Kick-off: 15:00
Venue: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4866
Referee: Haywood, M

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

88 mins

Lewis Alessandra is replaced by Deane Smalley.

74 mins

Stuart Thurgood is being taken off, Delroy Facey has come on in his place.

70 mins

The referee has booked John Nutter.

69 mins

Barry Fuller goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

67 mins

Goal!! Oldham have scored with Craig Davies putting it in the back of the net.

66 mins

Nicky Southall is replaced by Stuart Lewis.

55 mins

Dennis Oli is being taken off, Gary Mulligan has come on in his place.

46 mins

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

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

42 mins

Goal!! Oldham have scored with Chris Taylor putting it in the back of the net.

25 mins

Goal!! Gillingham have scored with Dennis Oli putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

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

Match Report

Gillingham's slide towards the relegation places gathered pace with a defeat against mid-table Oldham.

The Kent side went in front through Dennis Oli, but they had no answer to a battling comeback by Oldham who could have won by a much bigger margin.

Gillingham have won just once in 2008 and their away form is a major concern as they have taken only eight points this season from a possible 45.

Boss Mark Stimson admitted they were in trouble, saying: "I have not mentioned relegation until now but we are in a sticky position and we need to do something."

Oldham made the better start and Chris Taylor tested keeper Simon Royce with a powerful shot in the third minute.

But Gillingham took the lead on 25 minutes as Nicky Southall sent over a cross from the right and Oli touched home from four yards after keeper Mark Crossley was unable to gather.

Oldham struggled to create chances but drew level shortly before half-time when young striker Lewis Alessandra played in Taylor, who reached the ball just before Royce and slipped in his second goal of the season from 12 yards.

There was only one team in it after half-time and Gary McDonald shot just wide before Alessandra was unlucky with a volley on the turn.

Oldham's winner came after 67 minutes when McDonald set up Craig Davies, who took a touch before smashing in from just inside the box to take his tally to 12 goals for the campaign.

Davies wasted a clear chance to increase Oldham's lead before McDonald hit the bar with a piledriver from 25 yards in injury time.

Gillingham were lucky to escape a humiliating defeat, but Oldham's season is on the up and they have not given up hope of a late run towards the play-off places.

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