Super City Smash The Gills.

Last updated : 21 November 2015 By CNS Staff

Coventry City put in one of their best performances in a first half to go top of the league with a 4-1 win over Gillingham.

The Sky Blues started with Ben Turner in defence, took the lead in the 34th minute when a Gillingham corner was hacked off the line and Jacob Murphy raced away and rounded Nelson to score in front of a crowd of 15,604. 

 

Two minutes later, Murphy won a corner and there was Ben Turner to come in at the back to score and put the Sky Blues 2-0 up and top of the league. 

In the 40th minute, it was three when Murphy broke and again rounded Nelson to slot into the net.

Murphy completed his hat-trick when he raced through and scored a fourth goal with a minute left of the first half. 

Bradley Dack pulled a goal back in the 62nd minute before Gael Bigirimana was sent on. 

The goals dried up City had done the job they set out to do and were top of the league. 

COVENTRY CITY 4-1 GILLINGHAM
City: Charles-Cook, Ricketts, Martin, Turner (Phillips 57) Stokes, Vincelot, Fleck, Murphy (Bigirimana 63) O'Brien (Haynes 80), Kent, Armstrong. Subs: Burge, Lameiras, Fortune, Tudgay. 
 
Gillingham: Nelson, Jackson, Garmston, Egan, Osadebe (Loft 46), Dack, Wright (A.Morris 70),Oshilija, Hessenthaler, McDonald (Dickenson 67), Samuel. Subs: G.Morris, Ehmer, McGlashan, Donnelly.
 
HT CCFC 4-0  GFC
FT CCFC 4-1  GFC
ATT 15 604
Goals Jacob Murphy 34,40,44, Ben Turner 36, Bradley Dack 62
Referee Mark Brown