Macclesfield Town 0 Gillingham 0
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Curtis Weston tries to break the deadlock
during Gillingham's 0-0 draw at
Macclesfield Picture:
Barry Goodwin
by Luke Cawdell
Gillingham were held to a second successive goalless draw in
League 2.
In a match that had few chances, the Gills will be looking to
the positives after extending their unbeaten run to seven
games.
Chances were few and far between in the opening half for
both teams but Macclesfield posed more problems. Gillingham’s
best spell came at the start of the second half.
It needed a sliding tackle from Jack Payne to deny Matthew
Hamshaw after 12 minutes, while at the other end, shots from Jo
Kuffour and Jack Payne were blocked before getting anywhere near
Jose Veiga’s goal.
Macclesfield always looked dangerous when the ball was whipped
into the box as they had the height advantage. Nat Brown
flicked a chance just wide for the hosts and Andy Frampton had to
hack the ball clear just before the interval.
Gillingham’s best chance of the opening half was made by Danny
Kedwell, as he turned left-back Carl Tremarco inside out, but Veiga
was there to save the shot from an angle.
The Gills made a good start to the second half and soon after
the restart Weston forced Veiga into making a decent save to deny
his acrobatic effort.
Moments later Veiga was called upon again, parrying Danny
Jackman’s low drive before denying Weston from the follow-up.
At the other end, Vinny Mukendi beat the Gills offside trap but
trod on the ball.
The early goal-mouth action soon dried up before, with 70
minutes gone, Macclesfield’s George Donnelly dragged a shot wide
from distance.
With just over 10 minutes left, the Gills introduced
on-loan West Ham striker Frank Nouble to try and create a
winner.
Fellow substitute Chris Whelpdale tried a shot from distance but
that was blocked by a defender. There was little else of note in a
game that won’t live long in the memory.
Gillingham: Flitney, Lee (Lawrence 64mins),
Martin, Frampton, Richards, J Payne, Jackman, Montrose, Weston
(Whelpdale 88mins), Kedwell, Kuffour (Nouble 78mins). Subs: S
Payne, Gazzaniga.
Macclesfield: Veiga, Bateson, Tremarco, Brown,
Donnelly, Mukendi (Fairhurst 74mins), Daniel, Diagne, Brisley,
Wedgbury, Hamshaw. Subs: Morgan, Mendy, Boden, Thomas.
Attendance: 1,724
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Saturday, December 10 2011
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