Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler felt his side would have easily beaten Morecambe had they been more ruthless in front of goal.

Missed opportunities meant the Gills were only able to take a point away from their League 2 clash.

Hessenthaler said: “We deserved to win the game with the opportunities we had. On another day we could have won the game four or five one.

“It’s such a frustrating game, football, sometimes and I can’t believe it. The players were down afterwards because we know we should have won the game.

“Lance Cronin’s kit was not even dirty and he only had one shot to save. He had to pick the ball out of the net from one header and they have a header over the bar.”

Gills were backed by around 200 fans and Hessenthaler praised them for their support.

“The fans were outstanding again,” he said. “It’s a long way to go and there were a lot who had made the journey.

“I was just pleased for them that we got a goal and they will have gone away really disappointed.

"If they had gone all the way back to Kent and not got anything it would have been a travesty.”

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