| 5¹ | NOMBE stepped inside LARKÈCHE but flicked the ball into the arms of the Gillingham 'keeper. |
| 6¹ | The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from FELLOWS. |
| 8¹ | A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing Rochdale 'keeper. |
| 10¹ | A shot from TWINE seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear. |
| 10¹ | A shot from McKENZIE was kicked off the line by BROWN. |
| 13¹ | A twenty-five yard drive from SAMUEL caused the Rochdale 'keeper little difficulty. |
| 19¹ | LARKÈCHE's shot was well held by the Rochdale 'keeper. |
| 20¹ | FELLOWS worked the ball to NOMBE, SINCLAIR collected his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper. |
| 27¹ | BONHAM managed to block a fierce shot. |
| 27¹ | MARRIOTT made space on the right and dragged the ball to EBANKS-LANDELL who rasped the ball over. |
| 41¹ | GOAL!! A mishit clearance fell to PAYNE who sliced a shot goalward, luckily NOMBE was on hand to hit the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Rochdale)| 45¹ | A free-kick from MacDONALD floated wide. | | 2² | A right foot shot from O'CONNOR was blocked by KOVÁR. | | 7² | KOVÁR was able to block a tame shot from HARNESS. | | 12² | The Rochdale 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely shot from Gillingham's WILLOCK. | | 21² | TWINE beat three Gillingham players and thundered a golden opportunity just beyond the far post. | | 26² | The motionless BONHAM was all agog as a backpass from MacDONALD dropped just over. | | 28² | A shot from SAMUEL was smothered by the Rochdale 'keeper. | | 31² | A cross from HARNESS left EHMER in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot. | | 36² | TWINE shot wide. | | 42² | A delightful save prevented NOMBE from scoring a great goal. | | 45² | ADELAKUN rifled a simple chance past the righthand post. | |