Williams finished with eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and a block.įor his part, Moore had 15 points, five rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block. Obviously they didn’t play directly against each other since Williams is 7-1 and Moore is 6-6, but it’s the first of presumably many NBA encounters for the former Blue Devils. The Pompey keeper then clawed out Elkan Baggott’s header from a corner before saving again as Mandron rose to meet a cross.It’s been a quiet couple of nights in NBA Summer League action for the Brotherhood but on Saturday, Mark Williams and Wendell Moore squared off against each other for the first time. With an hour gone the home side introduced a handful of substitutes.īen 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. 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. 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!”
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. 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. Opposition managers Danny Cowley and Neil Harris at Priestfield Picture: Barry Goodwin 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. Olly Lee struck from distance but his effort was beaten away. 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. 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. 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.Īn 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. 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.
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