Halifax Town overcomes Gateshead 2-0 on Saturday

GATESHEAD. Halifax Town overcomes Gateshead with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Thompson-Sommers (35') and a goal from M. Alli (70').

Halifax Town overcomes Gateshead 2-0 on Saturday

GATESHEAD. Halifax Town tops Gateshead with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Thompson-Sommers (35′) and a goal from M. Alli (70′).

The match was played at the Gateshead International Stadium stadium in Gateshead on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.03 degrees Celsius or 53.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 14 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 130 Attack 82
  • 79 Dangerous attack 42
  • 109 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 14
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Gateshead was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Halifax Town that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Gateshead was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Halifax Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Gateshead shot 14 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Halifax Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Gateshead didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Halifax Town received 1 yellow card (Tylor Golden).

Match Timeline

35'
Kane Thompson-Sommers(goal)
49'
Tylor Golden- Yellow
59'
Rob Harker- sub ->Aaron Cosgrave
70'
J. Grayson- sub ->Mamadou Jobe
72'
C. McBride- sub ->B. Chadwick
72'
74'
Jamie Cooke- sub ->Max Wright
L. Hannant- sub ->L. Storey
79'
87'
Andrew Oluwabori- sub ->Millenic Alli

Standings

After playing this contest, Gateshead stays with 36 points like Aldershot Town to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Halifax Town will has 35 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Gateshead will play away against Oldham Athletic on the 23rd of December with a 1-1 head to head.

Halifax Town will host Rochdale on the 23rd of December with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Halifax Town (0 draws).

Gateshead – Formation

Gateshead
G
Archie Mair 1.Scotland
D
K. Richardson 5.England
D
L. Storey 6.England
79'
D
E. Francis 8.England
D
Kyran Lofthouse 28.England
D
Mamadou Jobe 30.England
72'
M
R. Booty 3.England
M
C. Whelan 4.England
M
Stephen Wearne 11.England
F
M. Dinanga 9.England
F
Billy Chadwick 23.England
72'
Substitutes
G
H. Bond 13.England
D
J. Grayson 18.England
72'
M
C. Pani 17.England
M
L. Hannant 19.England
79'
F
C. McBride 21.Scotland
72'

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

The manager Rob Elliott decided to play with the following team: A. Mair, K. Richardson, L. Storey, Mamadou Jobe, K. Lofthouse, E. Francis, C. Whelan, R. Booty, B. Chadwick, S. Wearne and M. Dinanga.

The home team had on the bench: H. Bond, C. Pani, J. Grayson, L. Hannant and C. McBride.

Substitutions

Gateshead made 3 changes: Mamadou Jobe for J. Grayson (72′), B. Chadwick for C. McBride (72′) and L. Storey for L. Hannant (79′).

Halifax Town – Formation

Halifax Town
G
Sam Johnson 1.England
D
Tylor Golden 2.England
49'
D
Ryan Galvin 3.England
D
Adam Senior 5.England
D
Jamie Stott 6.England
D
Jordan Keane 16.England
M
J. Hunter 8.England
M
Goals35'
M
Max Wright 17.England
74'
F
Millenic Alli 11.Republic of Ireland
87' Goals70'
F
Aaron Cosgrave 19.England
59'
Substitutes
D
Tom Wilson 25.England
F
Angelo Capello 7.Belize
F
Rob Harker 9.England
59'
F
Jamie Cooke 10.England
74'
F
Andrew Oluwabori 22.Nigeria
87'

Halifax Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Chris Millington played with: Sam Johnson, Jamie Stott, Jordan Keane, Adam Senior, Tylor Golden, Jack Hunter, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Ryan Galvin, Max Wright, Aaron Cosgrave and Millenic Alli.

They had on the bench: A. Cappello, Rob Harker, Jamie Cooke, Andrew Oluwabori, Tom Wilson and Tom Wilson.

Substitutions

Halifax Town made 3 changes: Max Wright for Jamie Cooke (74′), Aaron Cosgrave for Rob Harker (59′) and Millenic Alli for Andrew Oluwabori (87′).

Results of the day

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