Another Surrey Shrimper
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Early difference - Gillingham were looking to shoot and willing to shoot. We stood off in an attempt to contain them - it didn't work. Parker's goal brought that home - not in a particular dangerous area but given bags of space and with a well hit shot from distance we were losing.
We were shooting too but were merely winning corners off defenders not testing the keeper.
Decent chance on 30 mins with McGlashan's speed getting him through on the keeper but with defenders snapping at his heels and the keeper rushing out the shot went wide.
Robinson a few minutes later had a chance but it was hit and hope because he had no other options and lacked conviction.
I was just thinking that Elvis is the perfect storm of enthusiasm, vision and inexperience. Then with a deft challenge he took the ball off Parker's toes and left him embarrassed on the floor. A turn a sprint and a skip and Elvis covered two thirds of the pitch - putting Yearwood through, a cross to McLaughlin in space and it was 1-1.
And more than that it injected a bit of self belief into the team for a while. Parker was well aware of this and cynically sliced Elvis down first chance he got resulting in calls for a red and boos for the rest of the game.
Bit of rain before half time and I appreciate being undercover for the first time ever at this ground and these home end seats have near MK Dons level of padding.
15 minutes into the 2nd half, a bit of McGlashan action and little else before they had a free kick just outside the box - palmed onto the crossbar and they announced Parker put it in the net but reported online as an Elvis clearance going in off Ferdinand, either way - 2-1
Cox coming on injected a bit of energy when and creating a bit of space after Leonard had won a free kick gave Robinson a chance but it was lashed right at the keeper. A couple of minutes later Cox and McLaughlin with a mix of speed and skill found McGlashan but again straight at the keeper.
The game was pretty scrappy after that. Cox and McLaughlin working well together showing the difference with most of the rest of the team - plenty of hope but as expected with lots of changes, not gelling.
The defence I felt looked ok until late on with two Ferdinand slips, and then he moved to play in front of the midfield it seemed, till it became obvious he was no longer playing and was just there to get in the way.
10 additional minutes - no one wants that! Not that it was unentertaining but 10 extra minutes is too generous for my taste.
A dubious offside against Robinson when through, and a mini ruck between Oxley and one of their forwards and then we are all done.
1,549 total in there, 135 away fans of which 1 came by train it seems.
We were shooting too but were merely winning corners off defenders not testing the keeper.
Decent chance on 30 mins with McGlashan's speed getting him through on the keeper but with defenders snapping at his heels and the keeper rushing out the shot went wide.
Robinson a few minutes later had a chance but it was hit and hope because he had no other options and lacked conviction.
I was just thinking that Elvis is the perfect storm of enthusiasm, vision and inexperience. Then with a deft challenge he took the ball off Parker's toes and left him embarrassed on the floor. A turn a sprint and a skip and Elvis covered two thirds of the pitch - putting Yearwood through, a cross to McLaughlin in space and it was 1-1.
And more than that it injected a bit of self belief into the team for a while. Parker was well aware of this and cynically sliced Elvis down first chance he got resulting in calls for a red and boos for the rest of the game.
Bit of rain before half time and I appreciate being undercover for the first time ever at this ground and these home end seats have near MK Dons level of padding.
15 minutes into the 2nd half, a bit of McGlashan action and little else before they had a free kick just outside the box - palmed onto the crossbar and they announced Parker put it in the net but reported online as an Elvis clearance going in off Ferdinand, either way - 2-1
Cox coming on injected a bit of energy when and creating a bit of space after Leonard had won a free kick gave Robinson a chance but it was lashed right at the keeper. A couple of minutes later Cox and McLaughlin with a mix of speed and skill found McGlashan but again straight at the keeper.
The game was pretty scrappy after that. Cox and McLaughlin working well together showing the difference with most of the rest of the team - plenty of hope but as expected with lots of changes, not gelling.
The defence I felt looked ok until late on with two Ferdinand slips, and then he moved to play in front of the midfield it seemed, till it became obvious he was no longer playing and was just there to get in the way.
10 additional minutes - no one wants that! Not that it was unentertaining but 10 extra minutes is too generous for my taste.
A dubious offside against Robinson when through, and a mini ruck between Oxley and one of their forwards and then we are all done.
1,549 total in there, 135 away fans of which 1 came by train it seems.