Gillingham 0 Doncaster Rovers 1: League 2 match report from Priestfield Stadium

John Coleman’s first game in charge of Gillingham ended in defeat at Priestfield on Saturday.

Luke Molyneux was gifted an opener against the run of play for Doncaster Rovers before Billy Sharp missed a great chance to put them further ahead. A 1-0 loss extended the team’s winless run to four games - unable to score in any of those.

Gillingham’s new boss Coleman got a warm reception on his first game in charge - and his team responded from the off, showing lots of early endeavour, before conceding from a simple mistake.

That one goal was enough for Doncaster to take maximum points back to Yorkshire, boos ringing out at Priestfield once again at the final whistle.

There were five changes to the starting eleven from the team which were beaten 3-0 by Bromley last time out, a defeat that cost previous manager Mark Bonner his job.

Asher Agbinone made his debut and looked bright and positive, winning an early corner after cutting in from the flank before seeing his shot blocked.

Max Ehmer - who kept the captain’s arm band under the new boss - had a header saved after getting on the end of a Jack Nolan free-kick.

Things were looking much better. Coleman had talked after his appointment about trying to pin teams in and that’s just what the Gills were doing with a sustained period of pressure.

Doncaster’s only early chance came from a free-kick that was driven straight down the middle for Glenn Morris to scoop up.

Remeao Hutton capitalised on a slip by the Doncaster left-back and sent in a cross for Elliott Nevitt at the near post but the striker - looking to end a run of 13 games without scoring - couldn’t convert.

Doncaster needed to relieve the pressure and a tactical injury from their keeper Ted Shannon-Lowe did the job. He