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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Priestfield Stadium
  • Attendance: 4402
  • Referee: Williamson, I

Live Commentary

90 mins

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

88 mins

Leroy Griffiths is booked for unsporting behaviour.

85 mins

Mark Bentley is booked for unsporting behaviour.

72 mins

Oldham are replacing Gary McDonald with Deane Smalley.

71 mins

Luis Cumbers is replaced by Leroy Griffiths.

57 mins

Craig Davies is booked for unsporting behaviour.

54 mins

Chris Taylor is booked for unsporting behaviour.

52 mins

Neal Trotman is replaced by Kelvin Lomax.

46 mins

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

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by I Williamson

38 mins

It's red. He's off. Simon Royce has been sent off.

38 mins

Gillingham are replacing Andrew Crofts with Derek Stillie.

35 mins

Jean-Paul Kalala goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

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

Match Report

Oldham were forced to settle for a share of the spoils after ten-man Gillingham held them to a goalless draw.

The home side were forced to play the entire second half a man down after goalkeeper Simon Royce saw red for a deliberate handball shortly before half-time.

Gillingham handed a first start to teenage striker Luis Cumbers and it was he who fashioned the first chance of the night on 16 minutes when he fired over from the edge of the area after good work by Adam Miller.

The game soon descended into a series of mis-placed passes and disjointed play, but Craig Davies threatened to wake the supporters on the half-hour with a thunderous 35-yard drive that crashed back off Royce's post.

The game finally came to life when, in the 38th minute, Royce charged out of his area to meet Neal Eardley's through ball but only succeeded in blocking Davies' shot with his arm leaving referee Iain Williamson with little option but to dish out a red card.

Skipper Andrew Crofts was the man sacrificed for replacement keeper Derek Stillie and the substitute could only watch as Eardley curled the resulting free-kick onto the crossbar and over.

Davies wasted a glorious chance to edge the Latics ahead after the break when he blazed over from ten yards, while at the other end Gillingham had strong claims for a penalty after Stefan Stam clumsily challenged Cumbers just inside the area.

As the second half progressed, Oldham slowly began to make their numerical advantage tell with Lee Hughes beginning to pose problems with his movement and trickery.

The former West Brom man forced Stillie into a smart stop from close range on 80 minutes and then provided a perfect cross that Davies could only glance onto the post.

It was not to be Davies' night as, with only a minute remaining, he blazed Jean-Paul Kalala's cross over from barely three yards out as the Gills held on for the first goalless draw at Priestfield since October 2005.

Gillingham Team

Oldham Athletic Team

Gillingham

Oldham Athletic

Corners

5 2

Fouls

15 16

Goal attempts

4 16

Shots off target

3 9

Offsides

1 7

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