MORECAMBE. Gillingham defeats Morecambe 1-0 after G. Lapslie scored just 1 goal (76′).
The match was played at the Mazuma Stadium stadium in Morecambe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,611 spectators. The referee was Daniel Middleton with the support of Steve Rushton and Joe Simpson. The 4th official was . The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 88 Attack 103
- 43 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 6
Fouls
- 5 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Morecambe was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Gillingham that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Gillingham was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gillingham won the contest.
Morecambe shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Gillingham shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Morecambe didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Gillingham received 2 yellow cards (George Lapslie and Remeao Hutton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Morecambe stays with 0 points to occupy the 22nd place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Gillingham has 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Morecambe will play away against Doncaster Rovers on the 24th of August with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Doncaster Rovers (1 draw).
Gillingham will play away against Fleetwood Town on the 24th of August with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Fleetwood Town (5 draws).
Morecambe – Formation
Morecambe
90'
Morecambe adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Derek Adams decided to play with the following team: Stuart Moore , Luke Hendrie , Yann Songo’o , Jamie Stott , David Tutonda , Tom White , Callum Jones , Ben Tollitt , H. Macadam , Gwion Edwards and Hallam Hope .
The home team had on the bench: Adam Lewis, Max Taylor, Lee Angol , Jordan Slew , Ross Millen, Lennon Dobson and Harry Burgoyne.
Substitutions
Morecambe made 4 changes: Tom White for Jordan Slew (68′), Ben Tollitt for Lee Angol (80′), David Tutonda for Adam Lewis (90′) and Luke Hendrie for Ross Millen (90′).
Player of the match: Yann Songo’o
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was Yann Songo’o.
His rating is with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Gillingham – Formation
Gillingham
65'
76'Also Gillingham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Bonner played with: Jake Turner , Remeao Hutton , Max Ehmer , Shadrach Ogie , Max Clark , Robbie McKenzie , Armani Little , Jack Nolan , Jonathan Williams , Jayden Clarke and Jacob Wakeling .
These were the players on the bench: Glenn Morris, Oliver Hawkins , Marcus Wyllie, Joseph Gbode , Alex Giles, George Lapslie and Harry Waldock.
Substitutions
Gillingham made 3 changes: Jacob Wakeling for Oliver Hawkins (62′), Jonathan Williams for George Lapslie (62′) and Jack Nolan for Joseph Gbode (81′).
Player of the match: Jake Turner
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gillingham was the goalkeeper: Jake Turner. His rating is 7.85. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bromley – AFC Wimbledon – 2-0
- Carlisle United – Barrow – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Harrogate Town – 3-3
- Bradford City – Salford City – 0-0
- Colchester United – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Chesterfield – 0-5
- Grimsby Town – Cheltenham Town – 3-2
- Morecambe – Gillingham – 0-1
- Newport County – Doncaster Rovers – 3-1
- Port Vale – Tranmere Rovers – 0-0
- Swindon Town – Walsall – 0-4
