Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe: result and report
League Two · Saturday 16 September 2023
Result
Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe
League Two · Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1
Gillingham 2-1 Morecambe: match report
Gillingham defeated Morecambe 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 16 September 2023. The half-time score was 2-1.
George Lapslie opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Gillingham's goals came from George Lapslie (9') and Connor Mahoney (23'). Morecambe scored through Michael Mellon (11').
Discipline: Gillingham received 2 yellow cards; Morecambe received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Gillingham were 2nd on 15 points from 7 and Morecambe 14th on 10 points from 6. Gillingham went on to finish that season 12th with 64 points, and Morecambe 15th with 61.
Gillingham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Morecambe in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Coleman of Gillingham (8.4), ahead of Connor Mahoney (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Gillingham wins, 4 draws and 1 for Morecambe.
Going into the match Gillingham's last five read W-L-L-W-W and Morecambe's W-L-W-D-L.
Key events
- 9'Goal · George Lapslie
- 11'Goal · Michael Mellon
- 23'Goal · Connor Mahoney
- 36'Yellow card · Jonathan Williams
- 39'Yellow card · Michael Mellon
- 52'Yellow card · James Connolly
- 59'Yellow card · Shaun Williams
- 75'Yellow card · Donald Love
- 76'Second yellow · Michael Mellon
- 90+3'Yellow card · David Tutonda
Head-to-head
Team news
Gillingham line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jake Turner, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, Shadrach Ogie, Scott Malone, Ethan Coleman, Shaun Williams, Jonathan Williams, George Lapslie, Connor Mahoney, Macauley Bonne
Morecambe line-up (4-2-3-1)
Stuart Moore, Donald Love, James Connolly, Jacob Bedeau, Joel Senior, Yann Songo'o, Eli King, Tom Bloxham, JJ McKiernan, Jordan Slew, Michael Mellon