Gillingham 0 Walsall 0

Match 25/14/1134 - Saturday, 20th September 2014 - League One

Gillingham (0) 0
Walsall (0) 0
Att. 5,344

Entrance: Season Ticket
Programme: £3.00
Mileage: 52/1,838

Match Report

My 140 words on Twitter following this match suggested that this posting would amount to just three paragraphs. The first would relate that Walsall were poor, the second would say that Gillingham were worse and the final paragraph would simply be the final whistle. A reply told me that I would have been better off going to Longmead where Tonbridge had drawn 3-3 with Hendon. I couldn’t argue AngelJoy’s point.

Every so often, one of these games come along with few redeeming features. Walsall, on the back of a midweek hammering at Rochdale, applied themselves well, passed the ball a whole lot better than their hosts but had no cutting edge whatsoever. Whilst Gillingham could only really point to the clean sheet, with the central defensive pairing once again outstanding, as their positive.

Jermaine McGlashan’s pace continued to be Gillingham’s best outlet, but all too often the final ball was either lacking on his account or there was nobody on the end to convert. Luke Norris, sliding in but failing to make contact, in the 70th minute was a perfect case in point.

In the opening minutes, Kortney Hause twice inadvertently stretched Stephen Bywater with deflections towards his own goal before Ashley Grimes shot weakly to allow Bywater a comfortable save.

Late in the game, James Baxendale wasted an opportunity to win the game when a free header failed to find the target and although that would have been harsh on Gillingham, overall the Saddlers deserved the points more than their hosts.

Little more than three paragraphs, but truth is, I’ve made a silk purse from a sow’s ear.