Shrewsbury Town (0) 2 Angol 59 Norburn 89
Gillingham (1) 2 Hanlon 17 Eaves 90+3
Attendance: 5,695
Admission: £15 Senior
Programme: £3
Mileage: 448/2,568
A late, very late, strike from Tom Eaves brought Gillingham a welcome point and, whilst not banishing it at least diminished from the memory our last visit to Shrewsbury, a 7-1 defeat.
The game started late after the linesman discovered a hole in the net of the goal behind which we were seated and suffered further delays with lengthy injuries to Gillingham goalkeeper, Tomas Holy and defender Gabriel Zakuani. The second half was also delayed as Holy slowly emerged from the tunnel with his head swathed in a heavy bandage. Given the quality of the game, one began to despair at ever getting out of the place.
Brandon Hanlon managed to give the small travelling support something to cheer when he bundled the ball home after the Shrewsbury goalkeeper, Joel Coleman failed to hold Max Ehmer's initial effort. But, in truth, the quality of the first half was woeful from both sides.
Shrewsbury put the pressure on at the start of the second half, constantly attacking down Gills’ left flank, and that’s where a deserved equaliser came from after 59 minutes. Ollie Norburn’s cross found its way to Angol who spun and curled the ball beyond Holy from inside the box.
Shrewsbury thought they had won it when Norburn turned home a cross from substitute Alex Gilliead on 87 minutes but moments later the Gills levelled, when Eaves shrugged off a defender and fired home low past the keeper.
Through locked gates, a peep at Newcastle Town
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