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That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
Goal!! Rotherham have scored with Martin Butler putting it in the back of the net.
Deon Burton is being taken off, Jon Otsemobor has come on in his place.
Gillingham are replacing Danny Jackman with Andy Hessenthaler.
Alan Pouton is being taken off, Steve Hislop has come on in his place.
Goal!! Deon Burton scores for Rotherham.
Michael Flynn is booked for unsporting behaviour.
John Mullin is booked for unsporting behaviour.
Chris Hope is replaced by Paul Shields.
The referee has booked Phil Gilchrist.
Goal!! Paul McLaren scores for Rotherham.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.
Half time whistle is blown by A D'Urso
Alan Pouton is booked for dissent.
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
Rotherham hit three goals in an electrifying second half after power problems threatened this game. A generator failed leaving the ground with no power but minutes before the start a replacement ensured the match went ahead Gillingham keeper Jason Brown was his side's hero as he kept Rotherham at bay with a handful of impressive stops. But then in an impressive second-half display Paul McLaren put the home side ahead, with Deon Burton and Martin Butler adding goals late on. Early on Butler did well to set up leading scorer Burton but Brown saved his first-time shot. Butler controlled well in the area in the 25th minute and sparked a snapshot from Lee Williamson and Brown made another sharp save. Burton spun and fired a 25-yard effort wide after a clever move involving John Mullin and Butler. And when Butler cut in from the left Brown dropped to hang on to the low shot. Matthew Jarvis went close for Gillingham and ex-Rotherham striker Darren Byfield almost embarrassed his old side when he beat Shaun Barker and David Worrell, but hit his shot wide. Danny Jackman came close giving Gillingham a first-half lead but glanced his header wide. It took Rotherham 54 seconds of the second half before they turned their dominance into a goal. A slick link-up between McLaren and Williamson produced an opening and McLaren found space and steered his shot past Brown. But Brown was the hero again as the home side looked set to stretch their advantage. First he held a Williamson effort under the bar and then dived to turn a stinging drive round from Williamson. Burton produced an emphatic finish in the 80th minute after Butler burst clear down the left and Butler claimed the last goal in the dying seconds.
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