Gills Ladies Reserves picked up their first win of the season on Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion and moved off the bottom of the table.
Amy Taylor bagged a first half brace, before Temi made it 3-0 before half time Naomi Robinson netted for the Seagulls. In the second half Kim Bolden made it 4-1 with one of the contenders for goal of the season from distance.
In the first minute Gills made a run through on goal down the right wing through Anelle Massey, her shot finds the side netting.
In the sixth minute Liv McGregor picked up the ball and found Amy Russ who let fly shooting wide from distance. With just seven minutes gone it was 1-0 to the Gills, Temi found Amy Taylor who found the top corner from 18 yards out and an acute angle.
In the 12th minute it was 2-0 Liv McGregor broke down the right wing and crossed for Amy Taylor to head home low down at the near post.
Ellie Bacon broke into area a minute later and rounded Jess Nunn, Enya Lynch came in with a last ditch tackle to force a corner.
After 14 minutes it was 3-0 Temi was found by Amy Russ and she curled the ball left footed into top corner.
A cross into the area caused issues and Amy Taylor and Alex Witham cleared the corner was delivered but came to nothing.
With 22 minutes gone Alex Witham made a great diving challenge to save the defence from a Brighton shot on goal.
Half hour in and Temi fired over the bar after being played in 18 yards out, shortly after and Levi Chambers-Cook let fly with a shot from distance that found the side netting.
After 37 minutes Brighton could have got on the score sheet when Naomi Robinson with a deep cross and Libby Pritchard shot just wide of Jess Nunn’s far post.
A free header from Darcey James went wide after a corner from Paige Walder before a minute later her snap shot was saved by Jess Nunn.
It was 3-1 shortly before half time a ball from deep found Robinson unmarked and although Jess Nunn got her hands on her shot it found the back of net.
Straight from kick-off and an Amy Taylor cross was almost headed in by Kylie Overton but the ball was cleared by the Brighton defence.
Half Time 3-1
The second half was just a minute old when Libby Pritchard swung a free kick into Gills area and Darcey James headed wide unmarked.
Just before the hour mark an Amy Russ corner was headed over by Liv McGregor at the far post.
A ball from the back sets Temi free but Lucy Mangan makes a great save from Temi’s shot as she bore down on goal.
In the 65th minute Amy Taylor was fouled, Anelle Massey stepped up and fired the free kick wide.
With 68 minutes gone a free kick from Brighton caused panic in the Gills defence as Pritchard eventually fired over.
With twenty minutes to go Temi heads on to Kylie Overton and she lobs the keeper but the ball is cleared off the line.
74 minutes in and Amy Russ tries her luck from distance but it was well saved by keeper, and the corner goes to deep for anyone to get onto.
With just minutes left to go the Reserves got as fourth goal, Temi set the ball to Kimi Bolden and she finds the top corner with a wonder strike from 30 yards out to make 4-1.
With two minutes to go Amy Taylor was played in and she chipped the keeper but ball goes wide of far post.
FT 4-1
Gills: Nunn, Witham, Lynch (Lester, 76), Jackson, Bolden (c), Massey (Goodall, 70), McGregor, Russ, Taylor, Overton (Chater, 82), Overton.
Subs not used: Judd
Brighton: Mangan, James, Chambers-Cook, Thompson, Nelson, Price, Robinson, Pritchard, Walder, Lock, Bacon.
Subs: Ghemathi.
Picture supplied by Julian Hart Photography