Simeon Jackson's season is not over yet
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Simeon Jackson
celebrates scoring the winner at Wembley Picture: Matthew
Walker
by Luke Cawdell
Simeon Jackson had little time to
celebrate his promotion-winning goal on Saturday after his country
came calling.
Jackson’s last-minute winner sent
the Gills into League 1, but the 21-goal striker must now turn his
attentions to the international scene.
Canada play a friendly match in
Cyprus on Thursday and Jackson, who has yet to make an
international appearance, said: "I’ve got a couple more days of
training and a game left before the end of the season for me – I
just have to keep going."
The Gills striker flies out to
Cyprus on Monday as he looks to make a late bid for a place in this
summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.
It would cap an incredible season
for the 22-year-old, who earned a place in the Gillingham history
books on Saturday.
Speaking about that winning goal,
he said: "I can’t even explain it in words. It’s one of the most
important goals I’ve scored in my career and for the team to get
promoted on the back of a relegation is the best.
"We deserved a goal. The keeper did
very well for them and pulled off some good saves. To get one in
the last minute sealed the deal.
"The goalscorer gets all the praise
but it’s down to the team. We kept the clean sheet and got the
winning goal at Wembley so we’re all buzzing.
"It doesn’t matter how many goals
you score personally, if you don’t get promoted it doesn’t
matter."
Don't miss the 16-page
Wembley souvenir special supplement in Monday's Medway
Messenger
Monday, May 25 2009
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