Match ends, Gillingham 3, Rotherham United 4.
GillinghamGillingham3RotherhamRotherham United4
Tom Hitchcock scored a second-half hat-trick as Rotherham twice came from behind to beat Gillingham and secure themselves a play-off place.
Kieran Agard put the visitors ahead before Adebayo Akinfenwa levelled and Myles Weston put the Gills in front.
Loanee Hitchcock then levelled for the Millers but Bradley Dack's late goal looked to have won it for the hosts.
Hitchcock equalised again a minute later and completed his hat-trick in stoppage-time with a curling lob.
Rotherham move up to third in the League One table and are now unbeaten in 16 games while Gillingham stay in 14th place.
Gillingham manager Peter Taylor told BBC Radio Kent:
"We've got to defend better than we did. In the end, as much as they're a good team, I still think they got some easy goals by poor defending by us.
"We showed character all the time, but character is one thing - you've still got to be organised, you've got to have plans and you've got to have a team discipline to get points in a tough league.
"I'm sure the majority of people enjoyed the game. To get as many goals as that it's good viewing but for us to get nothing out of it - it's very frustrating."
Line-ups
Gillingham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Nelson
- 23Harriman
- 3Martin
- 15Dack
- 24Inniss
- 26BarrettBooked at 90mins
- 29Hewitt
- 12GregorySubstituted forGermanat 90+6'minutes
- 10McDonald
- 8AkinfenwaSubstituted forLinganziat 78'minutes
- 11WestonSubstituted forLeeat 71'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Linganzi
- 16German
- 17Birchall
- 18Lee
- 19Smith
- 31Hessenthaler
- 35Baxter
Rotherham
Formation 4-4-2
- 21Collin
- 27Tavernier
- 3Skarz
- 8FrecklingtonSubstituted forMilsomat 81'minutes
- 4Arnason
- 20Morgan
- 37AdamsSubstituted forHitchcockat 60'minutes
- 36SmallwoodSubstituted forO'Connorat 90+6'minutes
- 22Agard
- 9Revell
- 18Pringle
Substitutes
- 1Shearer
- 5Davis
- 10O'Connor
- 15Milsom
- 26Thomas
- 28Vuckic
- 35Hitchcock
- Referee:
- Steven Rushton
- Attendance:
- 6,027
Match Stats
Home TeamGillinghamAway TeamRotherham
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away5
- Corners
- Home5
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Gillingham 3, Rotherham United 4.
Substitution
Substitution, Rotherham United. Michael O'Connor replaces Richard Smallwood.
Substitution
Substitution, Gillingham. Antonio German replaces Steven Gregory.
Goal!
Goal! Gillingham 3, Rotherham United 4. Tom Hitchcock (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
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Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Michael Harriman.
Booking
Adam Barrett (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Adam Barrett (Gillingham).
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Kieran Agard (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Kieran Agard (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Foul by Charlie Lee (Gillingham).
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Kieran Agard (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Gillingham 3, Rotherham United 3. Tom Hitchcock (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Goal!
Goal! Gillingham 3, Rotherham United 2. Bradley Dack (Gillingham) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
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Foul by Elliott Hewitt (Gillingham).
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Kári Arnason (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Ben Pringle (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Rotherham United. Robert Milsom replaces Lee Frecklington because of an injury.
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Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Michael Harriman.
Substitution
Substitution, Gillingham. Amine Linganzi replaces Adebayo Akinfenwa.
