Gillingham defeated Salford City with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SALFORD. Gillingham had a surprising win over Salford City with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ogie (44') and a goal from T. Dieng (51').

John Ross

March 3, 2024

SALFORD. Gillingham had a surprising win over Salford City with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Ogie (44′) and a goal from T. Dieng (51′). Salford City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,995 spectators. The referee was Ross Joyce with the support of Jacob Lehane and Adam Burgess. The 4th official was Alistair Nelson. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 3.13 degrees Celsius or 37.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.

Match Statistics

Salford City

0 - 2

Gillingham

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

15 Total 10
5 On Target 4
6 Off Target 3
6 Shots blocked 3

122 Attack 88
65 Dangerous attack 36
144 Ball safe 107

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 6

Fouls

12 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Salford City had a superior ball possession 56% while Gillingham was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Salford City was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Gillingham found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Salford City shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 3 yellow cards (Ethan Ingram, Curtis Tilt and Alex Cairns). Talking about the opposition, Gillingham received 1 yellow card (Conor Masterson).

Match Timeline

Ethan Ingram- Yellow

17'

Curtis Tilt- Yellow

35'

36'

Conor Masterson- Yellow

44'

Shadrach Ogie(goal)Ethan Coleman

Connor McLennan- sub ->Liam Humbles

46'

Callum Morton- sub ->Ethan Ingram

46'

51'

Timothée Dieng(goal)

Alex Cairns- Yellow

52'

68'

Connor Mahoney- sub ->Ashley Nadesan

Callum Hendry- sub ->Conor McAleny

72'

Matty Lund- sub ->Ryan Watson

72'

79'

Shaun Williams - sub ->Jonathan Williams

85'

Scott Malone- sub ->Max Clark

85'

Robbie McKenzie- sub ->Timothée Dieng

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Salford City stays with 40 points to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Gillingham will has 54 points like Walsall to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away with Milton Keynes Dons on the 9th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (0 draws).

Gillingham will play away against Barrow on the 5th of March with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Barrow (1 draw).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City

Alex Cairns 1.England

7.0

52'

Ethan Ingram 2.England

6.6

46'

17'

Declan John 3.Wales

7.0

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

6.8

35'

Theo Vassell 42.England

6.1

Elliot Watt 6.Scotland

6.7

Ryan Watson 7.England

6.8

72'

Conor McAleny 18.England

6.3

72'

Dan Chesters 20.England

6.7

L. Humbles 47.England

6.3

46'

Matt Smith 17.England

7.1

Substitutes

Joel Torrance 31.England

Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica

Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland

7.1

72'

Callum Hendry 9.Scotland

6.4

72'

Connor McLennan 11.Scotland

6.7

46'

Callum Morton 39.England

7.0

46'

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

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (7.0), Ethan Ingram (6.6), Theo Vassell (6.1), Curtis Tilt (6.8), Declan John (7.0), Ryan Watson (6.8), Elliot Watt (6.7), Dan Chesters (6.7), Liam Humbles (6.3), Conor McAleny (6.3) and Matt Smith (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Adrian Mariappa, Matthew Lund (7.1), Callum Hendry (6.4), Connor McLennan (6.7), Joel Torrance, Callum Morton (7.0) and Kyrell Malcolm.

Substitutions

Salford City made 4 changes: Conor McAleny for Callum Hendry (72′), Ryan Watson for Matthew Lund (72′), Liam Humbles for Connor McLennan (46′) and Ethan Ingram for Callum Morton (46′).

Player of the match: Matthew Lund

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was Matthew Lund.

His rating is 7.1 with 11 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was fantastic also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 72′.

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham

Glenn Morris 1.England

8.1

Max Clark 3.England

7.5

85'

Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland

7.3

36'

Max Ehmer 5.Germany

7.0

Shadrach Ogie 22.England

8.2

44'

Remeao Hutton 24.England

7.3

Jonathan Williams 8.Wales

7.1

79'

Ethan Coleman 18.England

8.1

Timothée Dieng 38.France

7.8

85'

51'

Ashley Nadesan 10.England

6.7

68'

Oliver Hawkins 12.England

7.7

Substitutes

Jake Turner 25.England

Scott Malone 13.England

6.8

85'

Robbie McKenzie 14.England

6.4

85'

Shaun Williams 6.Republic of Ireland

6.4

79'

Jayden Clarke 17.England

Connor Mahoney 23.England

7.0

68'

Josh Walker 47.England

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

Stephen Clemence played with: Glenn Morris (8.1), Remeao Hutton (7.3), Conor Masterson (7.3), Max Ehmer (7.0), Shadrach Ogie (8.2), Max Clark (7.5), Timothée Dieng (7.8), Ethan Coleman (8.1), Jonathan Williams (7.1), Ashley Nadesan (6.7) and Oliver Hawkins (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Shaun Williams (6.4), Scott Malone (6.8), Robbie McKenzie (6.4), Jayden Clarke, Connor Mahoney (7.0), Jake Turner and Josh Walker.

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: Jonathan Williams for Shaun Williams (79′), Ashley Nadesan for Connor Mahoney (68′), Max Clark for Scott Malone (85′) and Timothée Dieng for Robbie McKenzie (85′).