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Gillingham Snatch Dramatic Late Victory Over Newport County
In an electrifying match held at Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham secured a dramatic victory over Newport County with a final score of 4 to 2. The game, part of League Two’s matchday 27, was filled with emotion from the opening whistle.
Newport County surprised early on, taking the lead in the 4th minute with a goal by M. Spellman, assisted by N. Opoku. However, Gillingham responded strongly, finding the equalizer in the 30th minute with a goal by C. Masterson, assisted by M. Clark.
The second half continued with the same intensity. Newport County regained the lead in the 84th minute with a goal by C. Antwi, thanks to an assist from T. Nyakuhwa, seeming to be heading towards victory.
But football is unpredictable, and Gillingham proved that in stoppage time. A flurry of goals, starting with a penalty converted by A. Little and continuing with goals from G. McCleary in the 90th minute, assisted by M. Clark, sealed an epic comeback. Chaos reigned in the final moments of the match, with multiple yellow cards shown by the referee.
Despite having less possession (44% compared to Gillingham’s 56%), Newport County generated more total shots (21 compared to 19), although they had less accuracy (8 shots on target compared to Gillingham’s 6). Gillingham dominated in the air, earning 4 corners against Newport County’s 5. Discipline was a key factor, with Newport County receiving multiple yellow cards in the final moments.
Substitutions newport county: at minute 55 M. Spellman came in and T. Nyakuhwa went out., at minute 76 L. Jenkins came in and C. Antwi went out., at minute 76 M. Smith came in and C. Brennan went out., at minute 88 L. Shephard came in and J. Thomas went out., at minute 89 N. Opoku came in and J. Crole went out.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 70 J. Smith came in and G. McCleary went out., at minute 86 A. Rowe came in and R. Hutton went out., at minute 87 J. Andrews came in and S. Vokes went out., at minute 90 B. Dack came in and E. Coleman went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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