English
Thrilling Victory for Milton Keynes Dons at Home Against Gillingham
Milton Keynes, England – In a match full of emotions and twists, Milton Keynes Dons secured a home victory against Gillingham with a score of 3 to 2. The encounter, corresponding to matchday 11 of League Two, provided vibrant moments for the fans present at Stadium MK.
Milton Keynes Dons opened the scoring early, in the 6th minute, thanks to an own goal by S. Gale. Despite having less possession of the ball (47% against Gillingham’s 53%), the home side managed to capitalize on their opportunities. Gillingham saw A. Smith receive a yellow card in the 34th minute.
In the second half, N. Mendez-Laing extended the lead for the Dons in the 57th minute, assisted by L. Kelly. Gillingham, however, did not give up and sought a comeback, but before that they received two consecutive yellow cards for R. Hutton and J. Andrews in the 60th and 63rd minute respectively. Milton Keynes Dons also received a yellow card for L. Maguire in the 63rd minute. C. Paterson scored the third goal for Milton Keynes Dons in the 69th minute.
Gillingham managed to reduce the deficit with a goal from S. Palmer-Houlden in the 76th minute, and in added time, J. Williams scored in the 90th minute, assisted by S. Gale, making the score 3 to 2. The match concluded with a yellow card for J. Leko of Milton Keynes Dons in the 90th minute.
Despite the final effort from Gillingham, who had 12 total shots (3 on target), Milton Keynes Dons managed to maintain the lead and take the three points thanks to their 13 shots (4 on target). The match was intense, with a total of 19 fouls committed by Milton Keynes Dons and 10 by Gillingham.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 65 E. Nevitt came in and S. Palmer-Houlden went out., at minute 65 J. Andrews came in and S. Vokes went out., at minute 76 S. Ogie came in and M. Clark went out., at minute 76 A. Rowe came in and L. Cirino went out.
Substitutions milton keynes dons: at minute 83 L. Kelly came in and D. Crowley went out., at minute 83 W. Collar came in and K. Thompson-Sommers went out., at minute 87 N. Mendez-Laing came in and J. Leko went out., at minute 87 L. Maguire came in and N. Thompson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Milton Keynes Dons
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