And Mamady Sidibe tapped home the second from a Matthew Etherington cross in first-half stoppage-time.

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Mamady Sidibe steered Gillingham ahead but sub Bopp's fine shot made it 2-2.

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One of Guinea's top djembe masters, Mamady Keita, runs training centres in Europe and America as well as in west Africa.

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But Stoke drew level through Tuncay's header from Matthew Etherington's cross before Mamady Sidibe and James Beattie missed chances to win the game.

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Stoke have omitted forward Mamady Sidibe, who snapped an Achilles tendon.

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However, his contribution was short-lived as he hobbled off in tears just seven minutes later, to be replaced by Mamady Sidibe, following a sliding tackle from Jody Craddock.

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Stoke were twice forced to scramble the ball clear from Luke Young crosses but Tony Pulis' men did occasionally venture forward and Mamady Sidibe went close with a deflected drive after Curtis Davies had failed to clear.

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