English
Chesterfield Secures Home Win Against Gillingham
Chesterfield, England – In a tightly contested match at the SMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield edged out Gillingham in a League Two clash, securing a victory. The lone goal of the match came early on, in the 16th minute, courtesy of a well-executed play finished by S. Curtis with an assist from S. Swinkels.
Despite Gillingham maintaining a slight advantage in possession with 53% compared to Chesterfield’s 47%, the home side was more incisive in attack, registering 19 total shots, of which 5 were on target, compared to Gillingham’s 14 shots with only 2 on target. The match was intense, with several yellow cards shown to the visiting team. O. Beckles (23′), R. Hutton (31′) and E. Coleman (88′) were booked for Gillingham, reflecting the intensity of the encounter. Chesterfield, although committing fewer fouls (5 compared to Gillingham’s 16), managed to control the game enough to maintain the lead and secure all three points at home.
Substitutions chesterfield: at minute 60 D. Markanday came in and T. Naylor went out., at minute 60 L. Mandeville came in and D. Duffy went out., at minute 60 A. Dobra came in and J. Berry-McNally went out., at minute 78 W. Grigg came in and F. Ladapo went out.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 66 R. Hutton came in and G. McCleary went out., at minute 66 J. Andrews came in and S. Vokes went out., at minute 81 A. Little came in and C. Antwi went out., at minute 86 B. Dack came in and E. Coleman went out., at minute 86 R. McKenzie came in and S. Palmer-Houlden went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chesterfield
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