Gills and U's play out stalemate

23 January 2010 18:29
Gillingham, still looking for their first win of 2010, handed debuts to new signings Rene Howe, Tristan Plummer and Darren Dennehy and started brightest against a Colchester team that had conceded 12 goals in their last two games.[LNB]Top scorer Simeon Jackson went closest for the home team in the fourth minute with the Canadian international's lobbed effort going just wide of the right post.[LNB]After 10 minutes Colchester's Kayode Odejayi just failed to turn in a low cross from right-back Christian Ribeiro before Gills keeper Alan Julian did enough to keep out John-Joe O'Toole's 30-yard snap shot.[LNB]Substitute Luke Rooney almost broke the deadlock for Gillingham after 64 minutes when being played in by Jackson but his drilled left-footed shot was blocked by keeper Ben Williams.[LNB]Instead it was striker Lisbie who almost stole the game with the last chance of the game but he headed Ribeiro's cross against the bar.[LNB][LNB]

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