Gillingham tops Barrow 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

GILLINGHAM. Gillingham was in the end too good for Barrow.

April 14, 2024

GILLINGHAM. Gillingham was finally too strong for Barrow with the goal of Josh Andrews (45′), Rory Feely (55′ own) and Connor Mahoney (64′). Gillingham was much superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

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 5,796 spectators. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the support of Daniel Leach and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Gillingham

3 - 0

Barrow

! 66 Ball Possession 34

Shots

11 Total 8
8 On Target 3
2 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 3

90 Attack 74
44 Dangerous attack 32
89 Ball safe 89

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Gillingham had a strong ball possession 66% while Barrow was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gillingham was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gillingham won the match.

Gillingham shot 11 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Barrow shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Also, Barrow didn’t finish the match with 11 players after George Ray (Barrow) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (22′).

Match Timeline

Josh Walker- sub ->George Lapslie

21'

22'

George Ray- Red

Oliver Hawkins- sub ->Josh Walker

31'

Josh Andrews(goal)Remeao Hutton

45'

55'

Rory Feely(own-goal)

58'

Jamie Proctor- sub ->Emile Acquah

58'

Kian Spence- sub ->Robbie Gotts

Connor Mahoney(goal)Timothée Dieng

64'

Dom Jefferies- sub ->Josh Andrews

70'

Scott Malone- sub ->Max Clark

70'

72'

Luca Stephenson- sub ->Dean Campbell

Robbie McKenzie- sub ->Timothée Dieng

78'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Gillingham has 63 points to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Barrow will stays with 67 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Gillingham will play away with Mansfield Town on the 20th of April with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Mansfield Town (1 draw).

Barrow will play away against Crawley Town on the 16th of April with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Crawley Town (2 draws).

Gillingham – Formation

Gillingham

Jake Turner 25.England

7.3

Max Clark 3.England

7.8

70'

Conor Masterson 4.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Max Ehmer 5.Germany

7.5

Remeao Hutton 24.England

7.5

George Lapslie 7.England

6.4

21'

Jonathan Williams 8.Wales

7.0

Ethan Coleman 18.England

7.0

Connor Mahoney 23.England

8.1

64'

Timothée Dieng 38.France

7.5

78'

Josh Andrews 9.England

8.1

70'

45'

Substitutes

Glenn Morris 1.England

Scott Malone 13.England

6.8

70'

Robbie McKenzie 14.England

6.7

78'

Shadrach Ogie 22.England

Dom Jefferies 11.Wales

6.3

70'

Oliver Hawkins 12.England

7.0

31'

Josh Walker 47.England

6.8

21'

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

The manager Stephen Clemence decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner (7.3), Remeao Hutton (7.5), Max Ehmer (7.5), Conor Masterson (7.5), Max Clark (7.8), Timothée Dieng (7.5), Ethan Coleman (7.0), Connor Mahoney (8.1), George Lapslie (6.4), Jonathan Williams (7.0) and Josh Andrews (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Glenn Morris, Dom Jefferies (6.3), Oliver Hawkins (7.0), Scott Malone (6.8), Robbie McKenzie (6.7), Shadrach Ogie and Josh Walker (6.8).

Gillingham could not rely on the presence of Oliver Hawkins (injured) and Josh Walker (injured).

Substitutions

Gillingham made 5 changes: Josh Walker for Oliver Hawkins (31′), George Lapslie for Josh Walker (21′), Max Clark for Scott Malone (70′), Josh Andrews for Dom Jefferies (70′) and Timothée Dieng for Robbie McKenzie (78′).

Player of the match: Josh Andrews

The player that probably impressed the most for Gillingham was Josh Andrews.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 11 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 15.

Barrow – Formation

Barrow

Paul Farman 1.England

7.1

George Ray 5.Wales

4.1

22'

Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland

7.0

James Chester 17.Wales

6.4

Dean Campbell 4.Scotland

7.0

72'

Elliot Newby 11.England

6.3

Robbie Gotts 15.England

6.4

58'

Sam Foley 16.Republic of Ireland

6.8

Rory Feely 24.Republic of Ireland

6.4

Ben Whitfield 34.England

6.4

Emile Acquah 20.England

6.8

58'

Substitutes

Josh Lillis 12.England

Kian Spence 8.England

7.1

58'

Luca Stephenson 18.England

6.7

72'

Jamie Proctor 9.England

6.8

58'

Dom Telford 19.England

Cole Stockton 23.England

Barrow started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman (7.1), George Ray (4.1), James Chester (6.4), Niall Canavan (7.0), Rory Feely (6.4), Sam Foley (6.8), Dean Campbell (7.0), Robbie Gotts (6.4), Elliot Newby (6.3), Emile Acquah (6.8) and Ben Whitfield (6.4).