BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA. Barrow overcome Gillingham to win 2-1. A goal from R. Gotts was decisive in the 90min. It was Barrow to strike first with an early goal of G. Morris at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 82′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Robbie Gotts gave the win to Barrow in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Progression Solicitors Stadium (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria) stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Handley with the help of Jake Topp and Ivan Stankovic. The 4th official was Dean Watson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Barrow

2 - 1

Gillingham

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 13 Total 6
  • 8 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 76 Attack 105
  • 37 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Gillingham was in firm control of the ball 55% while Barrow was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Barrow succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Barrow shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Gillingham shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Barrow received 2 yellow cards (Harrison Neal and Josh Kay). Talking about the opposition, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (Aiden O’Brien and Tom Nichols).

Match Timeline

9'
Glenn Morris(own-goal)
15'
45'
46'
46'
Oliver Hawkins- sub ->Tristan Abrahams
66'
Robbie Gotts- sub ->Josh Kay
70'
72'
George Lapslie- sub ->Timothée Dieng
76'
82'
Conor Masterson(goal)Alex MacDonald
Ben Whitfield- sub ->Harrison Neal
86'
86'
86'
88'
Ethan Coleman- sub ->Tom Nichols
Robbie Gotts(goal)
90'
Rory Feely- sub ->Tyrell Warren
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this match, Barrow will have 58 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Gillingham will stay with 44 points like Newport County to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will play away against Grimsby Town on the 18th of April with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Grimsby Town (4 draws).

Gillingham will host Leyton Orient on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Leyton Orient (4 draws).

Barrow – Formation

Barrow
G
Paul Farman 1.England
D
Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland
D
George Ray 25.Wales
D
Tyrell Warren 21.England
90'
D
Sam McClelland 5.Northern Ireland
D
Patrick Brough 3.England
M
Sam Foley 16.Republic of Ireland
6.8
86'
M
J. Kay 11.England
70' 66'
M
Tom White 13.England
M
Harrison Neal 14.England
86' 15'
F
Josh Gordon 10.England
Substitutes
G
Josh Lillis 12.England
D
Rory Feely 24.Republic of Ireland
90'
M
Ben Whitfield 34.England
86'
M
Robbie Gotts 15.England
70' 90'
M
Elliot Newby 7.England
F
Jake Young 28.England
6.4
86'

Barrow started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman, Niall Canavan, George Ray, Tyrell Warren, Sam McClelland, Sam Foley, Patrick Brough, Josh Kay, Tom White, Harrison Neal and Josh Gordon.

The home team had on the bench: Josh Lillis, Ben Whitfield, Robbie Gotts, Jake Young, Elliot Newby and Rory Feely.

Substitutions

Barrow made 4 changes: Josh Kay for Robbie Gotts (70′), Sam Foley for Jake Young (85′), Harrison Neal for Ben Whitfield (86′) and Tyrell Warren for Rory Feely (90′).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham
G
Glenn Morris 1.England
D
Cheye Alexander 2.England
46'
D
Conor Masterson 23.Republic of Ireland
82'
D
Robbie McKenzie 14.England
76'
D
Max Ehmer 5.Germany
M
Timothée Dieng 38.France
72'
M
Shaun Williams 6.Republic of Ireland
M
Alex MacDonald 7.Scotland
F
Tom Nichols 20.England
6.6
88' 86'
F
Aiden O'Brien 44.Republic of Ireland
45'
F
Tristan Abrahams 35.England
46'
Substitutes
G
Jake Turner 25.England
D
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
46'
D
W. Wright 4.England
76'
M
George Lapslie 49.England
72'
M
Ethan Coleman 18.England
88'
F
Oliver Hawkins 28.England
46'

Gillingham started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Neil Harris played with: Glenn Morris, Timothee Dieng, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, Robbie McKenzie, Shaun Williams, Max Ehmer, Alexander MacDonald, Tom Nichols, Aiden O’Brien and Tristan Abrahams.

The following players were sitting on the bench: George Lapslie, Oliver Hawkins, Jake Turner, David Tutonda, Will Wright and Ethan Coleman.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 5 changes: Cheye Alexander for David Tutonda (46′), Tristan Abrahams for Oliver Hawkins (46′), Timothée Dieng for George Lapslie (72′), Robbie McKenzie for Will Wright (76′) and Tom Nichols for Ethan Coleman (88′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​