Match Report
Brackley Town (21st, 42 pts) visited Gateshead (18th, 50 pts) with 8 points between them. Gateshead ranked 14th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Per game in the league, Gateshead were scoring 1.17 and conceding 1.96, Brackley Town 0.87 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Gateshead entered with 14 losses in a row. Level finishes had become the habit for Brackley Town: four in a row. From the last five rounds, Gateshead held 0 points of 15 and Brackley Town 7.
Gateshead International Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,800. On the scoreboard, Brackley Town led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Gateshead: Mark Beck (79') · Brackley Town: Kian Harratt (28'), Zak Brown (17')
Key stats
Possession: Gateshead 53% · Brackley Town 47% · Total shots: 20-14 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 8-7