Gillingham 1 AFC Wimbledon 1 (Dons win 4-2 on penalties): Carabao Cup first round match report from Priestfield Stadium

Gillingham were knocked out of the Carabao Cup on penalties against AFC Wimbledon.

Antwoine Hackford put Wimbledon in front with a clinical first-half finish and the Gills left it late to equalise when Ethan Coleman headed in from an 83rd-minute corner.

The crossbar denied Robbie McKenzie from settling the tie in normal time, and after the game finished 1-1, it went straight to penalties, won by the visitors after a retaken penalty, winning the shootout 4-2.

Gills boss Gareth Ainsworth - a former Dons player - made six changes to his weekend team which started against Walsall. The Londoners made eight from the team which began their match against Lincoln City.

Those coming into the starting line-up for the Gills were goalkeeper Jack Turner, defender Sam Gale, midfielders Coleman, Nelson Khumbeni and Jonny Williams - who captained the side - and forward Marcus Wyllie.

Conor Masterson dropped out through injury while Ainsworth had the chance to name youth players Cruz Beszant and striker Stan Sargent on the bench as League Cup rules permitted nine subs.

Sargent scored twice for the under-18s at the weekend in a 3-1 win at Newport, having hit braces against Deal Town and Colchester United in friendly outings for the youth side over the summer.

Injured trio Aaron Rowe, Seb Palmer-Houlden and Sam Vokes remained absent while there was no place in the squad again for winger Jack Nolan, who seems destined for an exit before the transfer window closes at the start of next month.

With Coleman on defensive-midfield duties, Williams and Khumbeni had the freedom to join Wyllie and Gbode upfront to create good numbers going forward. In the early stages the Gills weren’t short of chances.

Wyllie had the best of the early openings,