Harrogate Town obliterates Gillingham 5-1 showing huge dominance. HIGHLIGHTS

HARROGATE. Harrogate Town annihilates Gillingham 5-1 with goals of

April 2, 2024

HARROGATE. Harrogate Town demolishes Gillingham 5-1 with goals of Anthony O’Connor (60′), Matty Daly (68′), Matty Daly (70′), Jack Muldoon (90′) and Abraham Odoh (90′). On the opposite side, Gillingham scored with George Lapslie (41′).

The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,133 spectators. The referee was Simon Mather with the collaboration of Joe Simpson and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Harrogate Town

5 - 1

Gillingham

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

17 Total 11
8 On Target 5
6 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 3

85 Attack 108
55 Dangerous attack 49
101 Ball safe 107

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 2
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

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

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Harrogate Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Gillingham that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Harrogate Town was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Harrogate Town won the match.

Harrogate Town shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Gillingham shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Harrogate Town received 3 yellow cards (Levi Sutton, Josh March and Stephen Dooley). On the opposite side, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (Josh Andrews and Remeao Hutton).

Match Timeline

Stephen Dooley- Yellow

15'

41'

George Lapslie(goal)

Dean Cornelius- sub ->Stephen Dooley

53'

Abraham Odoh- sub ->Jeremy Sivi

53'

Josh March- Yellow

55'

Anthony O'Connor(goal)George Thomson

60'

59'

Remeao Hutton- Yellow

Derrick Abu- sub ->Warren Burrell

61'

65'

Josh Andrews- sub ->Oliver Hawkins

65'

Jayden Clarke- sub ->Jonathan Williams

65'

Robbie McKenzie- sub ->Timothée Dieng

Matty Daly(goal)George Thomson

68'

Matty Daly(goal)

70'

Levi Sutton- Yellow

72'

75'

Josh Walker- sub ->George Lapslie

Jack Muldoon- sub ->Matty Daly

79'

Jack Muldoon(goal)Josh March

90'

Abraham Odoh(goal)Jack Muldoon

90'

Josh Andrews- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Harrogate Town has 58 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham will stays with 60 points like Morecambe to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away against Notts County on the 6th of April with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Harrogate Town (0 draws).

Gillingham will play away against Bradford City on the 6th of April with a 9-9 head to head stats.

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town

James Belshaw 31.England

7.0

Anthony O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland

8.1

60'

Rod McDonald 16.England

7.3

Matty Foulds 23.England

7.3

Warren Burrell 6.England

6.4

61'

George Thomson 7.England

8.1

Matty Daly 10.England

8.5

79'

68', 70'

Levi Sutton 17.England

7.0

72'

Jeremy Sivi 19.England

6.4

53'

Stephen Dooley 22.Northern Ireland

6.3

53'

15'

Josh March 24.England

6.7

55'

Substitutes

Mark Oxley 1.England

Derrick Abu 2.England

6.3

61'

Josh Falkingham 4.England

Dean Cornelius 8.Scotland

6.8

53'

Abraham Odoh 9.England

7.7

53'

90'

Sam Folarin 12.England

Jack Muldoon 18.England

9.2

79'

90'

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

The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: James Belshaw (7.0), Anthony O’Connor (8.1), Rod McDonald (7.3), Matty Foulds (7.3), Warren Burrell (6.4), Levi Sutton (7.0), Stephen Dooley (6.3), Jeremy Sivi (6.4), George Thomson (8.1), Matty Daly (8.5) and Josh March (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Mark Oxley, Derrick Abu (6.3), Josh Falkingham, Dean Cornelius (6.8), Abraham Odoh (7.7), Sam Folarin and Jack Muldoon (9.2).

Harrogate Town could not rely on the presence of Jack Muldoon (injured).

Substitutions

Harrogate Town made 4 changes: Warren Burrell for Derrick Abu (61′), Stephen Dooley for Dean Cornelius (53′), Jeremy Sivi for Abraham Odoh (53′) and Matty Daly for Jack Muldoon (79′).

Player of the match: Jack Muldoon

The player that probably impressed the most for Harrogate Town was Jack Muldoon.

His rating is 9.2 with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was extraordinary also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 79′.

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham

Glenn Morris 1.England

6.1

Max Clark 3.England

6.4

Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland

6.0

Max Ehmer 5.Germany

6.6

Remeao Hutton 24.England

6.0

59'

George Lapslie 7.England

7.3

75'

41'

Jonathan Williams 8.Wales

8.1

65'

Ethan Coleman 18.England

6.8

Connor Mahoney 23.England

7.1

Timothée Dieng 38.France

7.0

65'

Oliver Hawkins 12.England

6.8

65'

Substitutes

Jake Turner 25.England

Scott Malone 13.England

Robbie McKenzie 14.England

5.7

65'

Shadrach Ogie 22.England

Jayden Clarke 17.England

6.4

65'

Josh Andrews 9.England

6.8

65'

90'

Josh Walker 47.England

6.3

75'

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

Stephen Clemence played with: Glenn Morris (6.1), Remeao Hutton (6.0), Max Ehmer (6.6), Conor Masterson (6.0), Max Clark (6.4), Timothée Dieng (7.0), Ethan Coleman (6.8), Connor Mahoney (7.1), George Lapslie (7.3), Jonathan Williams (8.1) and Oliver Hawkins (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Josh Andrews (6.8), Scott Malone, Robbie McKenzie (5.7), Jayden Clarke (6.4), Shadrach Ogie, Jake Turner and Josh Walker (6.3).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 4 changes: George Lapslie for Josh Walker (75′), Oliver Hawkins for Josh Andrews (65′), Jonathan Williams for Jayden Clarke (65′) and Timothée Dieng for Robbie McKenzie (65′).