Complex sentence: The roles were reversed a week later when City led Gillingham 2--0 at half-time with goals from Thorne and Colbeck; but, despite Gillingham being reduced to ten men when Mark Bentley was sent off, the game finished 2--2.
Split into simpler sentences: The roles were reversed a week later when City led Gillingham 2--0 at half-time with goals from Thorne and Colbeck. However, despite Gillingham being reduced to ten men when Mark Bentley was sent off, the game finished 2--2.