GILLINGHAM. Gillingham overcame Morecambe to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Gillingham to strike first with an early goal of George Lapslie at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 11′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Connor Mahoney gave the win to Gillingham in the 23′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the MEMS Priestfield Stadium stadium in Gillingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,915 spectators.​ The referee was Declan Bourne with the support of and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Christopher Wade. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.54 degrees Celsius or 74.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Gillingham was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Morecambe that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gillingham won the match​.

Gillingham shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Williams and Shaun Williams). Regarding the opposition, Morecambe received 4 yellow cards (David Tutonda, James Connolly, Donald Love and Michael Mellon).

Standings

After this match, Gillingham will have 18 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe will stay with 10 points like Grimsby Town and Bradford City to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away against Newport County on the 17th of February with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Newport County (1 draw).

Morecambe will play away agasint AFC Wimbledon on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head record.

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner (7.0), Cheye Alexander (6.6), Conor Masterson (6.8), Shadrach Ogie (6.8), Scott Malone (7.0), Ethan Coleman (8.4), Shaun Williams (7.0), Jonathan Williams (7.3), George Lapslie (7.0), Connor Mahoney (7.5) and Macauley Bonne (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Max Ehmer, Glenn Morris, Robbie McKenzie, Jayden Clarke (7.0), Ashley Nadesan (6.8), Tom Nichols (6.7) and Oliver Hawkins.

Gillingham could not rely on the presence of Jayden Clarke (injured).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: George Lapslie for Jayden Clarke (26′), Jonathan Williams for Tom Nichols (74′), Macauley Bonne for Ashley Nadesan (75′) and Connor Mahoney for Robbie McKenzie (90′).

Best player: Ethan Coleman​

The most impressive player for Gillingham was Ethan Coleman even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 43 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Morecambe – Formation

Also Morecambe adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Derek Adams played with: Stuart Moore (6.4), Donald Love (6.3), James Connolly (6.3), Jacob Bedeau (6.8), Joel Senior (6.8), Yann Songo’o (6.4), Eli King (7.1), Tom Bloxham (6.4), John Joshua Mckiernan (6.7), Jordan Slew (6.8) and Michael Mellon (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jake Taylor (6.4), Cammy Smith (6.4), Jacob Davenport (7.0), Christopher Stokes, Adam Smith, Ethan Walker (6.7) and David Tutonda (6.3).

Morecambe could not rely on the presence of Ethan Walker (injured).

Substitutions

Morecambe made 5 changes: Eli King for Ethan Walker (65′), Joel Senior for David Tutonda (66′), Tom Bloxham for Jake Taylor (59′), Jordan Slew for Jacob Davenport (59′) and Yann Songo’o for Cammy Smith (84′).

Best player: Michael Mellon​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was Michael Mellon.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 10 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Wrexham – Grimsby Town – 3-0
• Swindon Town – Walsall – 2-0
• Milton Keynes Dons – Stockport County – 1-2
• Gillingham – Morecambe – 2-1
• Forest Green Rovers – Doncaster Rovers – 1-2
• Crawley Town – Tranmere Rovers – 3-2
• Colchester United – Mansfield Town – 1-1
• Bradford City – Harrogate Town – 1-1
• Accrington Stanley – Sutton United – 4-1
• AFC Wimbledon – Crewe Alexandra – 2-2
• Newport County – Barrow – 1-1