Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham: A game with pace but few opportunities
Fleetwood Town and Gillingham faced off at Highbury Stadium in a match that, despite numerous substitutions and yellow cards, offered few scoring chances. The home side dominated possession with 66%, but both teams struggled to create real danger.
Yellow cards were a constant throughout the encounter. Fleetwood Town received two cautions, the first for M. Helm in the 11th minute and the second for H. Holgate in the 80th minute. Gillingham also saw two yellow cards, one for A. Little in the 29th minute, another for M. Ehmer in the 38th minute and finally one for A. Rowe in the 90th minute.
Goal-scoring opportunities were scarce. Fleetwood Town had 15 shots, of which only 3 were on target, while Gillingham managed just 5 shots with 1 on target. Despite the greater possession and numerous substitutions, Fleetwood Town failed to convert their dominance into goals.
The final result was a goalless draw, leaving both teams with one point in the standings.
Substitutions fleetwood town: at minute 16 J. Bolton came in and Z. Medley went out., at minute 60 R. Broom came in and M. Helm went out., at minute 60 A. Odubeko came in and T. Lonergan went out., at minute 73 M. Virtue-Thick came in and E. Bonds went out., at minute 75 P. Patterson came in and M. Hunt went out.
Substitutions gillingham: at minute 59 J. Gbode came in and J. Wakeling went out., at minute 60 A. Rowe came in and J. Nolan went out., at minute 68 G. Lapslie came in and T. Dieng went out., at minute 81 J. Williams came in and J. Clarke went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fleetwood Town
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