).
The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Kirk with the assistance of Samuel Ogles and Anthony Da Costa. The 4th official was Andy Hendley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 18 Total 8
- 7 On Target 0
- 11 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 102 Attack 108
- 49 Dangerous attack 55
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Mansfield Town was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Gillingham that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gillingham had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyway, Mansfield Town managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Mansfield Town shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Davis Keillor-Dunn and George Maris). On the opposite side, Gillingham received 3 yellow cards (David Tutonda, Max Ehmer and George Lapslie).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Mansfield Town will have 46 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Gillingham will stay with 24 points to sit in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away against Newport County on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (9 draws).
Gillingham will host Leyton Orient on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Leyton Orient (4 draws).
Mansfield Town – Formation
Mansfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Scott Flinders, James Perch, Elliott Hewitt, Alfie Kilgour, Riley Harbottle, Stephen Quinn, Ollie Clarke, Kieran Wallace, Davis Keillor-Dunn, Lukas Akins and George Maris.
The home team had on the bench: Hiram Boateng, Christy Pym, Jordan Bowery, Jason Law, Will Swan, John-Joe O’Toole and Danny Johnson.
Substitutions
Mansfield Town made 4 changes: Kieran Wallace for Jordan Bowery (73′), Davis Keillor-Dunn for Will Swan (79′), Stephen Quinn for John-Joe O’Toole (84′) and George Maris for Hiram Boateng (84′).
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Neil Harris played with: Glenn Morris, Timothee Dieng, Conor Masterson, David Tutonda, Robbie McKenzie, Shaun Williams, Max Ehmer, Dom Jeffries, Alexander MacDonald, Tom Nichols and Oliver Hawkins.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aiden O’Brien, Jake Turner, Cheye Alexander, Will Wright, Tristan Abrahams and George Lapslie.
Substitutions
Gillingham made 5 changes: David Tutonda for Cheye Alexander (55′), Alex MacDonald for George Lapslie (56′), Dom Jefferies for Aiden O’Brien (56′), Robbie McKenzie for Will Wright (88′) and Shaun Williams for Tristan Abrahams (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Crawley Town – Crewe Alexandra – 2-2
- Swindon Town – Doncaster Rovers – 0-2
- Walsall – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Stevenage – Bradford City – 2-3
- Grimsby Town – Colchester United – 0-1
- Barrow – Newport County – 0-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Salford City – 1-0
- Rochdale – Northampton Town – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Gillingham – 2-0
- Hartlepool United – Sutton United – 2-2
- Harrogate Town – Stockport County – 1-3
- AFC Wimbledon – Carlisle United – 0-0