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Shrewsbury Town Secures Convincing Home Victory Over Gillingham
Shrewsbury, England – In a match played at The Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury Town secured a convincing victory over Gillingham with a final score of 4 to 3. Despite having only 31% of the ball possession, Shrewsbury demonstrated great effectiveness in front of goal.
The match began with an aggressive Shrewsbury, who took the lead in the 11th minute thanks to a goal by G. Lloyd, assisted by A. Scully. The lead was extended in the 22nd minute with a goal from L. Hoole, assisted by W. Boyle. An own goal by S. Stubbs in the 37th minute gave Gillingham hope, but G. Lloyd scored again for Shrewsbury just before halftime, with another assist from A. Scully, making it 3 to 1.
In the second half, Gillingham tried to react, and R. McKenzie scored from a penalty in the 66th minute. However, Shrewsbury managed to maintain composure. In the final minutes, E. Nevitt scored for Gillingham in the 86th minute, assisted by G. McCleary, but it was not enough to overturn the score.
Shrewsbury capitalized on their chances, showing greater accuracy, while Gillingham, despite their greater ball possession and a higher number of corners (8 against 1), could not transform their dominance into goals. The match was also marked by intensity, with several yellow cards shown to both teams.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 27 S. Vokes came in and J. Andrews went out., at minute 60 J. Williams came in and N. Khumbeni went out., at minute 60 M. Clark came in and L. Cirino went out., at minute 82 S. Palmer-Houlden came in and E. Nevitt went out.
Substitutions shrewsbury: at minute 74 I. Kabia came in and J. Marquis went out., at minute 74 A. Scully came in and C. Aneke went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shrewsbury
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