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Gillingham Snatch Victory in a Hard-Fought Match Against Crewe
Gillingham, Kent – In a closely contested match held at Priestfield Stadium under the watchful eye of referee Abigail Byrne, Gillingham managed a narrow victory against Crewe in the fifth round of League Two. The game, characterized by its intensity and numerous fouls, ended with a scoreline favoring the home side thanks to a late goal.
The match, with possession evenly split at 50% for both teams, saw Gillingham generate more offensive threat, with 16 total shots, 5 of which were on target. Crewe, on the other hand, tried to counter with 8 shots, although only 2 managed to trouble the opposing goalkeeper.
The game was interrupted on several occasions by fouls, reflected in the 14 fouls committed by Gillingham and the 18 by Crewe. The referee showed yellow cards to S. Gale and L. Cirino for Gillingham, while R. Hutchinson and M. Demetriou received cautions for Crewe.
The climax came in the 89th minute when S. Gale found the back of the net for Gillingham, securing the three points for his team. The crowd at Priestfield Stadium celebrated enthusiastically the victory in a match that proved to be a real challenge.
Substitutions crewe: at minute 69 C. Agius came in and J. Golding went out., at minute 69 O. Lunt came in and E. Tezgel went out., at minute 84 T. O’Reilly came in and C. Finney went out., at minute 84 C. Thomas came in and L. Moult went out.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 71 B. Dack came in and J. Williams went out., at minute 71 L. Cirino came in and A. Rowe went out., at minute 71 J. Andrews came in and S. Vokes went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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