Crawley Town 0 Gillingham, played on Saturday afternoon, ended in a comfortable away victory for the visitors, who controlled large portions of the match and punished a home side that offered little in the way of genuine threat.
Bradley Dack gave Gillingham the lead on 34 minutes, finishing with the composure expected of a player of his experience. Crawley struggled to respond before the break, and Harry McKirdy extended the advantage three minutes into the second half, effectively settling the contest before the hour.
Josh Andrews added a third on 64 minutes, and from that point Crawley's afternoon became a matter of damage limitation. The hosts made a series of changes, as did Gillingham, with Aaron Rowe, Sam Vokes, Max Anderson, Harry Forster and Taylor Richards all introduced from the bench between the 71st and 74th minutes. The flurry of substitutions briefly disrupted the rhythm of the game without altering its outcome.
Aaron Rowe was involved in activity around the 71st and 73rd minutes, while Jay Williams came on in the 79th. Akin Odimayo followed three minutes later. Tobi Adeyemo and Taylor Richards completed the scoring in stoppage time to make it five, confirming a thorough Gillingham performance.
Crawley, who were overrun across the midfield for much of the afternoon, will need to examine how they allowed opponents this much space in central areas. Gillingham, by contrast, move on with confidence.
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