Adam Le Fondre kept Rochdale's promotion campaign on track with a second-half equaliser at Priestfield.

After the visitors had an early effort cleared off the line, it was Gillingham who went in front through Simeon Jackson after 17 minutes.

Jackson missed a chance to double the lead when clean through, and Rochdale's Clark Keltie was similarly wasteful.

But in the 61st minute, Le Fondre curled the ball into the top corner for his fifth goal in three games.

Gillingham: Royce, Fuller, King, Richards (Mills 52), Nutter, Southall (Mulligan 74), Weston, Bentley, Jarrett, Jackson, Miller (McCammon 79).
Subs Not Used: Lewis, Julian.

Goals: Jackson 17.

Rochdale: Russell, Wiseman (Holness 55), Stanton, McArdle, Kennedy, Thompson, Keltie, Toner, Rundle (William Buckley 70), Thorpe, Le Fondre.
Subs Not Used: Higginbotham, Mark Jones, Spencer.

Booked: Thompson, Keltie.

Goals: Le Fondre 61.

Att: 4,029

Ref: Steven Cook (Surrey).

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