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Gillingham Stuns Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium
Bristol, England – In a match held at Memorial Stadium, Gillingham secured a victory against Bristol Rovers in a game where efficiency proved decisive. Despite Bristol Rovers’ overwhelming dominance in possession (70%), Gillingham capitalized on their opportunities to take all three points.
The match began with an intense pace, with Bristol Rovers looking to impose their game. However, it was Gillingham who opened the scoring in the 30th minute thanks to M. Clark, who managed to convert after missing a penalty, in a play where Clark himself recovered the ball to give the assist. The first half also saw yellow cards for J. Andrews of Gillingham and R. Sotiriou of Bristol Rovers.
In the second half, M. Clark once again made his presence felt on the scoreboard for Gillingham in the 54th minute, this time with a goal from open play that extended the lead for his team. Despite Bristol Rovers’ attempts to reduce the deficit and the large number of shots, the Gillingham defense remained solid and organized. The match culminated with several yellow cards for Gillingham players in the final minutes.
Bristol Rovers dominated the statistics with 70% possession and 16 total shots, but only two of them were on target. Gillingham, with a much lower possession, managed to capitalize on their opportunities and take a valuable victory home.
Substitutions bristol rovers: at minute 68 S. Forde came in and L. Thomas went out., at minute 73 J. Cotterill came in and K. Conteh went out., at minute 74 B. Bilongo came in and F. Issaka went out., at minute 82 T. Lockyer came in and J. Sparkes went out., at minute 83 R. Sotiriou came in and O. Dewsbury went out.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 76 J. Andrews came in and S. Ogie went out., at minute 77 N. Khumbeni came in and B. Dack went out., at minute 84 S. Palmer-Houlden came in and G. McCleary went out., at minute 84 E. Nevitt came in and A. Rowe went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bristol Rovers
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