Gillingham 1 Cambridge United 1: Reaction from Gills boss Gareth Ainsworth after League 2 match at Priestfield

Manager Gareth Ainsworth believes his Gillingham side is capable of ‘blowing away the rest of League 2’ after battling back for a point at Priestfield.

The Gills were chasing the game at Priestfield after conceding on 10 minutes against Cambridge. They equalised when Max Clark headed home a corner - just after Robbie McKenzie had a penalty saved - and had the bulk of the chances.

It ended 1-1 - a sixth draw in seven for the Gills - but Ainsworth was happy with the way his team played.

“There was one team in it second-half,” he said.

“(It was a) sloppy goal to concede, but I think at the end of the first-half, we'd had seven shots to their one, and then at the end of the second half, we're nearly 20 shots at their goal to their five or six.

“That, to me, is us back to our best, the aggressors. I thought (striker) Josh Andrews was magnificent. I don’t often single people out, but I think it shows we've definitely missed him.

“I think Cambridge were happy for the final whistle.

“We wanted 10 minutes more to maybe kick on.”

McKenzie had seen his penalty saved after Armani Little was tripped in the box, but from the resulting corner, Bradley Dack swung the ball to the back post, where Clark was on hand to head home.

Dack had a couple of shots saved as the Gills went for the win, but they had to settle for a point.

Ainsworth said: “It was brilliant for us to score, especially after just missing a penalty.

“I think we've missed more penalties than some teams have had penalties this season. We need to sort that out.

“We definitely deserved the point, probably a little bit more.”

Cambridge’s early goal had come from a free-kick, launched into the box and headed back across the goal, where Louis Appere was on hand to score.

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