Salford City vs Gillingham, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Dom Jefferies (Gillingham).
- 2': Matt Smith (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Offside, Gillingham. Max Ehmer tries a through ball, but Tom Nichols is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Max Ehmer (Gillingham).
- 10': Luke Bolton (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Bolton (Salford City).
- 11': Max Ehmer (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Attempt missed. Elliot Watt (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Louie Barry.
- 14': Foul by Theo Vassell (Salford City).
- 14': Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Tom Nichols (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Hawkins.
- 18': Hand ball by Louie Barry (Salford City).
- 21': Attempt saved. Stephen Mallan (Salford City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Hendry.
- 21': Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Offside, Gillingham. Conor Masterson tries a through ball, but Oliver Hawkins is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Callum Hendry (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Bolton.
- 26': Foul by Tom Nichols (Gillingham).
- 26': Ibou Touray (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Adrian Mariappa (Salford City).
- 28': Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Luke Bolton.
- 31': Attempt saved. Louie Barry (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Jake Turner.
- 33': Elliot Watt (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by George Lapslie (Gillingham).
- 35': Foul by Ibou Touray (Salford City).
- 35': George Lapslie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham).
- 39': Liam Shephard (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robbie McKenzie with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Louie Barry (Salford City).
- 41': George Lapslie (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Max Ehmer (Gillingham).
- 44': Matt Smith (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Stephen Mallan (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Jake Turner.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Louie Barry (Salford City) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hendry with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Salford City 0, Gillingham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Salford City 0, Gillingham 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Dom Jefferies (Gillingham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Nichols.
- 52': Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Theo Vassell.
- 54': Attempt missed. Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left.
- 56': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Ethan Coleman.
- 58': Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Watt.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Callum Hendry (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louie Barry.
- 58': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Mallan with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Robbie McKenzie.
- 61': Foul by David Tutonda (Gillingham).
- 61': Luke Bolton (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': David Tutonda (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Callum Hendry (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Ethan Coleman (Gillingham).
- 67': Attempt missed. Stephen Mallan (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 67': Substitution, Gillingham. Alexander MacDonald replaces Jayden Clarke.
- 67': Substitution, Gillingham. Cheye Alexander replaces Robbie McKenzie.
- 68': Foul by George Lapslie (Gillingham).
- 68': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Alexander MacDonald (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Matt Smith (Salford City).
- 71': Attempt missed. Tom Nichols (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ethan Coleman.
- 72': Foul by George Lapslie (Gillingham).
- 72': Stephen Mallan (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury George Lapslie (Gillingham).
- 73': Substitution, Salford City. Conor McAleny replaces Louie Barry.
- 73': Substitution, Salford City. Matthew Lund replaces Callum Hendry.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Gillingham. Josh Chambers replaces George Lapslie because of an injury.
- 76': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Josh Chambers.
- 77': David Tutonda (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Luke Bolton (Salford City).
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury David Tutonda (Gillingham).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Gillingham. Lewis Page replaces David Tutonda because of an injury.
- 82': Penalty Gillingham. Lewis Page draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Penalty conceded by Liam Shephard (Salford City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Goal! Salford City 0, Gillingham 1. Cheye Alexander (Gillingham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 86': Foul by Josh Chambers (Gillingham).
- 86': Theo Vassell (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Alexander MacDonald (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Stephen Mallan (Salford City).
- 86': Stephen Mallan (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Elliot Watt (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Attempt saved. Conor McAleny (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliot Watt.
- 89': Corner, Salford City. Conceded by Lewis Page.
- 90': Substitution, Salford City. Callum Morton replaces Liam Shephard.
- 90'+1': Foul by Matthew Lund (Salford City).
- 90'+1': Tom Nichols (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Callum Morton (Salford City).
- 90'+2': Lewis Page (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Offside, Gillingham. Lewis Page tries a through ball, but Dom Jefferies is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Salford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ibou Touray with a cross.
- 90'+6': Foul by Tom Nichols (Gillingham).
- 90'+6': Ibou Touray (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Salford City 0, Gillingham 1.
- 90'+7': Matthew Lund (Salford City) is shown the yellow card.
- 0': Match ends, Salford City 0, Gillingham 1.
Game Information
Venue: Peninsula Stadium
Location: Salford, England
Attendance: 3,519
EFL League Two Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 23 | +14 | 45 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 23 | +11 | 43 |
| 3 | Walsall | 23 | +11 | 43 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | +19 | 40 |
Line-Ups
Salford City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Alex Cairns (GK) |
| 15 | Adrian Mariappa |
| 42 | Theo Vassell |
| 3 | Ibou Touray |
| 32 | Liam Shephard |
| 9 | Callum Hendry |
| 6 | Elliot Watt |
| 14 | Stephen Mallan |
| 17 | Matt Smith |
| 20 | Louie Barry |
| 24 | Luke Bolton |
Gillingham (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jake Turner (GK) |
| 23 | Conor Masterson |
| 5 | Max Ehmer |
| 18 | Ethan Coleman |
| 3 | David Tutonda |
| 14 | Robbie Mckenzie |
| 17 | Jayden Clarke |
| 16 | Dom Jefferies |
| 49 | George Lapslie |
| 20 | Tom Nichols |
| 28 | Oliver Hawkins |
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