Gillingham and Stevenage Draw in Thrilling Match with Seven Goals in Penalty Shootout
Gillingham and Stevenage played out a thrilling encounter in the EFL Trophy, which ended in a 7-7 draw after an epic penalty shootout.
Gillingham took the lead in the 26th minute through J. Andrews, but Stevenage leveled in the 68th minute through D. Kemp.
The match went to extra time and, after a tense finish, the game was decided in a penalty shootout. Both teams scored seven goals each, but T. Simpson’s final penalty for Stevenage went wide.
Gillingham had more possession (51%), while Stevenage was more effective in attack with six shots (three on target), although both teams had a similar number of fouls committed (Gillingham: 7; Stevenage: 5).
The match was played at Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire, under the stewardship of referee S. Simpson.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 46 M. Wyllie came in and J. Andrews went out., at minute 46 M. Ehmer came in and R. Hutton went out., at minute 86 S. Sargent came in and J. Gbode went out.
Substitutions stevenage: at minute 57 D. Kemp came in and R. Doherty went out., at minute 58 K. Aboh came in and J. Young went out., at minute 58 T. Simpson came in and A. Pressley went out., at minute 85 L. Brown came in and E. List went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stevenage
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