Grimsby Town tops Gillingham 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town beats Gillingham with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Maher (12') and a goal from G. Holohan (27').

John Ross

September 3, 2023

CLEETHORPES. Grimsby Town overcomes Gillingham with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Maher (12′) and a goal from G. Holohan (27′). Grimsby Town capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Blundell Park stadium in Cleethorpes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Herczeg assisted by Graeme Fyvie and Joe Simpson. The 4th official was Mark Cunliffe. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.86 degrees Celsius or 65.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

Grimsby Town

2 - 0

Gillingham

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

12 Total 6
4 On Target 3
4 Off Target 2
4 Shots blocked 1

136 Attack 80
49 Dangerous attack 38
116 Ball safe 110

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

8 Total 12
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Grimsby Town had a strong ball possession 56% while Gillingham was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grimsby Town won the match.

Grimsby Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Gillingham shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Grimsby Town received 1 yellow card (Daniel Amos). Regarding the opposition, Gillingham didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Niall Maher(goal)Arthur Gnahoua

12'

Gavan Holohan(goal)Abo Eisa

27'

44'

46'

Cheye Alexander- sub ->Shaun Williams

46'

Conor Masterson- sub ->Shadrach Ogie

70'

Jonathan Williams- sub ->Jayden Clarke

Jamie Andrews- sub ->Gavan Holohan

89'

Rekeil Pyke- sub ->Arthur Gnahoua

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Grimsby Town will have 9 points like Swindon Town, Crewe Alexandra and Wrexham to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Gillingham will stay with 12 points like Milton Keynes Dons to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Grimsby Town (0 draws).

Gillingham will play away agasint Newport County on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town

Jake Eastwood 12.England

6.6

Toby Mullarkey 28.England

7.0

Harvey Rodgers 5.England

7.5

Niall Maher 31.England

7.9

12'

Danny Amos 22.Northern Ireland

7.0

90'

Harry Clifton 15.Wales

7.3

Kamil Conteh 42.Sierra Leone

6.7

Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland

7.5

89'

27'

Abo Eisa 7.Sudan

7.8

Arthur Gnahoua 14.England

7.3

89'

Danny Rose 32.England

6.7

Substitutes

Harvey Cartwright 1.England

Michee Efete 2.Republic of the Congo

Luke Waterfall 6.England

Jamie Andrews 19.England

89'

Evan Khouri 30.England

Alex Hunt 29.England

Rekeil Pyke 9.England

89'

Grimsby Town started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Paul Hurst decided to play with the following team: Jake Eastwood (6.6), Toby Mullarkey (7.0), Harvey Rodgers (7.5), Niall Maher (7.9), Daniel Amos (7.0), Kamil Conteh (6.7), Arthur Gnahoua (7.3), Gavan Holohan (7.5), Harry Clifton (7.3), Abo Eisa (7.8) and Danny Rose (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Andrews, Michee Efete, Evan Khouri, Luke Waterfall, Harvey Cartwright, Alex Hunt and Rekeil Pyke.

Grimsby Town could not rely on the presence of Rekeil Pyke (injured).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 2 changes: Gavan Holohan for Jamie Andrews (89′) and Arthur Gnahoua for Rekeil Pyke (89′).

Best player: Niall Maher

The most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Niall Maher.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 29 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham

Jake Turner 25.England

6.3

Shadrach Ogie 22.England

6.4

46'

Max Ehmer 5.Germany

7.0

Robbie McKenzie 14.England

6.7

Scott Malone 13.England

6.3

Timothée Dieng 38.France

7.0

Shaun Williams 6.Republic of Ireland

6.3

46'

Jayden Clarke 17.England

6.4

70'

Connor Mahoney 23.England

6.7

Tom Nichols 9.England

6.3

44'

Ashley Nadesan 10.England

7.0

Substitutes

Glenn Morris 1.England

Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland

6.8

46'

Max Clark 3.England

Cheye Alexander 2.England

6.8

46'

Jonathan Williams 8.Wales

6.4

70'

Macauley Bonne 45.Zimbabwe

6.4

44'

Ronald Sithole 31.England

Gillingham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Neil Harris played with: Jake Turner (6.3), Robbie McKenzie (6.7), Max Ehmer (7.0), Shadrach Ogie (6.4), Scott Malone (6.3), Timothée Dieng (7.0), Shaun Williams (6.3), Connor Mahoney (6.7), Tom Nichols (6.3), Jayden Clarke (6.4) and Ashley Nadesan (7.0).

They had on the bench: Jonathan Williams (6.4), Conor Masterson (6.8), Macauley Bonne (6.4), Max Clark, Glenn Morris, Ronald Sithole and Cheye Alexander (6.8).

Gillingham could not rely on the presence of Macauley Bonne (injured).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: Tom Nichols for Macauley Bonne (44′), Jayden Clarke for Jonathan Williams (70′), Shaun Williams for Cheye Alexander (46′) and Shadrach Ogie for Conor Masterson (46′).