Gillingham 2 Barnsley 1: Hourihane nets in Tykes loss

Caretaker boss Paul Heckingbottom saw Barnsley lose on their travels at Gillingham in League One.
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The Gills moved up to second in the table with goals from Dominic Samuel and Bradley Dack.

Samuel had put the hosts in front when he converted Rory Donnelly’s through-ball to finish past goalkeeper Adam Davies.

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Conor Hourihane levelled for Barnsley with a spectacular volley but, a minute later, Davies parried Donnelly’s shot into the path of Dack who netted.

Hourihane saw a late long-range effort go wide, as Barsnsley’s push for the play-offs suffered a setback.