by Paul Hill
Gillingham Town went three games unbeaten and took a massive step towards safety with victory against Almondsbury.
In a well-contested game both teams knew the importance of a win with Gills sitting in 17th and Almondsbury desperate for points at the foot of the table.
The first-half saw both goalkeepers called into action, Gills’ Reece Bannister making two tremendous saves to deny the striker and at the opposite end Gills had chances of their own with a Jordon Clapp header blocked on the line and the keeper making another save despite big appeals for a handball outside the box.
The second-half saw much more quality from Gills and they were soon ahead. A marauding run from Clapp found Adam Pullen on the edge of the box, who slid in James Boyland to confidently slot into the far corner.
But it wasn’t long before Almondsbury equalised, their initial shot was saved but was followed up for a tap in at the near post.
Gills continued to have control of the game and were back in front when Boyland was pulled down in the box and Clapp calmly scored from the spot.
The points were sealed after a dangerous corner was bundled home by Jack Male.
An industrious second-half from Gills saw stand-out performances from midfielders Sam Hodges and man-of-the-match Adam Pullen. Gills have five games in 18 days to conclude the 2022/23 campaign.
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