Reality Bites – Gillingham Report After the cautious optimism of Saturday, we came down to earth with a bump tonight. To do well in this division we basically need 2 extra things;
Maybe Gillingham weren’t really good enough to deserve to win tonight but then neither were we. After a fluky deflection gave them the lead, we largely controlled the game with some promising runs from Richardson on the right, but the only clear chance was when Byfield broke clear and bounced one off the bar. A flurry of excitement before half-time, a desperate goal-mouth scramble from which we nearly scored, followed by a soft goal when Agyemang got to the line and was allowed to cross for Roberts, the only man in the middle, to sweep in from the near post. A good finish, but poor marking. So half-time 2-0 down, Gillingham probably didn’t deserve 2, our score was about right though. Not much change second half, indeed the best 2 early chances both fell to Gillingham, as our central midfield vanished from site. We were reduced to chanting for Deano to come on, who’d have thought that 5 years ago or even three. Joachim missed our best chance after being put through by Ricketts, but it was still a bit of a surprise when we scored a nice goal. Deane linking up the play well in the middle, played wide for Guppy to drill in a low cross that Pugh, now playing centre mid, tapped in. Ten minutes left to salvage something, we never really managed a clear shot, and much of the play was at the other end. Not a pretty game but we better get used to visiting dumps like Gillingham – we could be doing it for a while yet. Scores
Matt |
