Gillingham 1 Wimbledon 0: League 2 match report from Priestfield | Game delayed by floodlight failure before Conor Masterson goal

Gillingham’s match with Wimbledon was delayed by a power cut before Conor Masterson scored a winner.

The opening half at Priestfield lacked entertainment and there wasn’t much happening before a 23-minute delay due to floodlight failure with just over an hour gone. There was plenty of action after the restart with Dons’ leading scorer Ali Al-Hamadi hitting the woodwork before Masterson touched home Macauley Bonne’s header.

There were three changes made to the Gills starting line-up after a weekend defeat at Tranmere.

Max Ehmer replaced Shad Ogie in central defence for the midweek fixture while Jayden Clarke and Tim Dieng came in for Jonny Williams and George Lapslie. Tom Nichols retained his place upfront.

Head coach Stephen Clemence had demanded a response after the 3-1 loss against Tranmere and were up against a Wimbledon side who had found some form, winning back-to-back games in League 2, including an eye-catching 4-2 victory over high-flyers Notts County on the Saturday.

Ehmer was in to provide experience at the back and there were a few moments where he showed a cool head to either stop Wimbledon in their tracks or play the ball out.

The opening half was far from a classic, the Gills unable to make the most of any forward momentum, with some poor decision making at the top end. Nichols almost got in once but was limited to a weak deflected shot that keeper Alex Bass gathered up.

Wimbledon were restricted to a couple of shots themselves but nothing to trouble keeper Jake Turner, their best moments coming from dangerous crosses that went close to being met.

Dons leading scorer Ali Al-Hamadi - with two goals in each of his last two league outings - almost picked out Connor Lemonheigh-Evans with a cut-back following a