Team overcomes Gills test.
"We told them to carry on as they had been doing because, when we got our passing game going, they found it difficult to contend with the way that we played.
"Their second goal came just before half time and so it was a good test of the lads' mentality having been pegged back at that time.
"The lads did well. They passed the ball and played how we wanted them to play," he told the official website.
And, having won 3-2, U's player coach Karl Duguid believed that the team could have won by more.
Having raced into a two goal lead in the first half, they were pegged back just before the break, but stood strong to be the team to run out winners by the time the final whistle arrived.
he U's stood up to a decent test against a Gillingham side in a midweek friendly at the League Two side's training ground.T
The U's goals came from Jordan Sanderson and Matt Heath in the first half, before Tosin Olufemi got the all decisive goal to ensure a useful victory.
"We got that third goal and then managed the game better, making sure that their possession of the ball was limited and so the result was well deserved and we were really pleased with the lads."
"We got that third goal and then managed the game better, making sure that their possession of the ball was limited and so the result was well deserved and we were really pleased with the lads."