Gillingham and Tranmere Draw in a Thrilling Encounter
Gillingham and Tranmere Rovers played out a 2-2 draw in a dramatic encounter at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday. The game was marked by a red card for a Gillingham player and a thrilling finish that saw both sides score goals in the closing stages.
Gillingham started the match brightly and took the lead in the 48th minute when Alex Little scored following an assist from Ryan Hutton. However, Tranmere fought back and were able to level the score in the 61st minute when Ethan Coleman was sent off after receiving his second yellow card.
The game became even more exciting in the final minutes. Gillingham re-took the lead in the 82nd minute with a goal from Jake Clarke, but Tranmere equalised in the 89th minute with another goal from Clarke, this time assisted by a teammate.
Gillingham had 41% of the possession and had 8 shots, 2 of them on target, while Tranmere had 59% of the possession and had 14 shots, 4 of them on target.
The game was full of action from start to finish, with a total of 8 yellow cards and 1 red card. Gillingham ended the match with 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Tranmere received no red cards and only 1 yellow card.
Gillingham and Tranmere faced each other in a thrilling encounter that ended in a draw. The match made it clear that both sides have the potential to be competitive this season.
Substitutions tranmere: at minute 57 H. Saunders came in and O. Patrick went out., at minute 57 L. Norris came in and J. Davison went out., at minute 57 S. Khan came in and L. O’Connor went out., at minute 76 K. Dennis came in and K. Morris went out., at minute 90 Z. Bradshaw came in and J. Turnbull went out.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 66 J. Clarke came in and J. Gbode went out., at minute 66 J. Wakeling came in and J. Nolan went out., at minute 71 M. Wyllie came in and E. Nevitt went out., at minute 82 O. Hawkins came in and G. Lapslie went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gillingham
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