Gillingham 1 Swindon 1

Hasney Aljofree's 89th-minute header dealt a crushing blow to Gillingham's hopes of League 1 survival at Priestfield on Saturday.

The Swindon skipper turned the ball in from close range after Sean Morrison had put Jon-Paul McGovern's corner into the danger zone.

Other results later set up a nail-biting final day next weekend. The Gills must win at Leeds and hope Cheltenham lose against Doncaster, and Bournemouth - who leap-frogged Gillingham on Saturday - fail to win at Carlisle.

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Gills manager Mark Stimson said: "We’re really disappointed we didn’t beat Swindon as I thought we had done enough to win the game and apart from the goal I don’t think our goalkeeper had a save to make.

"We had a great start with a well-taken goal and after that I always thought we were in control. Teams are always going to have half chances against you, but they didn’t even have that.

"When we conceded late on there really wasn’t a lot we could do about it."

The Gills looked to be heading for a crucial three points after taking an early lead. Less than 60 seconds were on the clock when Nicky Southall's free kick found Garry Richards six yards out and he headed in off the post.

It could have been 2-0 in the 18th minute but Simon King sent a header over the bar.

Gillingham thought they should have had a penalty four minutes before the break when Gary Mulligan went down under Jack Smith's challenge but referee Stuart Attwell decided the offence had taken place outside the box.

Simeon Jackson had a glorious chance to double the home side's advantage in the 53rd-minute, when he latched onto a lovely Mulligan backheel, but he skewed a drive wide.

Gillingham: Stillie, Richards, Cullip, King, Southall, Nutter, Maher, Lewis (Ba 90), Crofts, Mulligan (Oli 67), Jackson.

Subs not used: Kiely, Bentley, Griffiths.

Attendance: 6,334.