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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Priestfield Stadium
  • Attendance: 4956
  • Referee: Joslin, P

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

89 mins

Nicky Maynard is replaced by Joe Anyinsah.

86 mins

Dean Morgan is being taken off, Ryan Lowe has come on in his place.

81 mins

Gillingham are replacing Gary Mulligan with Simeon Jackson.

76 mins

Goal!! Dean Morgan scores for Crewe.

64 mins

Mark Bentley is replaced by Dennis Oli.

64 mins

Delroy Facey is being taken off, Leroy Griffiths has come on in his place.

57 mins

It's red. He's off. Kevin Maher has been sent off.

50 mins

Goal!! Crewe have scored with Nicky Maynard putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Joslin

9 mins

Goal!! Tom Pope scores for Crewe.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Crewe Alexandra gave themselves a vital boost in their battle to beat the drop with a rousing win against fellow strugglers Gillingham.

Tom Pope grabbed an early opener when the Gills were caught napping before Nicky Maynard wrapped up the points shortly into the second half.

Gillingham had Kevin Maher dismissed in the 58th minute for a dangerous tackle on Kenny Lunt before Dean Morgan added a third for Crewe.

The Gills now sit four points above the relegation zone, albeit with a game in hand over Steve Holland's men, but looked doomed to the drop on this evidence.

The visitors sounded a warning in the eighth minute with a Gary Roberts shot that flashed across the face of the Gillingham goal.

And a minute later the Railwaymen were celebrating after keeper Ben Williams scuffed a clearance straight to Morgan who found Maynard with a defence-splitting pass that the striker coolly lifted over Simon Royce into the net.

Gillingham failed to lift themselves, appearing clueless in attack, and on 37 minutes Maynard clipped the ball just past the far post from Michael O'Connor's pass.

Moments later Maynard struck the outside of the post from a difficult angle after beating Royce to Lunt's pass.

Gillingham came out with renewed vigour after the break and Adam Miller was unlucky to see his fierce shot cannon back off Williams' far post.

But just two minutes later, Crewe managed to break free through Roberts who found Maynard with a cross-cum-shot that the recalled striker crashed home from inside the six-yard box.

Any hopes of a Gillingham comeback were extinguished with Maher's dismissal just before the hour mark for a lunge on Lunt.

Skipper Andrew Crofts did go close to reducing the deficit with a close-range header on 67 minutes that brought a fantastic save out of Williams but, as the home side pushed forward, Tom Pope found Morgan with a precise throughball and the burly forward held off his marker before beating Royce with a low finish.

Gillingham Team

Crewe Alexandra Team

Gillingham

Crewe Alexandra

Corners

4 8

Fouls

11 10

Goal attempts

18 14

Shots off target

11 3

Offsides

2 1

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