Gillingham goalkeeper Glenn Morris conceded three against Charlton Athletic but denied Alfie May from the penalty spot as the visitors improved second half

Gillingham goalie Glenn Morris gambled on Charlton new-boy Alfie May ‘playing it safe’ as he kept out the striker’s penalty on Tuesday night.

May was playing his first game for the Addicks in England, having scored during his debut on Friday while on tour in Spain. His first game back was against the Gills - a club who offered big money to try and sign him from Cheltenham Town.

Morris’ penalty save was a little win for the Gills - not that the keeper saw it that way.

“I am sure the fans were happy with it,” said the 39-year-old, after the 3-1 defeat. “It didn’t come into my thought process at the time but luckily I got a little read on him and that is what penalties are all about.

“It was nice. It was a manic second half. I felt I didn’t have much chance for the goals, it is one of them, you get a chance for a penalty save and they are what they are. You go one way and you save it, it was good, happy with that.

“There are some other things we can work on as a team but I am pleased with that.”

Morris says he goes on instinct for a lot of his penalties, sussing out the striker before deciding which way to go.

He said: “I like to do it on a bit of instinct and a little bit of a read on them. It was his first game (in England) and I felt that he might go a little bit safe, that’s what I thought and luckily he did.

“I didn’t have any inside knoweldge, just a bit of a read, and I was just pleased it didn’t go back in off the post, because it went back across.”

He added: “Penalties are a big moment for a goakeeper, an element of luck in it, but also a bit of skill in reading them, you enjoy it when you save them, more so when it matters more, but that was good. I enjoyed it.”

Gillingham played well in the first half against