Former Gillingham defender Connor Ogilvie scored a last minute winner for visitors Portsmouth on Saturday.

In the opening half Reeco Hackett struck to put the visitors infront but Olly Lee’s flag-kick found its way in with 20 minutes left to level it up. Ogilvie then headed in Ronan Curtis' cross to win it for the visitors.

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Gillingham took on Portsmouth in the middle of a tough run of games, sandwiched inbetween a behind-closed-doors match at Championship side Luton Town and Premier League Crystal Palace’s visit to Priestfield on Tuesday night.

The game came at the end of a productive week for boss Neil Harris, adding forwards Mikael Mandron and Jordan Green to the squad along with a deal for experienced right-back Cheye Alexander.

An injury to goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer was a blow, however, and meant youth stopper Taite Holtman was named in the squad again as Harris seeks a senior replacement.

League 1 Portsmouth were back from a training camp in Spain and included former Gills players Connor Ogilive and their new signing Joe Pigott in their starting XI.

Gillingham were much sharper than their higher-league opponents early on, winning possession in some good areas, although Pompey keeper Josh Griffiths wasn’t overly troubled. Olly Lee struck from distance but his effort was beaten away.

Teenage striker Joe Gbode did a good job first half of occupying the Portsmouth defenders before making way for newly signed Mikael Mandron with an hour played.

It was a pass out from the back after 28 minutes that led to Portsmouth’s opener although they still had work to do after Will Wright’s ball to Stuart O’Keefe was snapped up by Michael Jacobs, who then threaded a brilliant pass through for Reeco Hackett to run onto and he finished into the bottom corner.

Jordan Green had been a nuisance throughout the half and went close for the Gills towards the end of the first 45, a nice touch from Olly Lee putting him in on goal but the low shot went just wide.

There were no changes at the break for the Gills after a decent first half but a slight issue off it as the PA announcement asked for assistance from any plumbers in the ground, “preferably before next Tuesday!”

Gills keeper Jake Turner got down well to save from Pompey’s Joe Pigott as the visitors looked to keep the ball better than they did in the opening half. With an hour gone the home side introduced a handful of substitutes.

Ben Reeves was one of those introduced and with 20 minutes left he rifled a shot goalwards and it needed a save from Toby Steward to keep it out. The Pompey keeper then clawed out Elkan Baggott’s header from a corner before saving again as Mandron rose to meet a cross.

Gillingham weren’t to be denied, however, as Lee then played in a low corner kick which went through a crowd of players and in at the near post, for a deserved equaliser on 71 minutes.

Lee whipped in another corner kick late in the game that Steward had to keep hold of under pressure.

The match ended with a win for Pompey after Ogilvie - so often the man to win a game late on for the Gills during his time at the club - headed home in the final minute. It was a blow but Gillingham will feel happy with an encouraging performance against a top-half League 1 side.

Gillingham: Turner, Alexander (Akehurst 62mins), Tutonda (Giles 75mins), Wright (Carter 75mins), Baggott, O’Keefe, Williams (Jefferies 62mins), Green (MacDonald 62mins), Lee (MacArthur 86mins), Kashket (Reeves 62mins), Gbode (Mandron 62mins). Sub not used: Holtam.

Portsmouth: Griffiths (Steward 66mins), Swanson (Tunnicliffe 46mins), Mnoga, Robertson (Thomas 66mins), Ogilvie, Pack, Thompson (Trialist 66mins), Curtis, Jacobs, Hackett (Rafferty 46mins), Pigott (Gifford 66mins). Subs not used: Freeman, Mingi, Jewitt-White, Bridgman.

Attendance: 1,356 (248)