Gillingham (0) 2 Dieng 57 Anderson (o.g.) 62
Doncaster Rovers (2) 2 Ironside 30 Molyneux 37
Attendance: 8,723
Admission: £19
Mileage: 38/7,699
A 55th minute sending off of Doncaster’s goalkeeper Timothee Lo-Tutala eased Gillingham into a recovery that looked unlikely after a first half in which they were outplayed by their playoff seeking opponents.
Gillingham own playoff hopes finally disappeared last weekend, although it has been in the pending tray for some while.
An impressive crowd of over 8,700, boosted with a sell out away allocation of 1,700 who were in the best of spirits as their side dominated the first half and scoring twice. The first came after the half hour when Owen Bailey’s right-sided cross was met with a diving header at the far post from Joe Ironside. Seven minutes later, a short corner routine allowed Luke Molyneux too much time to pick his spot in the top corner.
Gillingham’s were literally handed their way back into the game when a long punt forward from goalkeeper Jake Turner saw Jamie Sterry misplace a header that was going past the advancing Lo-Tutala until the goalkeeper’s instinctive hand ball that saw him shown a red card.
Tim Dieng fired home the resultant free kick past the substitute goalkeeper and when Conor Masterson headed a left sided corner back across the face of goal from the far post, Tom Anderson turned the ball into his own net to set up a big finish for the home side that produced a goal line clearance but it was the Rovers’ fans that we’re celebrating with their point being enough.
Update: On Monday, Stephen Clemence was sacked as Head Coach of Gillingham.
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