Match ends, Scunthorpe United 0, Gillingham 0.
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League One high-flyers Gillingham were lucky to escape with a point in a one-sided draw at Scunthorpe.
The home side dominated from start to finish, but could not find their finishing touch as Paddy Madden wasted a number of opportunities.
He was twice denied in the first half by a full stretch Stuart Nelson, and he also crashed a header against the bar.
Nelson thwarted Madden again in the second half, and also kept out Conor Townsend and Kyle Wootton.
Scunthorpe sit 15th in the League One table after the result, eight points behind sixth-placed Barnsley in the play-off spots.
Although they had little attacking edge, Gillingham climb to third, five points behind second-placed Wigan and an automatic promotion place.
Scunthorpe boss Nick Daws told BBC Radio Humberside:
"We were dominant from start to finish, perhaps apart from the last six minutes when they managed the game well. We gave away a few sloppy free-kicks but we're really pleased with the performance.
"We restricted them to one shot on target and we had 13 attempts on target if you account the two blocks and the two that hit the woodwork. Another frustrating afternoon but I can't ask any more from the lads in terms of everything until we put the ball in the net.
"The keeper has pulled off three really good saves, we've hit the woodwork, we've not got the bounce of the ball and our finishing has been wasteful. If our finishing is wasteful then the most I can ask is we don't lose the game."
Line-ups
Scunthorpe
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Daniels
- 33Clarke
- 5Mirfin
- 23M Wallace
- 17Townsend
- 12Bishop
- 26NessBooked at 90mins
- 22HopperSubstituted forWoottonat 71'minutes
- 15DawsonSubstituted forMcSheffreyat 77'minutes
- 11O'BrienBooked at 59minsSubstituted forVoseat 85'minutes
- 9Madden
Substitutes
- 2Wiseman
- 3Laird
- 8Vose
- 13Anyon
- 18King
- 28McSheffrey
- 29Wootton
Gillingham
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Nelson
- 15MorrisBooked at 40mins
- 5Ehmer
- 6El-Abd
- 24Dickenson
- 44Wright
- 8HessenthalerBooked at 87mins
- 7Loft
- 9WilliamsSubstituted forMcGlashanat 45'minutes
- 19NorrisSubstituted forDonnellyat 64'minutes
- 14SamuelSubstituted forGarmstonat 73'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Garmston
- 11McGlashan
- 12Morris
- 16Osadebe
- 17Donnelly
- 34Oldaker
- 35List
- Referee:
- Darren Deadman
- Attendance:
- 3,355
Match Stats
Home TeamScunthorpeAway TeamGillingham
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home15
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away1
- Corners
- Home13
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 0, Gillingham 0.
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Foul by Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United).
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Brennan Dickenson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Jordan Clarke.
Booking
Jamie Ness (Scunthorpe United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Jamie Ness (Scunthorpe United).
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Doug Loft (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Brennan Dickenson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United).
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Foul by Kyle Wootton (Scunthorpe United).
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Max Ehmer (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Dominic Vose (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham).
Substitution
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Dominic Vose replaces Jim O'Brien.
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Attempt saved. Paddy Madden (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Doug Loft (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United).
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Jermaine McGlashan (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
