Gillingham striker Luke Norris relieved his goal stands after rain threatened to call off game at Scunthorpe United
00:00, 26 April 2015
updated: 06:31, 26 April 2015
Luke Norris was a relieved man on Saturday despite Gillingham losing 2-1 away to Scunthorpe.
The striker scored his first goal since February at Glanford Park, powering a second-minute shot past goalkeeper Luke Daniels to end a run of 12 games without a goal.
But when play was suspended midway through the first half following a burst of torrential rain, Norris knew his goal would be wiped from the history books if the game was abandoned.
Fortunately for the 21-year-old, play did resume after a 30-minute delay.
Norris said: "I’m just really happy they managed to get the game back on because if it gets postponed, my goal gets taken away.
"Seeing the pitch, it’s in the back of your mind as to whether the game’s going to carry on but I’m glad it did play on. The last thing we want towards the end of the season is having to play on a Tuesday night."
The experience was nothing new for Norris, however.
He said: "I had a similar one against Scunthorpe last year. I was on loan at Dagenham when the game got rained off. We went back in and came back out again.
"It’s weird – I’ve played them twice and the same thing’s happened."
Referee Andy Haines let play continue for a few minutes on Saturday but eventually conditions became impossible.
Norris said: "Your adrenaline’s going so you don’t really feel the rain. Then, all of a sudden, Lofty’s trying to dribble and the water’s tackling him. The ref was right to stop it then.
"Everyone needs to keep their head focused on the game because we know we are going back out. We were keeping our legs going because if you sit down for too long, you’re soaking wet and you’re going to start stiffening up a bit. We all changed kits so it was all nice and dry when we came back out.
"I knew we’d get the game back on. There was a lot of rain in a short space of time but they’ve done well to keep it going.
"It’s weird doing two warm-ups for a game and the first five minutes (after the restart) are scrappy but then everyone starts getting their legs back and the game starts to flow a bit more."
