Match ends, Gillingham 3, Barrow 0.
Gillingham boosted their play-off hopes with a convincing 3-0 win over 10-man Barrow at Priestfield Stadium.
Barrow stay sixth but have now lost three games in a row, with this contest coming to life in the 21st minute.
George Lapslie went off injured and, just seconds after coming on, his replacement Josh Walker was scythed down by George Ray, who promptly followed Lapslie down the tunnel after being shown a red card.
Gillingham hit the front in the third minute of nine added minutes at the end of the first half, target man Josh Andrews springing the offside trap to reach Remeao Hutton's through-ball and rounding Paul Farman to score.
Andrews was making his first start for Gills and continued to impress in the second half, earning a corner just before the hour mark.
Sustained pressure led to Gillingham's second, Conor Masterson's ball from the right forced over his own line by Barrow's Rory Feely.
And Conor Mahoney provided added gloss for Gills, rounding Farman once again to make it 3-0 and wrap up three convincing points for the home side, who are now just two points off the play-offs.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Gillingham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 25Turner
- 24Hutton
- 5Ehmer
- 4Masterson
- 3ClarkSubstituted forMaloneat 70'minutes
- 38DiengSubstituted forMcKenzieat 78'minutes
- 18Coleman
- 23Mahoney
- 7LapslieSubstituted forWalkerat 21'minutesSubstituted forHawkinsat 31'minutes
- 8Williams
- 9AndrewsSubstituted forJefferiesat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Morris
- 11Jefferies
- 12Hawkins
- 13Malone
- 14McKenzie
- 22Ogie
- 47Walker
Barrow
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Farman
- 5RayBooked at 22mins
- 17Chester
- 6Canavan
- 24Feely
- 16Foley
- 4CampbellSubstituted forStephensonat 72'minutes
- 15GottsSubstituted forSpenceat 58'minutes
- 11Newby
- 20AcquahSubstituted forProctorat 58'minutes
- 34Whitfield
Substitutes
- 8Spence
- 9Proctor
- 12Lillis
- 18Stephenson
- 19Telford
- 23Stockton
- Referee:
- Dean Whitestone
- Attendance:
- 5,796
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home66%
- Away34%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Gillingham 3, Barrow 0.
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Attempt missed. Sam Foley (Barrow) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Jamie Proctor (Barrow) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elliot Newby with a cross.
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Offside, Gillingham. Oliver Hawkins is caught offside.
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Remeao Hutton (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Sam Foley (Barrow).
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Foul by Dom Jefferies (Gillingham).
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Ben Whitfield (Barrow) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt saved. Kian Spence (Barrow) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Ethan Coleman (Gillingham).
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Kian Spence (Barrow) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Max Ehmer (Gillingham).
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Sam Foley (Barrow) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by James Chester.
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Attempt blocked. Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Remeao Hutton with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Gillingham. Robbie McKenzie replaces Timothee Dieng.
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Foul by Dom Jefferies (Gillingham).
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Rory Feely (Barrow) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Oliver Hawkins (Gillingham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross.
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We really need Crawley to beat Barrow, Barrow to lose all games, Doncaster to lose all games.
Then we need to the win our last 2 (hmmmm).
Still at least it'll keep every honest until the last game.