Newport County Wins Thrilling Match Against Gillingham
Gillingham, Kent – Newport County defeated Gillingham 2-0 in an exciting match at Priestfield Stadium. The visitors dominated the game from the start, scoring two goals in the first half and keeping the hosts at bay.
The first goal came in the 16th minute when M. Baker capitalized on a pass from A. Driscoll-Glennon to open the scoring. The second goal came in the 33rd minute when K. Hudlin finished off a pass from B. Kamwa to make it 2-0.
Gillingham tried to react but failed to create any real danger in front of the Newport County goal. The visitors, in turn, were solid defensively and controlled the game with an effective and precise game.
Statistics:
* Possession: Gillingham 70%, Newport County 30%
* Shots: Gillingham 24 (5 on target, 11 off target), Newport County 4 (3 on target, 0 off target)
* Corners: Gillingham 8, Newport County 0
* Fouls: Gillingham 7, Newport County 13
* Yellow Cards: Gillingham 2, Newport County 2
* Red Cards: Gillingham 0, Newport County 0
Newport County climbs to the top of the League Two table with this victory, while Gillingham remain in the fight for survival.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 21 J. Williams came in and G. Lapslie went out., at minute 62 S. Ogie came in and M. Clark went out., at minute 62 J. Gbode came in and J. Nolan went out., at minute 63 O. Hawkins came in and T. Dieng went out., at minute 75 J. Wakeling came in and C. Masterson went out.
Substitutions newport county: at minute 46 K. Whitmore came in and B. Morris went out., at minute 60 C. Baker-Richardson came in and K. Hudlin went out., at minute 60 K. Evans came in and B. Kamwa went out., at minute 65 C. Antwi came in and J. Miley went out., at minute 81 M. Spellman came in and A. Driscoll-Glennon went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Gillingham
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