Salford City, Gillingham Draw in Defensive League Two Opener

SALFORD, England (Interstat) — Salford City and Gillingham opened their League Two seasons with a scoreless draw Saturday at The Peninsula Stadium. The match defied a pregame projection from Interstat, which gave Salford City an 83 percent probability to win and forecast a 1-1 result. The stalemate left both clubs with identical records of one draw in league play and across all competitions this season. The game’s few notable performances came from substitutes, with Ronan Hale and Nelson Khumbeni each recording a key defensive action for their sides. Khumbeni, Hale and Salford defender Adebola Oluwo all received yellow cards in the second half of the defensive contest.