Gillingham boss Neil Harris was pleased to see his side’s work on the training ground pay dividends as they secured a valuable victory at relegation rivals Doncaster Rovers.

The Gills claimed all three points at the Eco-Power Stadium courtesy of a Charlie Kelman header inside the first minute.

The 20-year-old’s header came from a long throw and Harris says the tactic was a necessary one as he was light on attacking options.

“With the personnel we’ve got available, we are quite limited in terms of the attacking avenues that are open to us,” Harris said.

“We are missing five flair players, so we have to be realistic. We’ve been working on long throws and set-pieces and the goal was testament to the players’ learning potential.

“It was poor defending from them letting the ball bounce in the box, but we had seen that as a trait in their play in terms of defending the first ball.”

Harris was also delighted to see on-loan QPR forward Kelman open his account for the club.

“Charlie deserves that goal. He’s a hard-working player and a young man finding his way into the game,” he said.

“People who aren’t strikers, sometimes don’t understand our mindset.

“Having been one myself, we are a different breed and, when you haven’t scored for a while, it does prey on your mind and I’ve seen that in his play and on the training pitch, but I also thought he was a real handful without the ball today.”

The win leaves Gillingham inside the relegation zone on goal difference only.