Gillingham left Crewe with a comfortable victory on Saturday, running out winners by a margin that reflected their superiority across the afternoon. The visitors controlled large portions of the second half and punished a Crewe side that offered little going forward.
The game turned sharply after the interval. Owen Lunt was involved in the early exchanges of the second period, and within eleven minutes Adrien Thibaut had struck twice, at 57 and 64 minutes, to put Gillingham in firm control. Crewe had no answer to the visitors' movement and lost James Connolly to a booking at 56 minutes, which further disrupted their defensive organisation.
The goals continued to flow. Josh Andrews added to the tally at 69 minutes, and Bradley Dack followed a minute later, effectively ending any remote prospect of a Crewe recovery. Cameron Antwi and S. Palmer-Houlden were both introduced at 78 minutes as Gillingham managed the game through the closing stages. Luca Moore extended the lead at 81 minutes, and Omar Bogle and Robbie McKenzie rounded off the afternoon in stoppage time.
Crewe were passive throughout the second half, unable to press high or construct any meaningful attacks. They finished the match without a goal to their name and with little to suggest they troubled the Gillingham backline at any point.
For Gillingham, the depth of the win will carry confidence into the weeks ahead.
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