Match ends, Port Vale 2, Gillingham 1.
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Substitute Tom Pope helped Port Vale come from behind to seal three points at home to Gillingham.
Danny Kedwell had put the visitors in front early on after he nodded in Amine Linganzi's left-wing delivery.
Port Vale equalised after the break when Carl Dickinson flicked on Chris Lines' corner for Chris Robertson to easily bury a close-range header.
Pope then headed onto Dickinson's right-hand cross to snatch the winner for Vale midway into the second half.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Gillingham interim manager Peter Taylor told BBC Radio Kent:
"First half, excellent, I was really pleased, we could have scored more than one goal.
"The massive negative was the start of the second half where we conceded two poor goals.
"I thought the way we finished the game we deserved to get a goal.
"As much as I'm disappointed, there were some good performances today, and unfortunately we haven't got anything."
Line-ups
Port Vale
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Neal
- 2Yates
- 5Dickinson
- 18Lines
- 4Robertson
- 6Chilvers
- 8Dodds
- 21Griffith
- 39HugillSubstituted forPopeat 45'minutes
- 19Williamson
- 7Loft
Substitutes
- 3Jones
- 9Myrie-Williams
- 11Pope
- 12Johnson
- 24Duffy
- 26Birchall
- 29Hughes
Gillingham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Nelson
- 23Harriman
- 3Martin
- 19Hollands
- 26Barrett
- 6Legge
- 7Whelpdale
- 4LinganziSubstituted forDackat 82'minutes
- 11Weston
- 9KedwellSubstituted forGermanat 69'minutes
- 18LeeSubstituted forMcDonaldat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Davies
- 8Akinfenwa
- 10McDonald
- 12Gregory
- 15Dack
- 16German
- 21Howard
- Referee:
- Darren Bond
- Attendance:
- 5,690
Match Stats
Home TeamPort ValeAway TeamGillingham
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away2
- Corners
- Home6
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Port Vale 2, Gillingham 1.
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Attempt blocked. Chris Whelpdale (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Chris Neal (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Leon Legge (Gillingham).
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Tom Pope.
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Foul by Chris Robertson (Port Vale).
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Antonio German (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Leon Legge (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box is too high.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Carl Dickinson.
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Attempt missed. Adam Barrett (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Carl Dickinson.
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Attempt blocked. Chris Whelpdale (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Doug Loft (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Anthony Griffith.
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Attempt missed. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
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Attempt missed. Antonio German (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Gillingham. Bradley Dack replaces Amine Linganzi.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Liam Chilvers.
Substitution
Substitution, Gillingham. Cody McDonald replaces Charlie Lee.
