Gillingham 0 Harrogate Town 2 match report: Gills suffer second League 2 defeat in four days in below-par display at Priestfield

Below-par Gillingham were undone at home to Harrogate in League 2 on Tuesday.

The Gills started well but it was Matty Daly who broke the deadlock at Priestfield for the away team and Harrogate skipper Alex Pattison added a second after the restart, condemning Neil Harris’ team to a second defeat in four days.

Gillingham, who were beaten heavily at Tranmere on Saturday, made a lively start to the first-ever meeting between the teams in front of a crowd of 3,931 as they looked for a reaction. They threatened inside the opening minute, Harrogate’s defence forced to clear a low left-wing Ryan Law cross.

Two minutes later, Gills’ first clear-cut opportunity fell to playmaker Ben Reeves who blasted over.

Northern Ireland international Reeves was back in the action not long after as his cross flashed across the face of the Harrogate goal after some clever play.

But on 12 minutes, the away team almost caught the home side out with a counter-attack. Jaheim Headley surged forward and let fly, only for Gills goalkeeper Glenn Morris - who was in fine form on the night - to make an excellent fingertip save.

The Yorkshire outfit threatened again in the 16th minute when defender Joe Mattock bent a cross-cum-shot wide of Morris’ right-hand post after a quick corner routine.

At the other end, Gillingham winger Jordan Green was presented with two chances in as many minutes shortly before the halfway stage in the first half.

With the first from a right-wing cross from new Gillingham recruit Hakeeb Adelakun, he was denied by visiting keeper Mark Oxley. And the second saw Green latch on to a Will Wright cross from the right before failing to hit the target.

Those squandered chances looked even more costly in the 25th minute when the Gills