Danny Spiller is mobbed by his team mates after putting Gillingham 2-0 ahead at Crewe. Picture: Barry Goodwin.

Gillingham made it two league wins from two after taking the spoils in their game at Crewe.

Goals from Chris Whelpdale and Danny Spiller had given the Gills a two goal advantage.

Crewe pulled one back in the second half through Shaun Miller and the goal breathed life into the hosts, who up until then had looked poor.

The Gills hung on in the end to win the game.

Gillingham had struck twice in two minutes to claim the first half advantage.

The opening goal from Whelpdale, after 23 minutes, was a stunner as he collected the ball up on the edge of the box, picked his spot, and pinged it into the top corner.

Gillingham’s 297 travelling fans were in dream land just 60 seconds later when Joe Martin’s cross eluded Danny Kedwell but found Spiller. He took the ball down on his chest before rifling it past a stunned Steve Phillips in the Crewe goal.

Whelpdale lasted 10 more minutes before hobbling off with a dead leg.

Crewe came into the game in the latter stages of the second half and Gills keeper Ross Flitney needed to be alert. He held Ashley Westwood’s powerful shot and watched as both Shaun Miller and Adam Dugdale missed by a fraction.

The Gills seemed content with the two goal advantage at the start of the second half and kept Crewe at a safe distance.

Crewe had barely had a sniff of the goal before a long ball forward fell to the feet of Miller and he smashed home from close range to halve the deficit with 15 minutes left.

A minute later and Crewe almost levelled, denied only by a double clearance off the line by Jack Payne.

Crewe were putting on the pressure and Barry Fuller was next to rescue the Gills, hooking Harry Davis’ header away at the far post.

The Gills were under pressure and it needed a great save from Flitney to keep out Danny Shelley’s powerful shot. He held the effort well.

Five minutes of added time were played and Flitney was called on again with a great save, tipping wide Byron Moore’s low shot. The final whistle couldn’t come quick enough for the Gills.

Crewe: Phillips, Davis, Westwood, Artell, Dugdale, Bell, Murphy (Leitch-Smith 68mins), Miller, Moore, Martin, Powell (Shelley 64mins). Subs not used: Martin, Clayton (Miller 86mins), Hughes.

Gillingham: Flitney, Fuller, Martin, Frampton, Lawrence, Lee, J Payne (S Payne 84mins), Montrose, Spiller (Fish 86mins), Whelpdale (Weston 34mins), Kedwell. Subs not used: Richards, Gazzaniga.

Attendance: 3,401

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