Bromley 1 Ebbsfleet United 1 – BSS – 02/10/2010v

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Bromley maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a hard fought draw at home to Ebbsfleet who will consider themselves unlucky not to have left Hayes Lane with all three points after dominating most of the game.
Fleet started brightly pushing forward, but it was Bromley who took the lead with their first attack on 7 minutes. A pin point free kick from Tony Finn was powerfully headed home by Paul Vines from close range. The visitors carried on asking the questions and former Bromley striker Gareth Williams fired narrowly wide, before they levelled the scores on 16 minutes. Bromley Keeper Wes Foderingham failed to get decent contact when attempting to punch a corner clear and inadvertently directed it straight into the path of Michael West who coolly chipped the ball back over him into the net for 1-1. Bromley finally broke out of defensive mode and started to create chances mainly thanks to the tireless work rate of Paul Vines & Tony Finn. Finn went close on two occasions, while at the other end Michael West also missed two good chances. Late in the half Bromley’s top scorer Warren McBean had two great opportunities to put the home side in front, but he missed his first one on one when trying to curl the ball with the outside of his foot and saw his second chance denied by the out stretched hand of Preston Edwards in the Fleet goal. Late in the half a highly motivated Gareth Williams was denied by Raves stopper Foderingham and Wes Daly forced a save from Edwards with a well struck free kick.
The second half was all about Ebbsfleet and Bromley dropped deeper and deeper under pressure with very little respite from the away side’s attacks. Williams and Callum Willock forced saves from Foderingham, West fired wide twice and Williams hit the side netting while Bromley’s only chance fell to Salifou Ibrahima who was denied by Edwards. The Ravens failed to create anything in midfield as the strikers became increasingly isolated. Late in the half Fleet had two more great chances to win the game, but West and Willock both shot wide when well placed and The Ravens held out for a point prolonging the unbeaten.

Quote for the game, 'Show me the money Williams!' - Col.

Bromley: Foderingham, Graves, Henriques, Scarborough, Boyle, Finn, Daly, Ibrahima, Patterson, McBean, Vines. Subs: McDonnell, Greene, Butler. Not Used: Jordan, Davisson.