Barnet 2 Gillingham 2
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Gillingham were denied a third successive
victory in League 2 after conceding an injury time goal at
Barnet on Tuesday.
The Gills took a first half lead through Danny
Spiller but Barnet levelled the scores just after the hour mark
through Izale McLeod.
Payne restored Gills’ lead with a wonder
strike from 30 yards but the game finished all-square when McLeod
popped up again in the final minute of stoppage time.
Gills boss Andy Hessenthaler had made just one
change to his starting XI, and the only change he has made
since the season opener. In came Curtis Weston for Chris Whelpdale,
who was out with a dead leg.
Weston was first to test the hands of Barnet
keeper Dean Brill with a low shot that was held by the keeper.
The seventh-minute opener arrived on a plate
for the Gills when Charlie Lee’s long throw dropped in the box and
Spiller, who scored in Saturday’s 2-1 win at Crewe, had a simple
tap-in from close range.
Danny Kedwell, still searching his first goal
of the season, came close with a glancing header that was deflected
just wide. From the resulting corner Lewis Montrose had a chance
that hit keeper Brill.
The home keeper knew little of the save
and at the other end Ross Flitney somehow got a block on Matt
Lawrence’s clearance that was heading into his own net. Flitney
made a number of routine saves towards the end of the half as
Barnet put some pressure on.
Weston smashed an early second half chance
over the bar for the Gills and the same player poked an effort wide
moments later from Kedwell’s knock down.
With 61 minutes gone Barnet levelled the
scores when McLeod headed home unmarked from just a few yards
out.
Three minutes later Jason Price smashed a low
effort against the post and on 68 minutes Barnet had the ball in
the net through Mark Byrne, but the referee had already blown for a
foul. The subsequent free-kick sailed safely over the bar.
Gills survived the onslaught and with 73
minutes gone they retook the lead with a long-range effort from
Payne, to thrill the 1,052 away supporters that had made the
journey.
That goal took some steam out of the home side
but they pressed again in injury time and with four extra minutes
on the clock a deep free-kick into the box found McLeod and he
slammed the ball home.
Barnet: Brill, Senda, Parkes,
Uddin, Hughes (Fraser 46mins), Byrne, Deering (Holmes 82mins),
Kamdjo, Marshall, McLeod, Price (Taylor 80mins). Subs not used:
Geohaghon, O’Brien.
Gills: Flitney, Fuller,
Martin, Lawrence, Frampton, Lee, J Payne (Jackman 74mins), Spiller
(Oli 66mins), Montrose, Weston (Fish 80mins), Kedwell. Subs not
used: Richards, Gazzaniga.
Attendance: 2,466.
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Caption: Jack
Payne celebrates his goal at Barnet with Barry Fuller and Andy
Frampton
Picture: Barry Goodwin
Tuesday, August 16 2011
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