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FOM BLOG: GILLINGHAM 1-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC - 2021 / 2022 SEASON

My Thoughts On Gillingham V Charlton Athletic 2021 / 2022 - Mini Blog Match Report

I had arrived outside Priestfield Stadium at 18.20PM For Gillingham V Charlton Athletic, I knew that Charlton Athletic were going to bring a large away following with them, and with such a large police presence at Gillingham Train Station, This match was very much the case of arrive very early and leave very late to ensure that you are not caught up in a unsavoury incident, And also, arriving early means you have allocated additional time for the queue’s to get inside the ground, because there is going to be a higher then usual attendance for Gillingham V Charlton Athletic compared to Gillingham V Morecambe.

Eventually Gillingham’s Team News Was Announced On Twitter, And Gillingham Lined Up As Follows……. Jamie Cumming, Rhys Bennett, Max Ehmer, Jack Tucker, Robbie McKenzie, Daniel Adshead, Kyle Dempsey, Alex MacDonald, Olly Lee, Charlie Kelman, Vadaine Oliver Substitutes: Aaron Chapman (GK), David Tutonda, Bailey Akehurst, Ben Reeves, Danny Lloyd, Gerald Sithole and John Akinde - Looking at the starting line up, It looks like Gillingham will line up with a 4-4-2 diamond midfield formation with Olly Lee playing in the attacking midfielder role behind Vadaine Oliver and Charlie Kelman, John Akinde wasn’t on the substitutes bench for Gillingham V MK Dons, But John Akinde had recovered in time to be named on the bench for this match, Interesting to see Bailey Akehurst named on the bench when Gillingham had sent Bailey Akehurst out on loan to Cray Wanderers - I didn’t think Gillingham could name loaned out players on the bench for league games ???

Charlton Athletic’s starting line up had Conor Washington, Elliot Lee, Jason Pearce, Corey Blackett-Taylor, and Craig MacGillivray, Whilst Sean Clare and Jayden Stockley were named on the bench, Charlton Athletic have got so much depth and quality in there match-day squad that eventually Nigel Adkins will get Charlton Athletic heading in the right direction up The League One Table, However, If that doesn’t happen soon, Then Nigel Adkins could be sacked and Charlton Athletic will be looking to appoint another manager, who will be given the task of getting Charlton Athletic promoted into The Championship.

Both teams were then out on to the pitch ready for kick off, as the atmosphere raises in volume inside Priestfield Stadium, Charlton Athletic are kicking towards The Rainham End In The First Half, And Gillingham are kicking towards The Brian Moore Stand, meaning that both teams will be kicking towards the ends there supporters are situated in, for the second half, Hopefully, Gillingham can pick up three vital points against Charlton Athletic and slowly start to move up The League One Table - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!

FIRST HALF:

Two Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic manage to win themselves a corner kick, and from the resulting corner kick, Charlton Athletic had the chance to open the scoring, Elliott Lee whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross which Rhys Bennett manages to header partially clear and away from danger, and Adam Matthews manages to get to the loose ball first and Adam Matthews headers the ball out-wide to Elliott Lee, And Elliott Lee takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball inside centrally to Ben Watson on the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Ben Watson passes the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews passes the ball back to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross first time and Rhys Bennett headers the ball clear and away from goal, and Albie Morgan takes a touch to control the ball before firing his effort well clear of Gillingham’s Crossbar from twenty five yards out.

Six Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic create another decent goal-scoring opportunity, Jack Tucker takes far too long in possession of the ball and Elliott Lee times his interception to perfection and Josh Davison passes the ball forwards towards Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor runs forwards in possession of the ball, And Corey Blackett-Taylor continue’s his run forwards inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area before pulling the ball back across the face of goal, thankfully, Corey Blackett-Taylor’s pass was a bit behind Conor Washington, And Rhys Bennett could pass the ball back to Jamie Cumming, And Jamie Cumming could kick the ball long down-field, however, the chance was still there for Charlton Athletic, Because Ben Purrington headers the ball out-wide to Albie Morgan, And Albie Morgan takes a touch to control the ball before managing to pick out Josh Davison with a cross-field cross pass, And Josh Davison takes a touch to control the ball before working his way inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Josh Davison is double marked by Robbie McKenzie and Alex MacDonald, So Josh Davison passes the ball back towards Elliott Lee on the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Elliott Lee takes a touch to control the ball, before hitting a low tame effort towards goal which was comfortable for Jamie Cumming to gather with ease.

Eight Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic are looking to make the breakthrough, Josh Davison has possession of the ball down The Gordon Road Stand Side Of The Pitch In Charlton Athletic’s Final Third, And Josh Davison threads the ball down the line towards Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor just has the pace to beat Robbie McKenzie to get to this loose ball first, And Corey Blackett-Taylor cuts inside before using his pace to try and go around the outside and Corey Blackett-Taylor see’s his cross deflect off Jack Tucker and Robbie McKenzie headers the ball away from goal, and Olly Lee wins the next aerial challenge up against Adam Matthews, And Albie Morgan is on to the loose ball, And Albie Morgan passes the ball square to Josh Davison, And Josh Davison takes two touches in possession of the ball before whipping in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Jamie Cumming was able to gather the ball with ease - But Charlton Athletic are on top at the moment though.

Twelve Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham had a rare attacking opportunity to try and cause Charlton Athletic some problems defensively, Gillingham had a throw on down The Medway Stand Side Of The Pitch, And From The Resulting Throw On, Rhys Bennett throws the ball short to Daniel Adshead, And Daniel Adshead passes the ball back out-wide to Rhys Bennett, And Rhys Bennett passes the ball back towards Jamie Cumming, And Jamie Cumming takes a touch to control the ball and kick the ball long down-field, and although Vadaine Oliver won the aerial challenge to try and header the ball on towards Charlie Kelman, Vadaine Oliver’s Header had too much pace on the ball, and the ball run through to Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray, And From Here, Craig MacGillivray rolls the ball short to Jason Pearce, who takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball back to Craig MacGillivray, And Craig MacGillivray clips the ball out-wide to Ben Purrington, And Ben Purrington passes the ball inside centrally to Conor Washington, And Conor Washington evades the attempted challenge from Kyle Dempsey before threading the ball out-wide to Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor takes a touch to control the ball before Corey Blackett-Taylor uses his pace to take on Robbie McKenzie and run towards the byline, And Corey Blackett-Taylor’s cross across the face of goal is just a little bit behind Conor Washington, And Conor Washington’s volleyed effort towards goal goes wide and off target when Elliott Lee was perhaps in a better position to try and open the scoring - But once again, Corey Blackett-Taylor is constantly causing Gillingham problems defensively with his pace.

Fourteen Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic should have opened the scoring, Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray rolls the ball short to Ben Purrington, And Ben Purrington plays a one / two with Albie Morgan before taking another touch to control the ball, And Ben Purrington threads the ball down the line towards Sam Lavelle, And Sam Lavelle has the pace to take on Max Ehmer before taking a few touches in possession of the ball, And Sam Lavelle’s pass inside to Ben Purrington is momentarily intercepted by Rhys Bennett, But Sam Lavelle has possession of the ball by the byline, And Sam Lavelle clips the ball across the face of goal, and Corey Blackett-Taylor has headed the ball wide from goal from close range - And that was a great opportunity for Charlton Athletic to open the scoring.

So I don’t think it comes to anyone’s surprise to see Charlton Athletic open the scoring after seventeen minutes, Charlton Athletic have a throw on down The Medway Stand / Brain Moore Stand Side Of The Pitch In There Own Final Third, And From The Resulting Throw On, Ben Purrington throws the ball long down the line and Rhys Bennett wins the initial aerial challenge and Conor Washington is on to the second ball, And Conor Washington losses out to Kyle Dempsey, And Kyle Dempsey spins and looks to pass the ball through to Charlie Kelman, But Ben Purrington times his challenge to perfection and Ben Purrington and Albie Morgan between the two of them manage to intercept the ball and Albie Morgan passes the ball short inside to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson passes the ball back to Jason Pearce, And Jason Pearce kicks the ball long down-field down towards the halfway line and Corey Blackett-Taylor chests the ball past Jack Tucker and is now running through on goal, And Corey Blackett-Taylor is one on one with Robbie McKenzie, And Corey Blackett-Taylor passes the ball across Gillingham’s Penalty Area Towards Elliott Lee, And Elliott Lee’s first time effort towards goal takes a slight deflection off Jack Tucker, and that deflection off Jack Tucker takes Elliott Lee’s shot towards goal beyond Jamie Cumming, And Charlton Athletic have taken a deserved lead - GILLINGHAM 0-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC.

Could Jamie Cumming have done more to prevent Elliott Lee from opening the scoring, possibly, But that goal has been coming for sometime now and it has been all Charlton Athletic for the opening seventeen minutes of this match, And Gillingham have taken the lead against MK Dons and Burton Albion and this time, Gillingham have got to battle back from a goal down to try and get something out of this match, and that something is looking very unlikely, given what we have seen from Gillingham so far, Because our performance against Charlton Athletic has been disappointing.

Twenty One Minutes Into The Match, I thought Elliott Lee was going to be penalised for a push into the back on Daniel Adshead, But The Linesman Down The Rainham End / Gordon Road Stand Side Of The Pitch had pointed for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, There is no disputing the fact that Daniel Adshead got the final touch on the ball, But I thought Elliott Lee should have been penalised for a foul, and from the resulting corner kick, Elliott Lee’s cross hits the side netting and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick - Did Elliott Lee go for goal from that resulting corner kick ??? - I think Elliott Lee was more likely to try and pick out a team-mate at the near post and Elliott Lee’s cross has hit into the side netting.

Twenty Six Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic should have gone 2-0 up, Charlton Athletic have a free kick down The Gordon Road Stand Side Of The Pitch, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Elliott Lee plays a one / two with Adam Matthews, And Elliott Lee plays the ball back to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson plays a first time squared pass out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews passes the ball down the line towards Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor passes the ball back to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews plays the ball back inside to Corey Blackett-Taylor on the halfway line, And Corey Blackett-Taylor manages to retain possession of the ball despite being closely marked by Daniel Adshead, And Corey Blackett-Taylor passes the ball back to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson threads a through-pass through to Josh Davison, And Josh Davison manages to retain possession of the ball and run into a more central position on the pitch, And Josh Davison passes the ball back towards Albie Morgan on the halfway line, And Albie Morgan takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball square to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson passes the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews manages to pass the ball inside centrally to Conor Washington, who losses and then regains possession from Daniel Adshead, And Conor Washington regaining possession of the ball see’s the ball ricochet into Corey Blackett-Taylor’s Path, And Corey Blackett-Taylor takes one touch to set himself and another touch to fire a low shot towards goal which flashes low and wide of the far left post and Jamie Cumming had dived low to ensure that he had the far post covered.

Thirty Minutes Into The Match, And Robbie McKenzie’s shot towards goal was blocked and although Jack Tucker kicks the ball up into the air to prevent Josh Davison from getting on to the loose ball, Elliott Lee gets the ball under control with a fantastic first touch, And Elliott Lee threads a quality through-ball through to Conor Washington, And Conor Washington is one on one with Jamie Cumming as Conor Washington is running through on goal, And Conor Washington see’s his shot towards goal brilliantly blocked by Jack Tucker and the ball ricochets into Jamie Cumming’s Grasp, And perhaps Conor Washington took too long in possession of the ball before getting a shot off on target - BUT THAT WAS A FANTASTIC BLOCK FROM JACK TUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!

Thirty Two Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham had a half chance to try and find the equaliser, Max Ehmer has possession of the ball in Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch, And Max Ehmer kicks the ball long down-field and Vadaine Oliver wins the initial aerial challenge to header the ball back towards Charlie Kelman, And Charlie Kelman chests the ball under control, works his way into a shooting position, And Charlie Kelman see’s his driven effort towards goal blocked by Ben Watson and the ball ricochets out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, And From The Resulting Throw On, Rhys Bennett throws the ball short to Daniel Adshead, And Daniel Adshead gets the ball under control before passing the ball forwards towards Olly Lee, And Olly Lee passes the ball back to Daniel Adshead, who takes a touch to control the ball before whipping in a high and hanging cross and Vadaine Oliver competed for the high ball with Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray, And although Craig MacGillivray had dropped the ball, Vadaine Oliver was penalised for a foul and Charlton Athletic were awarded a free kick.

Thirty Six Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic have the chance to double the lead, Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray kicks the ball long down-field and Josh Davison headers the ball on towards Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor is intercepted by Jack Tucker and Josh Davison intercepts the ball from Daniel Adshead, And Jack Tucker’s pass down the line is intercepted by Ben Watson, And Ben Watson passes the ball down the line towards Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews kicks the ball long down-field, and Elliott Lee is through on goal inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Elliott Lee’s shot towards goal is blocked by Max Ehmer and the ball deflects out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, And from the resulting corner kick, Charlton Athletic had the chance to double there lead, Albie Morgan whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Adam Matthews looping header clears Gillingham’s Crossbar by some considerable distance - But Charlton Athletic look more likely to extend the score-line to 2-0, then Gillingham equalising for 1-1 at this moment in time.

Thirty Seven Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic were awarded a throw on when Elliott Lee had pushed Daniel Adshead down to the deck, and from the resulting throw on, Charlton Athletic created another decent goal-scoring opportunity, Adam Matthews throws the ball to Elliott Lee inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Elliott Lee takes a touch to control the ball before passing the ball square to Josh Davison, who manages to retain possession of the ball and Josh Davison’s shot on the turn is blocked by Robbie McKenzie and Albie Morgan see’s his driven effort towards goal blocked by Robbie McKenzie, and the ball ricochets off Kyle Dempsey and Josh Davison is on to the second ball, And Josh Davison spins and tries to flick the ball through to Corey Blackett-Taylor, Burt Jamie Cumming was able to gather the loose ball and Gillingham survive.

And right at the end of the first half, Gillingham create a half chance to try and find an equaliser before half time, Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray kicks the ball long down-field and Rhys Bennett chests the ball under control before kicking the ball high towards Vadaine Oliver, And Vadaine Oliver manages to knock the ball on towards Charlie Kelman, And Charlie Kelman is challenged by Sam Lavelle and Ben Watson kicks the ball clear and away from goal at the expense of conceding a throw on, and after one additional minute of added time, Referee Keith Stroud blows his whistle for half time, and the half time score-line at Priestfield Stadium Is Gillingham 0-1 Charlton Athletic.

HALF TIME: GILLINGHAM 0-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

Trying to get any internet reception inside Priestfield Stadium on a match-day is impossible, Which is one of the reasons why I have been unable to upload my thoughts on Gillingham’s first half performance at half time, And if we’re trying to take any positives from the first half, Then Gillingham only losing 1-0 has to be considered the main positive because Charlton Athletic have had chances to extend the score-line further in there favour, particularly Conor Washington’s one on one effort on goal which was brilliantly blocked by Jack Tucker and Corey Blackett-Taylor heading the ball wide from close range, Elliott Lee’s goal for Charlton Athletic was coming given how well Charlton Athletic had started this match.

Rhys Bennett at Right Back and Robbie McKenzie at Left Back with Gillingham lining up with a 4-4-2 diamond midfield isn’t working, Rhys Bennett and Robbie McKenzie are not natural full backs, But I am disappointing that Alex MacDonald, Olly Lee and Kyle Dempsey have not gotten closer to Vadaine Oliver, Because Vadaine Oliver is constantly winning the first aerial challenge, but no-one in A Gillingham Shirt is there to get the second ball.

With Charlton Athletic currently winning at half time and if this score-line was to remain the same at full time, then Charlton Athletic will leap-frog Gillingham In The League One Table and Gillingham will drop into The League One Relegation Zone, Obviously, something will have to change in the second half to prevent that from happening, and hopefully, we will see Gillingham respond and try and get something out of this match, a draw would be a decent result considering how poor Gillingham were in the first half, but a win would be excellent and precisely what Gillingham need as well - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!

SECOND HALF:

Right at the start of the second half, Steve Evans makes a double substitution with Gerald Sithole and Danny Lloyd both coming on to replace Charlie Kelman and Daniel Adshead, It’s unfortunate to see Charlie Kelman substituted early for the second successive home game, But Gillingham had to make changes now, because Gillingham are lucky that the score-line is still only 1-0 to Charlton Athletic and Gillingham needed to make the changes at half time - Charlton Athletic also made a substitution at half time with Jonathan Leko coming on to replace Conor Washington.

And the first noteworthy moment of the second half almost see’s Gillingham create the first goal-scoring opportunity, Jamie Cumming has possession of the ball for Gillingham, And Jamie Cumming kicks the ball long down-field and Vadaine Oliver wins the first aerial challenge to header the ball on towards Danny Lloyd and Ben Purrington headers the ball back towards Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray, But Danny Lloyd almost nipped in there to intercept the ball, And From Here, Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray rolls the ball short to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews passes the ball forwards towards Ben Watson, And Ben Watson passes the ball back to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews kicks the ball long down-field towards Elliott Lee and Jack Tucker wins the initial aerial challenge and Max Ehmer kicks the ball partially away from goal and Albie Morgan is on to the loose ball, and Olly Lee times his challenge to perfection on The Charlton Athletic Midfielder and Alex MacDonald is on to the loose ball and lays the ball off to Kyle Dempsey, And Kyle Dempsey takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Danny Lloyd, And Danny Lloyd is fouled by Ben Purrington and Gillingham have been awarded a free kick - Danny Lloyd has already made an impact since coming on as a second half substitute.

And from the resulting free kick, Gillingham had big appeals for a penalty waved away, Danny Lloyd whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Josh Davison has inadvertently headed the ball down towards Gerald Sithole, And Gerald Sithole’s first time volleyed effort towards goal is blocked by Ben Watson and there were huge appeals for a penalty from quite a few Gillingham Players - especially from Max Ehmer who was booked for his protests - Gerald Sithole tried to play a pass through to Danny Lloyd and Adam Matthews had cleared the ball out of play for A Gillingham Throw On Down The Gordon Road Stand Side Of The Pitch, And regarding the penalty decision and whether it was or wasn’t a penalty, Ben Watson has his arms in a unnatural position and I think the saving grace for Charlton Athletic was the lack of distance between Gerald Sithole and Ben Watson, But I have seen penalties awarded for handball even with the lack of distance between two players.

And from the resulting throw on, Gillingham came close to equalising, Robbie McKenzie hurls in a long dangerous throw and Jason Pearce headers the ball clear towards the edge of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, And Kyle Dempsey Headers the ball out-wide to Robbie McKenzie, who takes a touch to control the ball, And Robbie McKenzie whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the near post, and Max Ehmer headers the ball across towards the far post and Vadaine Oliver’s first time effort towards goal from an acute angle crashes into the side netting - AND THAT WAS THE CHANCE FOR GILLINGHAM TO SCORE THE EQUALISER!!!!!!!

Fifty Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham created another decent goal-scoring opportunity, Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray has possession of the ball for Charlton Athletic, And Craig MacGillivray rolls the ball short to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson passes the ball square to Jason Pearce, And Jason Pearce kicks a diagonal cross-field cross towards Josh Davison and neither Josh Davison nor Jack Tucker can win the aerial challenge and the ball bounces through to Robbie McKenzie, And Robbie McKenzie’s first class clearance runs through to Ben Watson, who passes the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews plays a one / two with Ben Watson before passing the ball back towards Sam Lavelle, And Sam Lavelle passes the ball short to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson passes the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews passes the ball back to Sam Lavelle, And Sam Lavelle kicks the ball long down-field and Max Ehmer headers the ball back into Charlton Athletic’s Half Of The Pitch, And Ben Watson wins the initial fifty / fifty challenge, And although Alex MacDonald prevents Corey Blackett-Taylor from getting to the loose ball, Alex MacDonald’s pass goes straight towards Ben Watson, And Ben Watson tries to pick out Josh Davison with a threaded through-ball, But Jack Tucker times his challenge to perfection and Olly Lee plays a first time pass forwards towards Gerald Sithole, And Gerald Sithole unfortunately passes the ball towards Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor see’s his threaded through-ball through to Josh Davison ricochet back to Robbie McKenzie, And Robbie McKenzie passes the ball inside to Kyle Dempsey, And Kyle Dempsey runs forwards in possession of the ball before playing a one / two with Rhys Bennett down the right side of the pitch, And Kyle Dempsey continue’s his run down the right side of the pitch, and Kyle Dempsey whips in a fantastic in-swinging cross, and Jason Pearce headers the ball partially clear and away from goal and Alex MacDonald gets the ball under control before seeing his driven effort towards goal take a big deflection off Adam Matthews, and Craig MacGillivray prevents the ball from going out of play for A Gillingham Corner Kick.

Fifty Two Minutes Into The Match, And Ben Watson is penalised for a late challenge on Vadaine Oliver, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Gillingham had the chance to equalise, Danny Lloyd whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Rhys Bennett’s looping header was comfortably saved by Craig MacGillivray, And from here, Craig MacGillivray kicks the ball long down-field and the ball bounces all the way through to Jamie Cumming, And Jamie Cumming throws the ball out-wide to Danny Lloyd, And Danny Lloyd evades the sliding challenge from Josh Davison before continuing his run down the left side of the pitch, And Danny Lloyd carries on running forwards in possession of the ball before whipping in a dangerous low cross across the face of goal and Craig MacGillivray had done just about enough to parry the ball away from goal and parry the ball away from Vadaine Oliver, who would have surely been in for a simple tap in - AND THAT WAS THE CHANCE FOR GILLINGHAM TO EQUALISE!!!!!!!!!

Fifty Four Minutes Into The Match, And Danny Lloyd see’s his cross charged down by Adam Matthews at the expense of conceding a corner kick, and it is from the resulting corner kick that Gillingham were able to score the equaliser, Kyle Dempsey passes the ball short to Danny Lloyd, who pretends to whip in a cross and that tricked Elliott Lee as Danny Lloyd plays the ball through to Kyle Dempsey instead, And Kyle Dempsey takes a touch to control the ball before whipping a curling shot towards goal which cannons off the far post and the ball ricochets off Ben Purrington into the back of the net, and although Ben Purrington is very unfortunate that the ball ricochets off the post and back on to him for Gillingham’s Equaliser, You have got to say that given how well Gillingham have started the second half, that this goal has been coming and that Gillingham deserved there equaliser - GILLINGHAM 1-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC.

Fantastic celebrations inside Priestfield Stadium for Gillingham’s Equaliser, and you have got to say that Danny Lloyd has made a very impressive contribution since coming on as a substitute for the start of the second half, And just like how Gillingham perhaps regretted not going 2-0 up against Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium, Charlton Athletic are perhaps regretting the fact that they did not extend the lead further in there own favour in the first half.

But In The Sixty Second Minute Of The Match, Charlton Athletic should have re-taken the lead, Gillingham have a throw on in the far corner of The Gordon Road Stand / Brian Moore Stand, and from the resulting throw on, Rhys Bennett hurls the ball long down the line and Albie Morgan headers the ball inside to Josh Davison, who cannot get the ball under control and Jack Tucker kicks the ball long down-field, and Jason Pearce headers the ball back into Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch and Alex MacDonald cannot get the ball under control and this allows Elliott Lee to nip in there and run forwards in possession of the ball towards Gillingham’s Goal, And Elliott Lee continue’s his run forwards towards the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Elliott Lee passes the ball out-wide to Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor gets the ball under control before taking on Robbie McKenzie, And Corey Blackett-Taylor fires in a dangerous low cross and Albie Morgan cannot get on to the low cross towards the near post, but the ball runs all the way through to Josh Davison at the far post, And Josh Davison’s first time effort towards goal was somehow turned around the post by Jamie Cumming, Who has made a magnificent save to prevent Charlton Athletic from scoring a certain goal which would have seen Charlton Athletic re-take the lead - WHAT A FANTASTIC SAVE THAT WAS FROM JAMIE CUMMING!!!!!!! - And from the resulting corner kick, Charlton Athletic had the opportunity to re-take the lead again, Elliott Lee whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Sam Lavelle’s first time volleyed effort towards goal from close range is brilliantly saved by Jamie Cumming, and Alex MacDonald boots the ball clear and away from danger - another excellent save from Jamie Cumming.

A Minute Later, And Charlton Athletic had another chance to re-take the lead, Ben Watson times his sliding challenge to perfection on Vadaine Oliver and Elliott Lee passes the ball forwards towards Jonathan Leko on the halfway line, And Jonathan Leko goes on a driving run forwards in possession of the ball for Charlton Athletic, And Jonathan Leko takes on Olly Lee and Rhys Bennett and Jonathan Leko continue’s his run forwards inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Max Ehmer manages to kick the ball against Jonathan Leko and win a goal-kick for Gillingham as Charlton Athletic are just starting to dominate this passage of play after Gillingham’s encouraging start to the second half.

Seventy Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic were looking to re-take the lead, Ben Watson has possession of the ball for Charlton Athletic In Charlton Athletic’s Half Of The Pitch, And Ben Watson plays a one / two with Albie Morgan before taking a few touches in possession of the ball, And Ben Watson threads a through-ball through to Jonathan Leko roughly twenty five yards from goal, And Jonathan Leko quickly shifts the ball on to his right foot to go past Jack Tucker, And Jonathan Leko’s low shot towards goal was saved by Jamie Cumming, all be it, with some difficulty.

Seventy Two Minutes Into The Match, And Elliott Lee is penalised for a foul on Alex MacDonald, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick, and from the resulting free kick, Alex MacDonald quickly passed the ball out-wide to Danny Lloyd, And Danny Lloyd takes a touch to control the ball before working his way into a crossing position, And Danny Lloyd whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Gerald Sithole was unable to header the ball on target and Craig MacGillivray was able to gather the ball with ease, David Tutonda then had to come on and replace Rhys Bennett, As Rhys Bennett had to be substituted because of injury, And Gillingham have used all three of there substitutes, And Charlton Athletic make there second substitution of the match with Alex Gilbey coming on to replace Elliott Lee.

Seventy Six Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham were so close to taking the lead, Jamie Cumming has possession of the ball for Gillingham, And Jamie Cumming passes the ball short to Max Ehmer, And Max Ehmer passes the ball forwards short to Alex MacDonald, And Alex MacDonald kicks the ball long down-field, and Danny Lloyd wins the aerial challenge to header the ball down towards Vadaine Oliver, But Sam Lavelle headers the ball away from Vadaine Oliver, But Gerald Sithole is on to the loose ball, And Gerald Sithole passes the ball first time through to Danny Lloyd inside Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, And Danny Lloyd’s first time shot towards goal crashes against the far post with Craig MacGillivray well and truly beaten, And I, like so many Gillingham Supporters Inside Priestfield Stadium thought that Danny Lloyd had given Gillingham the lead with that effort on goal - DANNY LLOYD WAS SO UNLUCKY NOT TO SCORE FOR 2-1 TO THE GILLS WITH THAT GOAL-SCORING OPPORTUNITY!!!!!!!!!

Seventy Seven Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic had a chance to re-take the lead, Sam Lavelle kicks the ball long down-field for the visitor’s and Max Ehmer wins the initial aerial challenge and Alex Gilbey gets to the loose ball first and plays a short pass square out-wide to Corey Blackett-Taylor, And Corey Blackett-Taylor runs inside into a more central position on the pitch, evades the attempted challenge from Kyle Dempsey, And Corey Blackett-Taylor has fired an ambitious effort towards goal which fails to hit the target by some considerable distance, But that was a chance for Charlton Athletic to try and find the winning goal though.

And speaking about trying to find the winning goal, Charlton Athletic are certainly going for the winner with there third and final substitute as Jayden Stockley comes on to replace Josh Davison, Jayden Stockley on the bench shows the level of depth that Charlton Athletic have got in there first team squad in comparison to Gillingham, And In The Eighty Seventh Minute Of The Match, David Tutonda times his challenge to perfection on Adam Matthews to kick the ball into touch at the expense of conceding a throw on, and from the resulting throw on, Adam Matthews throws the ball back to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson passes the ball inside towards Albie Morgan, And Albie Morgan takes a touch to control the ball before looking to try and pick out Jayden Stockley with a high and hanging cross, And Jamie Cumming was able to gather the ball with ease, and from here, Jamie Cumming rolls the ball short to Kyle Dempsey, And Kyle Dempsey runs forwards in possession of the ball before being challenged by Albie Morgan, And Albie Morgan takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball square to Jonathan Leko, And Jonathan Leko is challenged by David Tutonda, And David Tutonda passes the ball forwards towards Danny Lloyd, And Danny Lloyd runs forwards in possession of the ball, waits for support, And Danny Lloyd passes the ball through to David Tutonda on the over-lap, And David Tutonda whips in a low dangerous cross and Sam Lavelle slips and Sam Lavelle can only divert the ball into Gerald Sithole’s Path, And Gerald Sithole retains possession of the ball before passing the ball back towards Alex MacDonald, And Alex MacDonald takes a touch to control the ball before hitting a shot towards the back of The Rainham End From Twenty Five Yards Out From Goal.

Ninety Minutes Into The Match, And Robbie McKenzie times his sliding challenge to perfection on Jonathan Leko at the expense of knocking the ball out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Charlton Athletic could have won the match late on, Albie Morgan whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the near post and Jayden Stockley headers the ball over the crossbar from close range, and the ball goes out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick - Max Ehmer may have done just enough to put Jayden Stockley off.

Alex MacDonald had volleyed an effort towards goal wide of target in stoppage time, But just as we get to the closing stages of the match, Gillingham win themselves a free kick when Jack Tucker is fouled by Corey Blackett-Taylor, and from the resulting free kick, Jamie Cumming kicks the ball long down-field and Sam Lavelle wins the initial aerial challenge and Danny Lloyd does brilliantly to retain possession of the ball down The Medway Stand / Rainham End Side Of The Pitch, And Danny Lloyd’s cross takes a big deflection off Sam Lavelle and Ben Watson headers the ball out of play for A Gillingham Corner Kick, And there is a massive roar inside Priestfield Stadium, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Olly Lee whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far post and Jason Pearce headers the ball wide and away from goal, and that was the final noteworthy moment of the match, And Referee Keith Stroud blows his whistle for full time.

FULL TIME: GILLINGHAM 1-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

CLOSING THOUGHTS

Given how Gillingham were fortunate to go in at half time at Priestfield Stadium only losing 1-0 to Charlton Athletic, If someone said to me that Gillingham would draw 1-1 at full time, I would have taken that result, But Danny Lloyd was so close to ensuring that Gillingham picked up all three points against Charlton Athletic when Danny Lloyd’s effort on goal crashed against the far post and stayed out, But it also has to be noted that Jamie Cumming made two outstanding saves to prevent Josh Davison and Sam Lavelle from scoring for Charlton Athletic, and that save from Jamie Cumming to prevent Josh Davison from scoring what looked liked a certain goal was an outstanding save.

Credit must go to Steve Evans for making the double substitution at Half Time, Because Danny Lloyd and Gerald Sithole both coming on and the switch to The 4-2-3-1 Formation saw Gillingham put in a much better performance in the second half, And Danny Lloyd made an outstanding contribution coming on as a second half substitute, and Danny Lloyd was so unlucky not to score as well, But Rhys Bennett being substituted because of injury just highlights Gillingham’s lack of depth in the first team squad, Because Ryan Jackson, Daniel Phillips and Mustapha Carayol are all unavailable for selection because of injury, and although Stuart O’Keefe is back available for selection again after serving a one match suspension, It only takes a few injuries and Gillingham are down to the bare bones in the first team squad.

Before Gillingham played against MK Dons and Charlton Athletic, I was hoping that Gillingham could pick up back to back league wins and six points out of six would have seen Gillingham move in the right direction, one out of six puts Gillingham in a position where The Gills need to pick up at least four points out of six in our next two away games against Oxford United and Cambridge United, And Gillingham have got a dreadful record away against Oxford United as well.

For Charlton Athletic, Corey Blackett-Taylor just caused Gillingham so many problems defensively throughout the entire match and I wished that Gillingham had two or three players like Corey Blackett-Taylor, players who have the pace to go past players and Gillingham do have played with that ability in Danny Lloyd and Mustapha Carayol, But Gillingham can do with a few more players in the first team squad who have the pace to go past a player with considerable ease.

Oxford United Away is next for Gillingham at The Kassam Stadium, And hopefully, Gillingham can build on this point against Charlton Athletic, And Gillingham can pick up all three points against Oxford United at the weekend, Because that’s what Gillingham need to do now, Gillingham need to go on a run of matches where The Gills are consistently picking up points, and hopefully, Gillingham can pick up three valuable points at The Kassam Stadium - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!

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FOM BLOG: GILLINGHAM 1-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

FOM BLOG: My Thoughts On Gillingham 1-1 Charlton Athletic

If this was any other season where Gillingham had not played a competitive league fixture the week before Gillingham’s Home League Match Against Charlton Athletic At Priestfield Stadium, then the enthusiasm for this fixture would be more eagerly anticipated, because Gillingham have had a rare Saturday Afternoon off and there would be more excitement and more news coverage for this fixture, and I would have thought that Gillingham V Charlton Athletic On A Saturday Afternoon would have got a expected 8,000 - 9,000 attendance inside Priestfield Stadium, and the atmosphere would be much louder for this league game say compared to Gillingham V Rochdale for example, However, all league and cup matches this season have been played behind closed doors, and we have to make do with watching Gillingham V Charlton Athletic On I Follow.

Gillingham V Charlton Athletic is also the first competitive fixture of The 2020 / 2021 Season where Championship, League One And League Two Clubs can make five substitutes in a game, And I had actually asked Steve Evans this question in The Q & A The Previous Sunday, and this was my question,,,, There's been a lot of talk from Klopp and Guardiola regarding increasing the number of substitutes from three to five, just so that football clubs can cope with the demands of a congested season. Do you think increasing the number of subs to five for this season is a good idea ? - Steve Evans was against five substitutes being implemented into the lower league’s prior to The Championship, League One and League Two all voting to increase the maximum number of substitutes from three to five, and it will be interesting to see how the five substitutes are going to be implemented for this home league game against Charlton Athletic.

As for my own thoughts on increasing the number of substitutes to five, I think with the congested league season, the number of injuries players are picking up with a condensed football season, It makes sense to increase the number of substitutes in what can only be described as exceptional circumstances that The 2020 / 2021 Season is being played in, However, Five Substitutes should not be implemented for The 2021 / 2022 Season, But I do think that there can be a sensible comprise to improve on three substitutes without seeing bigger clubs with more depth in there squad replacing five quality players with five quality players, One of those options is for teams to have five substitutes, But the fourth and fifth substitutes have to be players who have come through that football clubs academy, And another alternative is this, You can still make three substitutes as per usual, however, If your Goalkeeper is injured or sent off, then bringing on your substitute Goalkeeper doesn’t count towards your maximum three substitute limit, so therefore, your team can only make four substitutes if something unfortunate were to happen to your Goalkeeper.

Eventually, Gillingham’s Team News Appeared On Twitter, And Gillingham Lined Up As Follows………… Jack Bonham (GK), Ryan Jackson, Jack Tucker, Zech Medley, Connor Ogilvie, Robbie McKenzie, Scott Robertson, Kyle Dempsey, Jordan Graham, Dominic Samuel, Vadaine Oliver Substitutes Joe Walsh (GK), Christian Maghoma, Josh Eccles, Henry Woods, Matty Willock, Trae Coyle and John Akinde - It was great to see Scott Robertson back in the starting line up after his long spell on the sidelines because of injury, However, Loanee’s Declan Drysdale and Tom O’Connor were not in the match-day squad, Tom O’Connor had played for The Republic Of Ireland U21’s, so he was perhaps rested for The AFC Wimbledon Game, But Declan Drysdale not being named in the squad was certainly a surprise, And despite scoring against Arsenal’s U21’s In The Football League Trophy, Trae Coyle has to make do with his place among the substitutes bench.

I uploaded the following status update on to Twitter, whilst making sure I Follow was working properly,,,, Gillingham play against Charlton Athletic In League One This Afternoon, With Gillingham looking to extend there recent unbeaten run against A Charlton Athletic Side who are in exceptional form, Hopefully Gills can pick up all three points and start to move up The League One Table, Whilst BBC Radio Kent’s Twitter had uploaded a photo of the team-sheet, The 1PM Kick Off Inside Priestfield Stadium makes sense with no supporters inside the stadium, as we save on the financial costs of using the floodlights, It’s just a real shame that supporters of both Gillingham and Charlton Athletic could not be inside Priestfield Stadium, Because the attendance would be very high, and the atmosphere inside the ground would be superb as well.

Both teams were out on to the pitch ready for kick off, With Gillingham kicking towards The Brian Moore Stand In The First Half, And Charlton Athletic kicking towards The Rainham End, Hopefully, Gillingham can build on the wins against Crewe Alexandra and Woking, and although we lost against Arsenal’s U21’s On A Penalty Shoot-Out, The Draw meant that Gillingham progressed into the knock-out stages of The Football League Trophy, So it be great for Gillingham to build on recent results by winning against Charlton Athletic - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!

FIRST HALF:

And right from the very start of the match, Charlton Athletic were looking to make the breakthrough as Marcus Maddison passes the ball backwards towards Darren Pratley, who takes a touch to control the ball before kicking the ball long down the right side of the pitch - Gillingham’s Left - And Omar Bogle wins the aerial challenge up against Connor Ogilvie and Zech Medley headers the ball forwards for Gillingham and Connor Ogilvie wins the second aerial challenge, But Albi Morgan knocks the ball inside centrally towards Andrew Shinnie on the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Andrew Shinnie tries to pick out Conor Washington with a clipped pass over the top inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, But Zech Medley manages to header the ball towards Ryan Jackson inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Ryan Jackson has smashed the ball clear at the expense of conceding a throw on - Anywhere will do as far as Gillingham are concerned, And as far as how the back four are lining up for Gillingham, RB Ryan Jackson, RCB Jack Tucker, LCB Zech Medley And LB Connor Ogilvie - Zech Medley has played at Left Back For Gillingham recently, But he has been moved centrally alongside Jack Tucker in the heart of Gillingham’s Defence.

Two Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham had the chance to open the scoring, Dominic Samuel manages to retain possession of the ball in Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch before passing the ball back to Jack Bonham, who takes a touch to control the ball before kicking the ball out-wide down the right side of the pitch - Charlton Athletic’s Left - And Ryan Jackson wins the initial aerial challenge and Ben Watson wins the second aerial challenge up against Kyle Dempsey, But Ben Watson has inadvertently diverted the ball into Jordan Graham’s Path In Charlton Athletic’s Defensive Final Third, And Jordan Graham works his way down the line before cutting back on to his left foot, And Jordan Graham whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross, and Dominic Samuel’s first timed controlled volleyed effort towards goal goes across the face of goal and wide of the far right post - AND THAT WAS THE CHANCE FOR GILLINGHAM TO OPEN THE SCORING!!!!!!!

The next passage of play see’s Ryan Jackson kick a long ball down the line towards Vadaine Oliver right in the corner of The Brian Moore Stand / Medway Stand Side Of The Pitch, And Vadaine Oliver manages to keep the ball in play before being disposed by Darren Pratley, Because there are no supporters inside Priestfield Stadium, You can clearly hear Steve Evans appealing for a foul, But I don’t think Vadaine Oliver was fouled in my opinion and play continue’s, And In The Third Minute Of The Match, Charlton Athletic almost opened the scoring, Zech Medley passes the ball back towards Jack Bonham, And Jack Bonham’s first time clearance goes straight towards Andrew Shinnie, Who’s first time effort towards goal only just goes wide of the far left post and Andrew Shinnie almost managed to pick out the top left corner of the net with that effort on goal, and Jack Bonham can breath a huge sigh of relief, Because had Charlton Athletic opened the scoring with that effort on goal from Andrew Shinnie, then you would have to put that goal down to a goalkeeping error from Jack Bonham.

After that huge let off with Andrew Shinnie not scoring for Charlton Athletic, Gillingham were looking to cause Charlton Athletic a few problems defensively, Jack Bonham kicks the ball long down-field and Dominic Samuel chests the ball into Scott Robertson’s Path, And Scott Robertson passes the ball out-wide to Ryan Jackson, who gets the ball under control before passing the ball out-wide to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham plays a return pass through to Ryan Jackson through by the byline, And Ryan Jackson is being closely marked by Andrew Shinnie, And Ryan Jackson twist and turns and skips past Andrew Shinnie’s attempted challenge and Ryan Jackson is running through on goal by the byline inside Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, And Ryan Jackson see’s his dangerous in-swinging cross headed partially clear and away from danger by Darren Pratley, And the loose ball runs through to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham uses his pace to take on Ian Maatsen, And Jordan Graham is forced out-wide by The Charlton Athletic Defender, And Jordan Graham still manages to fire in a low dangerous cross and Darren Pratley just about manages to get a crucial touch on to the ball to deflect the ball out-side of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, and the visitor’s survive - With Charlton Athletic having to make do with a makeshift central defensive partnership of Chris Gunter and Darren Pratley, Gillingham can take advantage of no recognised natural centre back in the heart of Charlton Athletic’s Defence.

Seven Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham win the first corner kick of the game as Jordan Graham’s Cross right in the far corner of The Brian Moore Stand / Medway Stand Side Of The Pitch is charged down by Ian Maatsen, and from the resulting corner kick, Gillingham almost opened the scoring, Scott Robertson whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the near post and Connor Ogilvie can only header the ball over the crossbar from close range, however, Ben Amos came rushing off his goal-line to try and punch the ball clear and if Connor Ogilvie’s header was on target then Gillingham would have opened the scoring - And that was a golden goal-scoring opportunity for The Gills as well.

Nine Minutes Into The Match, And Kyle Dempsey is harshly penalised for a foul on Andrew Shinnie and Charlton Athletic have been awarded a very soft free kick in my opinion, And from here, Charlton Athletic were looking to open the scoring, Andrew Shinnie clips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Robbie McKenzie headers the ball partially clear and away from goal and Albi Morgan gets the ball under control before whipping in a dangerous in-swinging cross / shot and Albi Morgan’s dangerous in-swinging cross / shot flashes just wide of the far right post, Jack Bonham had dived at full stretch across his goal to make sure that Albi Morgan’s cross / shot doesn’t creep into the bottom right corner of the net, And Jack Tucker had done just about enough to prevent Omar Bogle from getting on the end of that cross and the ball has gone out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick.

And In The Twelfth Minute Of The Match, Charlton Athletic were awarded a free kick, And I have to say that free kick decision was poor because I thought Robbie McKenzie had done exceptionally well to intercept the ball from Marcus Maddison, And Referee Robert Lewis has awarded Charlton Athletic a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, And from the resulting free kick, Charlton Athletic almost opened the scoring, Marcus Maddison has gone for goal from thirty yards out with a curling free kick which went up and under over the wall and Jack Bonham gets the faintest of touches on to the ball to tip the ball on to the top of the crossbar and the ball has gone out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick - BUT MARCUS MADDISON WAS VERY CLOSE TO OPENING THE SCORING FOR CHARLTON ATHLETIC THERE WITH THAT FREE KICK!!!!!!! - And from the resulting corner kick, Marcus Maddison has curled the ball into the side netting as Marcus Maddison was looking to score directly from the corner kick, but the ball has gone out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick.

And In The Fourteenth Minute Of The Match, Conor Washington is flagged for offside from Marcus Maddison’s lofted through-ball over the top, and we’re just starting to see moments of quality from Charlton Athletic, especially from Marcus Maddison in the past few minutes of the game, And In The Fifteenth Minute Of The Match, Gillingham created a half chance to try and open the scoring, Scott Robertson has possession of the ball in Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch, And Scott Robertson passes the ball square to Connor Ogilvie down the left side of the pitch, And Connor Ogilvie takes a touch to control the ball, before kicking a diagonal cross-field cross towards one of Kyle Dempsey or Jordan Graham, But Ian Maatsen was in the right place at the right time to knock the ball back towards Ben Amos In The Charlton Athletic Goal.

Gillingham then concede two fouls in quick succession, Jack Tucker is penalised for his foul on Conor Washington on the halfway line, And Scott Robertson is penalised for his foul on Omar Bogle just inside Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch, And it is from this free kick where Charlton Athletic almost opened the scoring, Because Ben Watson has essentially gone for goal from the halfway line and Jack Bonham has just about done enough to tip the ball over the crossbar at the expense of conceding a corner kick, and that’s twice now that Charlton Athletic have almost caught Jack Bonham out, thankfully, Jack Bonham was alert enough to tip the ball over the crossbar, But maybe someone should had stood in-front of the ball to prevent Ben Watson from taking a quick free kick like that which almost saw the visitor’s open the scoring, and from the resulting corner kick, Charlton Athletic almost opened the scoring again, Andrew Shinnie clips a high and hanging cross towards the back-stick and Darren Pratley is there at the far post to header the ball goal-wards and Jack Tucker has headed the ball off the line, however, Referee Robert Lewis has blown his whistle for a foul and Gillingham have been awarded a defensive free kick.

And from here, despite being under considerable pressure over the past few minutes, Gillingham had the chance to take the lead, Jack Bonham kicks the ball long down-field and Vadaine Oliver wins the initial aerial challenge and Ryan Jackson wins the second aerial challenge to header the ball forwards towards Kyle Dempsey, who flicks the ball on towards Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham manages to pass the ball back to Ryan Jackson, who goes on a driving run forwards down the right side of the pitch, And Ryan Jackson lays the ball off to Jordan Graham, who passes the ball back towards Robbie McKenzie, And Robbie McKenzie spins past Marcus Maddison before passing the ball down the line towards Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham runs down the right side of the pitch before passing the ball square to Dominic Samuel on the edge of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, And Dominic Samuel scuff’s his shot towards goal and Ben Amos makes a routine save in goal.

However, there is a stoppage in play because Ryan Jackson had gone down injured whilst that attack was in motion for Gillingham and Ryan Jackson needs some treatment And Ben Amos has thrown the ball out of play for a throw on so that Ryan Jackson can be seen to, Thankfully, Ryan Jackson Is OK to continue playing for Gillingham, Now Gillingham can use five substitutes in this match, and I would assume that Robbie McKenzie would have moved to Right Back and one of Josh Eccles, Henry Woods or Matty Willock would have come on if Ryan Jackson was unable to continue, But I would much rather see Ryan Jackson continue playing then having to unsettle Gillingham’s back four with a enforced substitution.

Twenty Minutes Into The Match, And Chris Gunter is penalised for his challenge on Vadaine Oliver and Gillingham have been awarded a free kick on the halfway line, and from the resulting free kick, Zech Medley kicks the ball long down-field and Darren Pratley kicks the ball clear and away from goal and Jack Bonham is well outside his penalty area to kick the ball long down-field, that free kick was a combination of a poor long ball from Zech Medley, And Charlton Athletic having every out-field player back in there own half to defend that free kick, However, In The Twenty Second Minute Of The Match, Gillingham created a very good goal-scoring opportunity to try and take the lead, Darren Pratley’s forward pass into midfield is intercepted by Robbie McKenzie, who passes the ball forwards down the byline towards Vadaine Oliver, who passes the ball back towards Ryan Jackson, And Ryan Jackson manages to pick out Jordan Graham with a clipped pass down the right flank in Charlton Athletic’s Final Third, And Jordan Graham gets the ball under control before taking on Andrew Shinnie and firing a low cross across the face of goal and Ben Amos can only parry the ball into Kyle Dempsey’s path, And Kyle Dempsey’s follow up effort towards goal is saved by Ben Amos and Ben Watson manages to get the ball clear and away from danger - But that was the chance for Kyle Dempsey to open the scoring for Gillingham.

Twenty Three Minutes Into The Match, And Ryan Jackson is penalised for a foul on Andrew Shinnie, And In The Twenty Fifth Minute Of The Match, Omar Bogle went to ground underneath a challenge from Scott Robertson, And The Charlton Athletic Striker wanted a free kick, only for Bogle himself to be penalised for handball and Gillingham have been awarded a free kick in there own final third, And In The Twenty Seventh Minute In The Match, Gillingham were looking to make the breakthrough, Ryan Jackson manages to pick out Kyle Dempsey with a threaded through-ball down the right side of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, And Kyle Dempsey passes the ball back to Jordan Graham, who gets the ball under control before passing the ball inside to Ryan Jackson, who manages to work the ball out-wide to Kyle Dempsey, And Kyle Dempsey passes the ball through to Jordan Graham on the over-lap, And Jordan Graham takes on Andrew Shinnie, but Jordan Graham’s Cross hits the back of The Brian Moore Stand, and whilst the link up play between Ryan Jackson, Kyle Dempsey and Jordan Graham has improved, It’s almost at times like we’re trying to give Jordan Graham the ball expecting him to deliver the crosses we saw for Dominic Samuel and Vadaine Oliver’s Goals against Woking In The FA Cup First Round.

Twenty Eight Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic came close to opening the scoring, Marcus Maddison manages to pick out Ian Maatsen with a lofted clipped pass and Ian Maatsen’s Header was saved by Jack Bonham, think of Alex MacDonald’s pass for Trae Coyle’s goal against Arsenal’s U21’s In The Football League Trophy, Marcus Maddison’s pass was very similar to Alex MacDonald’s Pass, And from here, Jack Bonham quickly throws the ball out-wide to Jordan Graham, who runs down the right side of the pitch in possession of the ball before being cynically fouled by Marcus Maddison, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick and Marcus Maddison has rightfully been shown A Yellow Card as well, and it is during this moment in the livestream that I Follow Lagged for a moment or two, much to my frustration and irritation.

And from the resulting free kick, Jack Tucker kicks a high and hanging ball towards the edge of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area and Vadaine Oliver flicks the ball on towards Dominic Samuel and Dominic Samuel passes the ball back towards Connor Ogilvie, And Connor Ogilvie skips inside centrally to evade the challenge from Omar Bogle, And Connor Ogilvie manages to whip in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards Vadaine Oliver at the far post, And Vadaine Oliver’s first time shot towards goal is brilliantly saved by Ben Amos and Ian Maatsen manages to boot the ball clear and away from danger - AND THAT WAS THE CHANCE FOR GILLINGHAM TO OPEN THE SCORING!!!!! - I had actually missed the initial effort on goal from Vadaine Oliver because of technical problems with I Follow, But I did see the replay, That was the chance for Gillingham to go 1-0 up.

Thirty One Minutes Into The Match, And I thought Scott Robertson should have been penalised for a foul, but play continue’s with Connor Ogilvie in possession of the ball and Connor Ogilvie manages to thread the ball through to Dominic Samuel on the over-lap down the left side of the pitch, And Dominic Samuel runs forwards in possession of the ball, cuts inside right inside Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, And Dominic Samuel is challenged by Ben Watson, And Ben Watson’s attempted clearance is charged down by Connor Ogilvie, and the ball loops up into the air and as the ball comes back down again, Connor Ogilvie gets the ball under control before being challenged by Ben Watson, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick, Was that a free kick for Gillingham ??? I am not so sure, But this is an opportunity for Gillingham to put Charlton Athletic under a lot of pressure defensively, and from the resulting free kick, Jordan Graham’s in-swinging cross towards the back-stick and is over-hit and Jack Tucker cannot make a telling connection on the ball and Connor Ogilvie cannot keep the ball in play and the ball has gone out of play for A Charlton Athletic Throw On.

And In The Thirty Third Minute Of The Match, Marcus Maddison almost manages to get on to the end of a long pass down-field and Scott Robertson manages to intercept the ball, evade the attempted challenge from Omar Bogle before running forwards in possession of the ball and Scott Robertson is fouled by Albi Morgan and Gillingham have been awarded a free kick in there own half of the pitch, and you have to say well done to Scott Robertson, Because I thought for a moment that Marcus Maddison was through on goal for Charlton Athletic, And from the resulting free kick, Gillingham created a half chance to try and open the scoring, Jack Bonham kicks the ball long down-field and Vadaine Oliver wins the aerial challenge to header the ball on towards Kyle Dempsey and the ball just takes a double deflection off Chris Gunter and Ian Maatsen and the ball runs very kindly into Ben Amos’s path, And The Charlton Athletic Goalkeeper gathers the ball with ease.

Thirty Five Minutes Into The Match, Jordan Graham is fouled by both Andrew Shinnie and Ian Maatsen, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick on the halfway line right in-front of the dugouts, and from the resulting free kick, Jack Tucker kicks a high and hanging diagonal cross-field cross towards Connor Ogilvie, who wins the initial aerial challenge to header the ball down the line and Chris Gunter and Vadaine Oliver were both competing for the loose ball and I thought the ball had gone out of play for A Charlton Athletic Goal-Kick, Only to find out that Vadaine Oliver had been penalised for a foul on The Charlton Athletic make-shift centre back.

Thirty Sixth Minutes Into The Match, And Vadaine Oliver is penalised for a foul on Chris Gunter and Referee Robert Lewis is having a word with Vadaine Oliver after two fouls in quick succession, and from the resulting free kick, Ben Watson passes the ball square to Darren Pratley, who passes the ball back inside centrally to Ben Watson, who takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball square to Darren Pratley again, And Darren Pratley plays a short pass square to Albi Morgan, who runs forwards in possession of the ball before trying to pick out Omar Bogle with a long clipped pass down the line, But Zech Medley manages to block Omar Bogle’s attempted back-heal through to Conor Washington, however, Omar Bogle still manages to retain possession of the ball before passing the ball short to Andrew Shinnie, who manages to pass the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews down the right side of the pitch in Gillingham’s Final Third - Gillingham’s Left Side Of The Pitch - And Adam Matthews whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far post and there is a collision between Ryan Jackson and Omar Bogle inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Referee Robert Lewis points to the penalty spot straight away, and looking at the replay of the penalty decision, It’s clumsy, It looks soft, But Ryan Jackson not appealing for a penalty kick not to be awarded tells you that the penalty decision is the correct decision, But you can see why people were calling it a soft decision.

But before the penalty kick could be taken, there appears to be a argument between Omar Bogle, and Conor Washington over who is taking the penalty, And Andrew Shinnie and Marcus Maddison have to get involved to decide who is taking the penalty, and after a bit of a delay it is Conor Washington who steps up to take the penalty kick for Charlton Athletic, And Conor Washington smashes the ball low towards the bottom left corner of the net and Jack Bonham dives low to his right AND JACK BONHAM HAS SAVED CONOR WASHINGTON’S PENALTY KICK TO KEEP THE SCORE-LINE LEVEL AT 0-0 - And Jack Tucker smashes the ball out of play for A Charlton Athletic Throw On - I over-celebrated that penalty save from Jack Bonham, and looking at the replay again, It really is a remarkable penalty save from Jack Bonham, and could this penalty save be the turning point for The Gills ???

Forty Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic came close to opening the scoring again, Darren Pratley passes the ball forwards to Andrew Shinnie, who passes the ball backwards to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews passes the ball backwards to Ben Watson, who takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Darren Pratley, Who passes the ball down the line towards Ian Maatsen, And Ian Maatsen passes the ball square inside to Conor Washington, who manages to retain possession of the ball before passing the ball backwards to Darren Pratley, And Darren Pratley plays a one / two with Ian Maatsen before passing the ball backwards towards Ben Watson, who passes the ball square to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter runs forwards in possession of the ball before threading a through-ball through to Omar Bogle, who lays the ball off into Andrew Shinnie’s Path, And Andrew Shinnie manages to thread a forwards pass through to Conor Washington on the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Conor Washington works his way into a shooting position before seeing his shot towards goal deflect off Zech Medley and the ball deflects just wide of the far right post and the ball goes out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Marcus Maddison whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the back-stick where Darren Pratley is situated, And Connor Ogilvie does enough to prevent Darren Pratley from making meaningful contact with the ball and the ball has gone out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick.

Forty Two Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham win themselves a free kick because there is a coming together between Vadaine Oliver and Albi Morgan, And Referee Robert Lewis has awarded a free kick in Gillingham’s Favour, and from the resulting free kick, Jordan Graham whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Connor Ogilvie wins the initial aerial challenge and Chris Gunter manages to kick the ball partially clear and away from danger, But Kyle Dempsey is on to the loose ball, And Kyle Dempsey manages to pass the ball to Connor Ogilvie on the edge of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, And Connor Ogilvie’s pass through to Vadaine Oliver takes a double deflection and Chris Gunter kicks the ball up into the air and as the ball came back down, I thought Connor Ogilvie was fouled by Omar Bogle, but the ball deflects out of play for A Charlton Athletic Throw On, And no foul was awarded in Gillingham’s Favour.

And from the resulting throw on, Ian Maatsen’s quick throw towards the halfway line see’s Jack Tucker kick the ball long down-field and Vadaine Oliver does brilliantly to retain possession of the ball and lay the ball off towards Dominic Samuel, who takes a touch to control the ball, work his way into a shooting position, And Dominic Samuel has unleashed a fiercely driven effort towards the bottom left corner of the net and Dominic Samuel’s driven effort towards goal just goes wide of the far left post with Ben Amos diving at full stretch in The Charlton Athletic Goal, However, It appears that Dominic Samuel has hurt himself taking that shot on and Dominic Samuel requires some treatment, And this treatment for Dominic Samuel will see more time added on at the end of the first half, but Dominic Samuel’s injury is perhaps more concerning at this moment in time, thankfully, Dominic Samuel is back on his feat and OK to continue for now, but that injury is clearly going to be assessed at half time.

And the final noteworthy moment of the first half goes to Gillingham, Scott Robertson has possession of the ball on the halfway line, And Scott Robertson passes the ball forwards to Vadaine Oliver, who plays a one touch layoff into Kyle Dempsey’s Path, And Kyle Dempsey tries to pick out Jordan Graham with a pass out-wide, But Ian Maatsen manages to intercept and pass the ball backwards to Ben Amos, And Ben Amos passes the ball square to Chris Gunter, who passes the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews passes the ball inside centrally to Ben Watson, who’s clipped pass down the line see’s Connor Ogilvie header the ball forwards to Dominic Samuel, who passes the ball back to Connor Ogilvie, And Connor Ogilvie clips a long ball down-field and Vadaine Oliver headers the ball into Kyle Dempsey’s Path, And Kyle Dempsey manages to retain possession of the ball and pass the ball back to Dominic Samuel, who passes the ball back to Connor Ogilvie, And Connor Ogilvie runs forwards in possession of the ball in a more central position before passing the ball out-wide to Kyle Dempsey, And Kyle Dempsey takes a few touches before passing the ball inside to Connor Ogilvie, And Connor Ogilvie goes out-wide and digs out a cross towards the back-stick and Ryan Jackson arrives late to keep the attack alive, And Ryan Jackson takes a touch to control the ball before working himself out-wide and Ryan Jackson digs out a cross towards the far post and Vadaine Oliver is clearly penalised for climbing all over the back of Adam Matthews, And Charlton Athletic have been awarded a defensive free kick.

And there is the half time whistle at Priestfield Stadium with the half time score, Gillingham 0-0 Charlton Athletic, and both teams will be wondering how they have not got themselves on the score-sheet in the first half, and Steve Evans and Lee Bowyer will have a lot to say at half time to try and give there players a boost for a very important second half.

HALF TIME: GILLINGHAM 0-0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

I uploaded the following status updates on to Facebook And Twitter At Half Time,,,, HALF TIME: GILLINGHAM 0-0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC - Jack Bonham’s Penalty Save preserves the goalless score-line at the break, Bonham has had to tip Maddison's free kick on to the crossbar, And Shinnie almost opened the scoring for Charlton with a effort towards goal which goes just wide, Gillingham have had there chances to score with Amos making a double save from Graham's low cross and the follow up effort on goal from Dempsey was also saved, Samuel's shot just before half time flashes just wide, Ogilvie has also headed over from Robertson's cross from a corner, Samuel and Jackson have both gone down injured requiring treatment in the first half, and with five substitutions being introduced, you just wonder if Evans takes the precautionary option and sub both players at half time to make sure they are available for selection in mid-week.

You just wonder if Priestfield Stadium had supporters inside the ground for Gillingham V Charlton Athletic, What the atmosphere would have been like from Gillingham Supporters after Jack Bonham’s Penalty Save and maybe the reaction from the supporters could have galvanised and inspired the players to kick on towards the end of the first half, I do think the supporters reaction would have had a positive reaction towards the players and that could well have made all the difference as well.

As for technical issue’s with I Follow, Around the thirty minute mark, There were moments where the stream lagged and the spinning circle appeared in the centre of the screen, And I just about saw the second replay of Vadaine Oliver’s shot towards goal being saved by Ben Amos, much to my frustration and irritation, But as for other noteworthy moments in the first half, Gillingham’s Midfield trio of Scott Robertson, Kyle Dempsey and Robbie McKenzie are pressurising Charlton Athletic into unforced error’s and whilst the three man central midfield have put in plenty of effort, Gillingham are not creating anything down the left, Dominic Samuel has hardly been in the game, and other then Connor Ogilvie’s cross for Vadaine Oliver’s effort towards goal, Gillingham have mostly been attacking down the right side of the pitch.

I do believe that penalty save from Jack Bonham could well be the turning point for Gillingham in this match, we saw how Jordan Graham’s Penalty being saved and Alex MacDonald getting sent off saw Sunderland win against Gillingham, perhaps the reverse can happen and Gillingham can win against Charlton Athletic, which would be a great way for Gillingham to start after coming back from a ten day break as Lincoln City V Gillingham was postponed because of Lincoln City having players called up to International Duty, Hopefully, We can see Gillingham kick on in the second half and pick up three vital points against Charlton Athletic - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SECOND HALF:

And at the start of the second half, neither Steve Evans or Lee Bowyer made any substitutions at half time, It is going to be interesting to see how five substitutions is going to be implemented by both clubs in the second half, whether there is a maximum number of stoppages for substitutions (EG: Can you make five individual substitutions) So this is going to be a indicator on how five substitutions are going to be used throughout The Football League.

And the first noteworthy moment of the second half see’s Jack Tucker kick the ball long down-field and Vadaine Oliver is penalised for a foul on Chris Gunter, And Charlton Athletic have been awarded a free kick in there own final third, and from the resulting free kick, Charlton Athletic almost took the lead, Chris Gunter passes the ball back to Ben Amos, who passes the ball short to Darren Pratley, And Darren Pratley gets the ball under control before passing the ball back to Ben Amos, And Ben Amos passes the ball short to Chris Gunter, who passes the ball square to Darren Pratley, And Darren Pratley passes the ball down the line towards Ian Maatsen on the left flank and Ian Maatsen passes the ball square to Ben Watson, who passes the ball backwards to Darren Pratley, And Darren Pratley passes the ball square to Chris Gunter, who runs forwards in possession of the ball, And Chris Gunter passes the ball short to Adam Matthews on the byline right in-front of the dugout, And Adam Matthews runs forwards in a more central position on the pitch before threading a pass through to Andrew Shinnie, who manages to pick out Ian Maatsen down the left flank in Gillingham’s Final Third, And Ian Maatsen continue’s his forwards inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Ian Maatsen’s cross across the face of goal see’s Omar Bogle divert the ball into the air, and as the ball came back down again, Albi Morgan has struck the ball full on the volley and Connor Ogilvie must have got the faintest of touches on to the ball to divert the ball over the crossbar for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick - Still, that was the best goal-scoring opportunity either team has created in the second half - And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Andrew Shinnie whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Connor Ogilvie headers the ball clear and away from danger, But Ian Maatsen is on to the loose ball for Charlton Athletic, And Ian Maatsen passes the ball out-wide to Albi Morgan, who passes the ball down the line towards Darren Pratley, And Robbie McKenzie times his sliding challenge to perfection to knock the ball out of play for A Charlton Athletic Throw On, right in the far corner of The Medway Stand / Brian Moore Stand Side Of The Pitch.

And from the resulting throw on, Albi Morgan throws the ball back to Chris Gunter, who gets the ball under control before firing in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Jack Tucker headers the ball clear and Ian Maatsen is on to the loose ball ahead of Jordan Graham and Ian Maatsen see’s his shot towards goal deflect off Zech Medley and the ball loops up into the air and Zech Medley misses the second ball and Jack Tucker kicks the ball up into the air and Albi Morgan tries to flick the ball back inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Vadaine Oliver has smashed the ball clear and away from danger and Gillingham survive the latest attacking onslaught on to our own goal.

Forty Nine Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham win a throw on right in-front of the dugouts, and from the resulting throw on, Connor Ogilvie throws the ball long down the line and Chris Gunter wins the initial aerial challenge, But Darren Pratley gets to the loose ball ahead of Kyle Dempsey and Darren Pratley prevents the ball from going out of play for A Gillingham Corner Kick by kicking the ball out of play for a throw on, and from the resulting throw on, Connor Ogilvie hurls in a long dangerous throw and Ben Amos makes a comfortable save in goal for Charlton Athletic, and from here, Ben Amos rolls the ball short to Darren Pratley, who passes the ball out-wide to Ian Maatsen, And Ian Maatsen plays a one / two with Darren Pratley before playing a give and go with Andrew Shinnie, And Ian Maatsen passes the ball back to Ben Amos, who passes the ball short to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter passes the ball square to Darren Pratley, who plays a short pass towards Andrew Shinnie, And Andrew Shinnie passes the ball across to Chris Gunter, who passes the ball short out-wide to Marcus Maddison, And Marcus Maddison, Chris Gunter and Ben Watson all link up nicely for Charlton And Marcus Maddison tries to go past Scott Robertson, And I actually thought that Scott Robertson had won possession of the ball, only for A Soft Free Kick to be awarded in Charlton Athletic’s Favour.

Fifty Two Minutes Into The Match, And Andrew Shinnie’s pass towards Adam Matthews is over-hit and runs out of play for A Gillingham Throw On, But for the two minutes prior to this, Charlton Athletic completely dominated possession of the ball and Gillingham have to keep there shape and retain there defensive structure to ensure that Charlton Athletic cannot open Gillingham up defensively, Charlton Athletic are starting to show there qualities in possession of the ball for the vast majority of the second half and clearly Lee Bowyer has told his players to move the ball between the thirds quickly and incisively.

Fifty Three Minutes Into The Match, And Kyle Dempsey blocks Andrew Shinnie’s cross and the ball deflects out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Marcus Maddison whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the near post and Ryan Jackson manages to clear the ball towards the edge of the edge of our own penalty area and Ian Maatsen gets the ball under control before firing a low fiercely driven shot towards goal which takes a slight deflection and Jack Bonham can only parry the ball back inside the six yard box and Jack Tucker slides in to make a crucial interception to clear the ball away from goal - AND THAT WAS THE CHANCE FOR CHARLTON ATHLETIC TO OPEN THE SCORING!!!!!!

Fifty Five Minutes Into The Match, And Charlton Athletic were on the front-foot again, Albi Morgan has tried to pick out Omar Bogle with a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the back-stick, but the cross from Albi Morgan was over-hit and the ball has gone out of play for A Gillingham Goal-Kick, Charlton Athletic’s appeals for a corner kick were waved away by Referee Robert Lewis, And In The Fifty Sixth Minute Of The Match, Gillingham created a half chance to try and open the scoring, Robbie McKenzie has possession of the ball in central midfield in Charlton Athletic’s Half Of The Pitch, And Robbie McKenzie passes the ball out-wide to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham takes on Andrew Shinnie and fires in a low dangerous cross which Ben Amos was able to gather with ease, A Very Good Cross From Jordan Graham, but no-one was able to get on the end of that cross.

Sixty Minutes Into The Match, And Ian Maatsen is penalised for his foul on Jordan Graham, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick, and from the resulting free kick, Jordan Graham fires in a dangerous cross and Jack Tucker does exceptionally well to get the ball under control and Jack Tucker’s cross towards Vadaine Oliver is routinely saved by Ben Amos In The Charlton Athletic Goal, And In The Sixty Second Minute Of The Match, Gillingham created another goal-scoring opportunity, Jordan Graham has possession of the ball in Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch, And Jordan Graham goes on a driving run forwards down the right side of the pitch and Jordan Graham whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross towards the far post and Vadaine Oliver’s diving header goes over the crossbar and that was the chance for Gillingham to take the lead, to be fair to Vadaine Oliver, He was always stretching to get on to the end of that cross from Jordan Graham and the last two goal-scoring opportunities have just given Gillingham something to build on.

Sixty Two Minutes Into The Match, And Kyle Dempsey is flagged for offside from Jordan Graham’s clipped pass down the line, and after that stoppage in play, Gillingham make there first substitution of the game as John Akinde comes on to replace Scott Robertson, in what was a substitution which was a bit of a surprise it has to be said, John Akinde will clearly go up-front alongside Vadaine Oliver and Jordan Graham and Dominic Samuel will still occupy the wide position’s, I guess it was always likely that Scott Robertson was going to be substituted, but the surprise was seeing a change of shape, and when play resumes, Vadaine Oliver is penalised and booked for his challenge on Ben Watson as Dominic Samuel had passed the ball towards Vadaine Oliver, And Oliver’s first touch was poor and he slid in on Ben Watson and the booking was the correct decision in my opinion.

And this stoppage in play allows Charlton Athletic to make a triple substitution as Chuks Aneke, Alex Gilbey, And Paul Smyth come on to replace Omar Bogle, Marcus Maddison and Conor Washington as Charlton Athletic rotate there attacking options to try and see if there substitutes can turn this 0-0 draw into a seventh league win in a row, and that is almost precisely what happened when play resumes, Ben Amos passes the ball square to Chris Gunter, who passes the ball square to Darren Pratley, And Darren Pratley kicks the ball long down-field towards Chuks Aneke, who cannot retain possession of the ball ahead of Ryan Jackson, And Ryan Jackson takes too long in possession of the ball and this allows Chuks Aneke to get possession of the ball back and run forwards towards the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area in possession of the ball, And Chuks Aneke passes the ball square to Alex Gilbey on the edge of Gillingham’s Penalty Area, And Alex Gilbey’s first time effort towards goal is saved and gathered at the second attempt by Jack Bonham - Charlton Athletic’s Substitutes almost combined perfectly to score the opening goal of the game.

Sixty Seven Minutes Into The Match, And Ian Maatsen has barged Jordan Graham down to the deck right in Charlton Athletic’s Final Third, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick in a very promising position on the pitch, and from the resulting free kick, Jordan Graham fires in a dangerous cross and Vadaine Oliver’s header is blocked by Alex Gilbey and Darren Pratley boots the ball clear and away from danger at the expense of conceding a throw on, Something different from Gillingham from that free kick, and we’re just starting to ask a few more questions defensively from Charlton Athletic, and from the resulting throw on, Connor Ogilvie hurls in a long dangerous throw and Vadaine Oliver wins the initial aerial challenge and Alex Gibley headers the ball out-wide to Albi Morgan, who boots the ball clear towards the halfway line, and Jack Tucker gets the ball under control before clipping a long ball down-field and John Akinde headers the ball on towards Jordan Graham, Who takes on Ian Maatsen before whipping in a dangerous in-swinging cross and Ben Amos makes a comfortable save in goal for Charlton Athletic, And from here, Ben Amos’s roll out is intercepted by Kyle Dempsey, who passes the ball short to Dominic Samuel, And Dominic Samuel works his way into a shooting position on the edge of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area, But Dominic Samuel’s shot towards goal is poor and Ben Amos makes a very routine save in goal.

However, In The Seventy First Minute Of The Match, Gillingham manage to win themselves a penalty kick, Chris Gunter passes the ball forwards towards Chuks Aneke, who cannot get the ball under control and this enables Connor Ogilvie to smash the ball long over the top for John Akinde to chase after and Chris Gunter has clipped John Akinde inside Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area REF!!!!!!!! Was my response, and Referee Robert Lewis took a long time before he made a decision, and finally Gillingham were awarded a penalty kick, and this is a massive moment for Gillingham now, and up steps Jordan Graham to take the penalty “COME ON JORDAN GRAHAM” And Jordan Graham places the ball into a right / central area of the goal and although Ben Amos dived the right way and got a touch on to the ball, it wasn’t enough to prevent Gillingham from taking the lead and that is a huge goal for The Gills - GILLINGHAM 1-0 CHARLTON ATHLETIC - John Akinde did really well to win the penalty kick, And Jordan Graham saw his previous penalty saved against Sunderland, But this time, Jordan Graham does score from the penalty spot, and this match could well be the tell of two penalties, Jack Bonham’s penalty save in the first half, and Jordan Graham scoring from the penalty spot in the second half.

And In The Seventy Sixth Minute Of The Match, Gillingham had the chance to go 2-0 up, John Akinde manages to retain possession of the ball before playing the ball around the corner towards Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham goes on a driving run down the right side of the pitch and Jordan Graham see’s his pass towards Vadaine Oliver cleared by Chris Gunter, And Ben Watson gets the ball under control, However, John Akinde’s challenge plays the ball through to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham waits for support before passing the ball out-wide to Ryan Jackson, And Ryan Jackson passes the ball back to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham passes the ball back to Robbie McKenzie, And Robbie McKenzie runs forwards in possession of the ball before passing the ball square to Kyle Dempsey, And Kyle Dempsey manages to retain possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham works his way towards the byline and deliver’s a cross towards Vadaine Oliver at the far post and Adam Matthews had done enough to shield the ball into Ben Amos’s path and The Charlton Athletic Goalkeeper makes a comfortable save, But Vadaine Oliver has collided with the advertisement boards behind the goal and requires treatment, thankfully, Vadaine Oliver is OK to continue playing for Gillingham, But you just wonder with The 1-0 lead and Vadaine Oliver getting that injury, If Gillingham should bring on a additional midfielder for Oliver and revert back to the 4-3-3 formation ???

However, In The Seventy Eighth Minute Of The Match, Gillingham had the chance to go 2-0 up, Ryan Jackson allows a cross from Chuks Aneke to run through inside Gillingham’s Penalty Area and Ryan Jackson comes away in possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham takes a few touches in possession of the ball before threading a through-ball through to Vadaine Oliver, And Vadaine Oliver is one on one with Ben Amos and Vadaine Oliver see’s his low shot towards goal brilliantly saved by Ben Amos - AND THAT WAS THE CHANCE FOR GILLINGHAM TO GO 2-0 UP !!!!!! - You just wonder if Vadaine Oliver could have dinked Ben Amos or ran wide to get a shot off on goal ??? - If Gillingham scored for 2-0 then that would have put Gillingham in a fantastic position to pick up all three points.

But the chances are still there for Gillingham, And Gillingham created another goal-scoring opportunity in The Seventy Ninth Minute, Ian Maatsen is penalised for his foul on Jordan Graham in Gillingham’s Half Of The Pitch, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Gillingham had the chance to go 2-0 up, Jack Tucker has kicked a high and hanging diagonal cross-field cross towards Vadaine Oliver, And Vadaine Oliver’s looping header was on target and Ben Amos makes a comfortable save.

Zech Medley is then penalised for his challenge on Chuks Aneke And Charlton Athletic have been awarded a free kick, and from the resulting free kick, Ben Watson passes the ball forwards towards Alex Gibley, And Alex Gibley passes the ball out-wide to Andrew Shinnie down the left side of Gillingham’s Penalty Area In Gillingham’s Final Third, And Andrew Shinnie is twisting and turning and passes the ball back to Ian Maatsen, who clips in a dangerous low cross and Ben Watson’s shot towards goal is blocked and Zech Medley smashes the ball clear and away from goal and anywhere will do as far as Gillingham are concerned.

Eighty Minutes Into The Match, And Alex Gilbey is penalised and booked for his challenge on Dominic Samuel, and from the resulting free kick, Jack Bonham kicks the ball long down-field and Vadaine Oliver manages to retain possession of the ball and pass the ball back to Connor Ogilvie, who clips the ball long down the line and John Akinde manages to retain possession of the ball before over-running the ball out of play for A Charlton Athletic Goal-Kick, And John Akinde was a bit unlucky there, and John Akinde has made an impact since coming on as a substitute for The Gills.

However, the next passage of play see’s Charlton Athletic score the equaliser, Ben Amos passes the ball short to Chris Gunter, who takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball square to Darren Pratley, And Darren Pratley passes the ball down the line towards Ian Maatsen, who gets the ball under control before passing the ball square to Ben Watson, who takes a few touches in possession of the ball before passing the ball forwards to Andrew Shinnie, And Andrew Shinnie manages to pass the ball forwards towards Paul Smyth, And Paul Smyth gets the ball under control and Paul Smyth evades the attempted challenge from Jack Tucker and runs across Gillingham’s Penalty Area before passing the ball through to Chuks Aneke, Who takes a touch to control the ball before firing the ball into the top left corner of the net from close range and there is nothing that Jack Bonham can do about that and Charlton Athletic have equalised - GILLINGHAM 1-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC - The defending for that goal was disappointing, and once Chuks Aneke got the ball, Connor Ogilvie and Zech Medley should have closed Chuks Aneke down much quicker to prevent The Charlton Athletic Striker from getting a shot off on goal, and that equaliser has completely changed the game now, any substitution involving taking Oliver or Samuel off for a extra midfielder has completely gone now, Gillingham need to see if they can re-take the lead during the remaining minutes left in this match.

And when play resumes, fouls by Vadaine Oliver and Kyle Dempsey perhaps show that the match is starting to turn in Charlton Athletic’s Favour, And Kyle Dempsey was booked for preventing Charlton Athletic from hitting Gillingham on the counter attack, But despite preventing the breakaway, Charlton Athletic still created a decent goal-scoring opportunity from the resulting free kick, Ben Watson passes the ball square to Chris Gunter, who passes the ball out-wide to Adam Matthews, And Adam Matthews passes the ball inside to Ben Watson and Ben Watson passes the ball forwards to Chuks Aneke, who takes a touch to control the ball before threading a pass through to Alex Gibley through by the byline and Alex Gibley fires in a low cross towards the near post, and it was unclear on whether the final touch came off Paul Smyth or Jack Tucker, but fortune favours Gillingham, Because Gillingham have been awarded a goal kick.

Dominic Samuel is then penalised and booked for fouling Adam Matthews, although, I suspect the booking is perhaps for a off the ball incident then the foul itself, and from the resulting free kick, Chris Gunter plays a / one / two with Ben Watson before running forwards in possession of the ball and Chris Gunter kicks the ball long down-field towards Paul Smyth and Zech Medley has no other option other then heading the ball out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, and it is from this corner kick where Charlton Athletic almost took the lead, Paul Smyth quickly plays the ball towards Albi Morgan, And Albi Morgan takes one touch to control the ball and another touch to whip in a dangerous in-swinging cross, and Chuks Aneke’s looping header clears Gillingham’s Crossbar - AND THAT WAS THE CHANCE FOR CHARLTON ATHLETIC TO TAKE THE LEAD!!!!!!!!

Once the ball had gone out of play, Gillingham make there second substitution of the game as Trae Coyle comes on for Vadaine Oliver, And I personally thought that Dominic Samuel should have been substituted because he has put in a disappointing performance against Charlton Athletic so far, But maybe moving Dominic Samuel up-front will put him more centrally and allow Dominic Samuel to get on the end of a few crosses, however, It appears that Trae Coyle is going to play alongside John Akinde in attack for the rest of this match.

Eighty Seven Minutes Into This Match, And John Akinde is penalised for a foul on Chris Gunter, and with this stoppage in play, Charlton Athletic make there fourth substitution of the match with Ben Purrington coming on to replace Albi Morgan, And I am looking at who Gillingham can bring on, and Henry Woods, Josh Eccles and Matty Willock are all options to freshen up Gillingham’s Options In Midfield, And From The Resulting Free Kick, Charlton Athletic manage to win themselves a corner kick, Ben Watson plays a one / two with Ben Purrington before passing the ball out-wide to Chris Gunter, And Chris Gunter evades the attempted challenge from John Akinde before passing the ball square to Darren Pratley, who takes a few touches in possession of the ball before kicking the ball long down-field and Ryan Jackson wins the first aerial challenge, Andrew Shinnie wins the second aerial challenge and Ben Purrington wins the third aerial challenge to header the ball down the line towards Andrew Shinnie, And Andrew Shinnie keeps the ball in play and passes the ball down the line towards Paul Smyth, And Paul Smyth see’s his first time cross blocked by Jack Tucker and the ball deflects out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Andrew Shinnie whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and although Chuks Aneke wins the initial aerial challenge, Chuks Aneke had fouled Jack Tucker in doing so and Gillingham have been awarded a defensive free kick.

Ninety Minutes Into The Match, And Gillingham had a half chance to take the lead late on, Dominic Samuel just about manages to retain possession of the ball close to the halfway line before passing the ball square to Ryan Jackson down the right side of the pitch, And Ryan Jackson runs forwards in possession of the ball before passing the ball out-wide to Jordan Graham, And Jordan Graham takes on Ben Purrington and runs towards the byline and Jordan Graham’s cross is dropped by Ben Amos and Trae Coyle manages to pass the ball back towards Robbie McKenzie on the edge of Charlton Athletic’s Penalty Area and Robbie McKenzie has hit a fiercely driven effort towards goal which is blocked and the ball ricochets back to Robbie McKenzie, who tries to pick out Vadaine Oliver with a lofted through-ball but Chris Gunter wins the aerial challenge and Kyle Dempsey wins the second aerial challenge but Adam Matthews is on to the loose ball and passes the ball forwards towards Paul Smyth, who manages to keep the ball in play before passing the ball long down the line and Ian Maatsen is through down the right side of the pitch - Gillingham’s Left - And Charlton Athletic can hit Gillingham on the counter attack here and Ian Maatsen’s pass through to Chuks Aneke is intercepted by Jack Tucker, And I actually thought that Ian Maatsen had fouled Jack Tucker afterwards in attempted to win possession of the ball, But Charlton Athletic are awarded a throw on.

The Fourth Official has shown FIVE ADDITIONAL MINUTES OF ADDED TIME ON TO THE BOARD, Ian Maatsen was booked for throwing the ball into the floor whilst Jack Tucker was down on the deck getting treatment, And as we are entering added time, Kyle Dempsey is fouled by Andrew Shinnie and Gillingham have been awarded a free kick which relieves the pressure building on to our goal, and it is from here where Gillingham almost scored what surely would have been the winning goal, Jack Bonham kicks the ball long down-field and Chris Gunter wins the initial aerial challenge, but the ball drops kindly to Kyle Dempsey, who takes one touch to control the ball and another touch to smash the ball into the back of The Rainham End, and unfortunately not into the back of the net - Had Kyle Dempsey scored then Gillingham were in a fantastic position to pick up all three points.

Ninety Two Minutes Into The Match, And Zech Medley times his challenge to perfection on Ian Maatsen and the ball diverts out of play for A Charlton Athletic Corner Kick, And From The Resulting Corner Kick, Andrew Shinnie whips in a dangerous in-swinging cross and the ball hits Ben Watson and Jack Bonham dives low quickly to make a very important save, And In The Ninety Third Minute Of The Match, Robbie McKenzie makes absolutely sure to foul Paul Smyth, and that foul prevents Charlton Athletic from creating a serious goal-scoring opportunity and Robbie McKenzie is correctly booked for that foul, and from the resulting free kick, Ben Watson plays a one / two with Chris Gunter before passing the ball square to Andrew Shinnie, who passes the ball centrally to Ben Watson, And Ben Watson retains possession of the ball before passing the ball forwards to Alex Gibley, who slips on the ball and Trae Coyle manages to intercept the ball before being fouled by Alex Gibley, And Gillingham have been awarded a free kick.

And it is from this free kick where Gillingham create the final noteworthy moment of the match, Jack Bonham kicks the ball long down-field and John Akinde wins the aerial challenge to flick the ball on towards Trae Coyle and Ben Amos was quick off his line to gather the ball with ease, and after five additional minutes of added time, both teams share one point a piece and the full time score is Gillingham 1-1 Charlton Athletic.

FULL TIME: GILLINGHAM 1-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC

I uploaded the following status updates on to Facebook and Twitter after the full time whistle,,,,, FULL TIME: GILLINGHAM 1-1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC - I think both teams can look at moments in the game where they thought "If Only" For Charlton, There If Only Moment was Washington's Penalty saved by Bonham, For Gillingham, Our if only moment was Oliver's one on one effort saved by Amos, When Graham opened the scoring for Gillingham from the penalty spot, I thought Gillingham taking the lead in The 73rd Minute would put The Gills in a great position to pick up three vital points, Charlton used the depth of there squad, one of there subs Aneke scored the equaliser, Both teams had chances to score more then one goal a piece, Maatsen's driven effort towards goal takes a deflection and Bonham has to make the save and Tucker clears the re-bound, Oliver's header from Graham's Cross fails to hit the target, Bonham saves Gilbey's shot towards goal, Aneke's header towards goal in The 85th minute is headed over the crossbar, McKenzie see's his driven effort towards goal blocked and Dempsey was unfortunate not to hit the target with a speculative effort from distance - would had been a superb goal from Dempsey if that went in. Charlton used the depth of there squad to freshen up there attacking options, one of those subs Aneke came on and scored, Akinde came on and won the penalty which Graham scored, But I do wonder if Coyle could have come for Samuel? A Good Point For Gills, If only we got all three.

I also mentioned the following,,, However, Had Washington scored his penalty and Oliver failed to convert the one on one chance, we would be talking about a 2-1 defeat in the league and moments like that Oliver Chance change games, 2-0 would have put The Gills in a very strong position to pick up three vital points. - Because whilst we should be pleased with the point Gillingham got against Charlton Athletic, we should be disappointed that we have not picked up all three points, and that chance from Vadaine Oliver needed to be scored for 2-0, Because 2-0 would have put Gillingham in a great position to pick up all three points.

Dominic Samuel struggled out-wide on the left and I don’t think Steve Evans used the additional substitutions to his full advantage, perhaps Matty Willock and Henry Woods could have come on to freshen up the midfield, Because the midfield put in a lot of effort and a lot of pressing against Charlton Athletic all afternoon, And when Trae Coyle came on, I thought Trae Coyle was going to play out-wide on the left, but also, Trae Coyle came on after eighty six minutes and perhaps he should have come on ten minutes earlier when Gillingham were 1-0 up, Charlton Athletic used the depth and quality on there substitutes bench, where as I don’t think Gillingham used the additional substitutes to our full advantage.

Gillingham went with A 4-3-3 Formation, And the switch to 4-2-4 was the change in formation which saw John Akinde win the penalty which Jordan Graham scored, but Dominic Samuel was not involved in the game on the left in either formation, and the vast majority of the attacks for Gillingham came down the right side, Against Woking, Dominic Samuel scored two goals playing as a centre forward, he is not a wide left player, perhaps Dominic Samuel should play down the middle and Vadaine Oliver on the left if Gillingham are to go with A 4-3-3 Formation ???

If you were A Charlton Athletic Supporter, then a draw has to be seen as a decent result, especially when your losing 1-0 with less then ten minutes to play, and when your losing 1-0 away from home, then a point is a good point, Gillingham were 1-0 up, But it was that chance for Vadaine Oliver and had he scored that chance for 2-0 then Gillingham are in a great position to pick up all three points, and three points would have pushed Gillingham four points clear of The League One Relegation Zone instead of the two points clear where we are currently situated.

However, If Gillingham were to win against AFC Wimbledon On Tuesday Night, then the point against Charlton Athletic would be a decent point, and four points from these two matches would be a small step in the right direction for The Gills, again, AFC Wimbledon at home is not going to be a easy game and this is going to be a very tough fixture against a side who did the double over Gillingham in The 2019 / 2020 Season, But a win for Gillingham would make this result against Charlton Athletic look like a much better result - COME ON THE GILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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