Mansfield Town 2 Gillingham 1: League 2 match report from the One Call Stadium, Field Mill

Gillingham let slip a lead at Mansfield Town and with it their League 2 play-off hopes.

Tim Dieng put the Gills ahead in the opening half but the hosts put them under pressure in the second half and a quickfire double from substitute Davis Keillor-Dunn and Stephen McLaughlin turned the match on its head.

Opponents Mansfield Town had clinched a top-three promotion spot on Tuesday night but it was the Gills who started the brightest at Field Mill, needing a win to keep alive their play-off hopes..

There was one change to the Gillingham starting eleven with Dom Jefferies replacing the injured George Lapslie.

Jefferies certainly started the game well, with some nice touches to give the Gills an attacking threat down the left side, but a shot towards the end of the half sailed well over.

The Gills were long shots for the play-offs heading into the game with Doncaster, Walsall and Crawley all better placed in the chase for seventh spot.

Gillingham reached the midpoint of Saturday’s a goal ahead but Crawley and Barrow were also winning.

It was a day where eyes were also elsewhere for the Gills.

Dieng had the game’s first chance at goal, with a headed effort over the bar. Gillingham were given an opportunity to get on the attack after home keeper Christy Pym had given the ball away, the first of a couple of nervy moments for the stopper.

Gillingham’s opener was fully deserved, coming after 19 minutes. Jonny Williams fed Dieng the ball and after cutting back from the byline he managed to squeeze the ball home from a tight angle.

Mansfield knocked the ball around in front of Gillingham’s defence but struggled to find a way through. Former Gills man Tom Nichols shot wide with an overhead kick and Louis Reed’s powerful effort was