Gillingham 1 MK Dons 0 League Two match report: Bradley Dack scores winner as Gareth Ainsworth gets first win in charge

Gareth Ainsworth got his first win as Gillingham manager thanks to a stoppage-time winner by Bradley Dack on Saturday.

A game between two teams lacking wins in recent months looked to be heading for a stalemate until Dack’s late intervention.

The game looked to be heading for a goalless draw until Gills conjured up a moment of magic in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Max Clark’s deep free-kick was headed back across goal by Conor Masterson and Dack was able to convert from close range to send Priestfield into raptures.

With first-choice Glenn Morris ruled out through injury, there was a Football League debut for 20-year-old Taite Holtam for Gillingham.

Boss Gareth Ainsworth made two other changes to his starting line-up from the side that drew at Chesterfield in midweek with Euan Williams and Robbie McKenzie replacing Jonny Williams and Joe Gbode.

It was a stop-start affair although Holtam’s first serious intervention was a positive one as he raced out to clear after seven minutes with Scott Hogan looking to break clear on goal.

It took until midway through the first half for Gillingham to call visiting keeper Craig MacGillivray into action. McKenize’s header lacked power even though it was technically on target but then defender Sam Gale’s 20-yard drive had to be beaten away as it was destined for the bottom corner.

It needed two tackles in quick succession by MK Dons’ Laurence Maguire to deny Euan Williams and Aaron Rowe a path to goal.

MK Dons had the ball in the net with their first meaningful attack but the offside flag was already up by the time Hogan converted skipper Alex Gilbey’s through ball.

Hutton, playing an advanced role down the right, looked Gills’ best outlet and he nearly found the breakthrough after