SAMUEL KNOCKS OVER THE CARDS

GILLINGHAM may have narrowly avoided a banana skin, but assistant boss Paul Raynor believes the character they showed should be commended and reserved special praise for two-goal Dominic Samuel.

- Luke Baker

Woking – 44 places below their League One opponents in the football pyramid – looked on course for the second round for the fourth time in five seasons when Max Kretzschmar spectacularly fired into the bottom corner and Charlton loanee Josh Davison turned in a loose ball.

But Samuel’s double drew the Gills level before Vadaine Oliver broke Woking’s’ hearts by nodding in a 79th-minute winner.

“At 2-0 down we were dead and buried,” he said. “But we’ve got character. I’m delighted for Dominic [Samuel] as he’s worked incredibly hard over the last few weeks.