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Gillingham Defeats Tranmere in Lively Match at Priestfield Stadium
Gillingham, England – In a game played at Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham secured a key victory against Tranmere in matchday 31 of League Two. Despite having only 39% possession, Gillingham proved effective in front of goal.
R. Hale emerged as the hero of the match, opening the scoring in the 25th minute with a great finish after an assist from A. Little. In the second half, Hale once again found the back of the net in the 65th minute, this time assisted by M. Clark, extending the home side’s lead.
Tranmere, with 61% possession and more shots on goal (17 in total), fought to get back into the game. C. Whitaker pulled one back for the visitors in the 78th minute, with an assist from M. Dickov, but it was not enough to change the outcome.
The match, officiated by C. Hicks, was characterized by intensity, with 15 shots from Gillingham and 17 from Tranmere. Gillingham accumulated 8 corners compared to Tranmere’s 6. Ultimately, Gillingham took all three points at home.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 63 B. Dack came in and R. McKenzie went out., at minute 63 S. Vokes came in and J. Andrews went out., at minute 63 G. McCleary came in and S. Gale went out., at minute 80 R. Hale came in and S. Palmer-Houlden went out.
Substitutions tranmere: at minute 72 J. Plant came in and C. Norman went out., at minute 72 Z. Obiero came in and M. Dickov went out., at minute 74 J. Ironside came in and K. Dennis went out., at minute 81 S. Negru came in and J. Lowe went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gillingham
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