Salford City 0 Gillingham 1: Match reaction from Gills boss Neil Harris after League 2 victory

Gillingham manager Neil Harris praised his side’s adaptability after making the changes needed to give them the edge at Salford.

The hosts looked bright and assured early on and Harris didn’t wait until the interval to switch formation, moving his players around midway through the opening half.

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Gillingham went in level at the break and were more than a match for the play-off hopefuls when the sides returned for the second 45 minutes.

Cheye Alexander’s penalty conversion won the points for the Gills - his 84th minute spot-kick separating the sides for a 1-0 away win as the League 2 regular season came to an end.

Harris had brought Oli Hawkins back into the side to partner Tom Nichols upfront, as one of four changes, and said: “We looked at a slightly different shape. I thought the diamond worked with the football but not against the football and that is why we changed to a 4-1-4-1 during the first half.

“Credit to the players for taking information on during the game and then at half-time as well. Barring a five minute spell I thought we dominated the second half of the game.

“It was a really positive finish for us, against a good side who have played well at home this year, a side that beat us 3-0 at home before Christmas.

“I will leave it for other people to judge on the outside as to who was the better team but there certainly wasn’t a lot between the teams. I thought we had the better chances .

“That is where we want to be next season, we want to be a team that doesn’t fear coming here. It is going to be a good league next year, really good, we need to make sure we are competitive.”

It’s been a stop-start period for the Gills since their last home game against Newport County at