News in English:
Gillingham Secures Thrilling Victory Against Chesterfield
Gillingham, Kent – In a vibrant match played at Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham secured a key victory over Chesterfield in the fourth round of League Two. Despite dominating possession with 72%, Chesterfield couldn’t translate their ball control into a win.
Gillingham opened the scoring with a penalty goal by A. Little in the 28th minute. Little himself scored another penalty at the start of the second half, in the 50th minute. However, Chesterfield responded quickly, with A. Dobra scoring in the 53rd minute, assisted by W. Grigg. Chesterfield’s joy was short-lived, as L. Cirino extended Gillingham’s lead in the 56th minute, after an assist from G. Morris. In the final minutes of the match, M. Wyllie sealed the victory for Gillingham in the 90th minute, assisted by N. Khumbeni.
The match was intense, with several yellow cards shown to both teams. J. Andrews, L. Cirino, E. Coleman, and E. Nevitt received cautions for Gillingham, while V. Daley-Campbell was cautioned for Chesterfield. Despite the difference in possession (72% for Chesterfield versus 28% for Gillingham), Gillingham proved to be more effective in front of goal, with 6 shots on target compared to their opponent’s 3. Referee Craig Hicks had a busy night at Priestfield Stadium.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 68 L. Cirino came in and A. Rowe went out., at minute 81 J. Andrews came in and S. Vokes went out., at minute 81 E. Nevitt came in and M. Wyllie went out., at minute 87 J. Williams came in and B. Dack went out., at minute 87 A. Little came in and N. Khumbeni went out.
Substitutions chesterfield: at minute 69 W. Grigg came in and L. Bonis went out., at minute 70 V. Daley-Campbell came in and L. Mandeville went out., at minute 70 T. Naylor came in and J. Fleck went out., at minute 77 R. Darcy came in and D. Duffy went out., at minute 88 L. Gordon came in and A. Lewis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gillingham
class=”wg_loader”>
