Bromley 1 Bath City 1

Bromley 1 Bath City 1 – BSS – 28/03/09
Bromley shared the points with their visitors from Somerset in an entertaining game where Bath probably had the best of the play, but Bromley always look a threat on the break and could have won it late on.
Bath started well with a spell of pressure that saw Jerome Sobers clearing off the line and Gareth Williams making a fine save from Stuart Douglas. Bromley improved and came back into the game with the visitors full backs happy to clear the ball as far out of the ground when under the slightest pressure. Bath went close twice more before the break with Darren Edwards heading against the post and Adam Connolly having a fierce shot tipped over by Williams.
Bromley got the perfect start to the second half when Ali Chabban’s shot was parried by Paul Evans into the path of Harry Harding who found the net for the 17 year olds first senior team goal. The Ravens couldn’t hold onto the lead though and Bath were level on 54mins when Bromley failed to clear their lines from a corner and Mark Badman found the net with a bicycle kick through a crowd of players. Darren Edwards was denied by Williams soon after before Bromley went on to dominate the rest of the game. Mark Goldberg switched to 3-5-2 and this time it worked. Ryan Hall went close twice, Warren McBean hit the bar from close range, Adrian Stone had a shot which appeared to be blocked by the defenders hands and Ashley Robinson fired just over, but there were no more goals and the game ended level which was about fair.
Quote for the game, ‘There’s 600 Wimbledon fans coming down for the Whitstable game to buy tickets!’ – Mikey. .
Bromley: Williams, Norval, Dolby, Gillman, Sobers, Hall, I’Anosn, Harding, Chabban, Stone, McBean. Subs: Davis, Corneille, Pakasa, Robinson, Manning

Bromley 1 Bishop's Stortford 0

Bromley 1 Bishops Stortford 0 – BSS – 24/03/09
Bromley got back to winning ways with a single goal victory against an in-form Stortford side who dominated the play in the second half, but couldn’t get past The Ravens defence.
The game started with both sides having chances Green & Wright going close for the visitors and McBean & Sobers doing likewise for Bromley. McBean had two more chances as the half went on but neither side really looked like scoring and the ball spent more time above the floodlights than on the grass.
The second half saw Stortford dominate long spells of play, but the home defence stood up well to the pressure and Bromley looked dangerous on the break. Stone hit the post with a great effort before McBean put The Ravens in front on the hour. Stortford Eyre failed to grasp a long ball and McBean headed the ball away from his clutched before bringing it down and finding the corner of the net for 1-0. Stortford had another spell on dominance with Williams making two great saves from Prestedge & Harris. Mark Goldberg made some defensive substitutions and switched to 4-5-1, but they still posed a threat on the break with Corneille & Stone both going close before the end. This was a hard thought ground out win with Harding & Sobers having exceptional games.
Quote for the game, ‘I thought you were a good footballing side Stortford!’ – Mark.
Bromley: Williams, Norval, Dolby, Gillman, Sobers, Hall, I’Anosn, Harding, Chabban, Stone, McBean. Subs: Davis, Corneille, Pakasa, Robinson, Manning.

Bromley 1 Brantree Town 4

Bromley 1 Braintree Town 4 – BSS – 14/03/09
Danny Hokcton returned to Hayes Lane with his new club Braintree and scored two well taken goals as the Essex side blew a disjointed Bromley away in the first half.
Lining up 3-5-2 and with an injured Keeper Bromley really didn’t settle at all and were behind after 10mins when Hockton was left unmarked at a corner and headed home for 1-0. Braintree were 2-0 up 4mins later when Bromley’s defence failed to clear their lines and Andy Porter crashed home from just outside the box. The Ravens finally mustered some resistance with Ryan Hall and Luke I’Anson having chances, but the game was all over on 33mins when Hockton latched on to a ball down the middle and finished well for 3-0. Fellow former Raven Gareth Williams hit the bar soon after while Bromley had one late chance when Ali Chabban forced a save from one time Bromley Keeper Craig Holloway. Just to cap off a miserable first half top scorer Warren McBean went down injured and had to be replaced during the break.
Mark Goldberg changed the formation in the second half moving to a back four and there was a marked improvement from the kick off. Sub Ashley Robinson forced a save from Holloway, Jerome Sobers went close and Chabban was also foiled by Holloway at a corner before the ball was scrambled away. The Ravens injured Keeper Gareth Williams saved well from his name sake and Hockton fluffed a couple of opportunities for a hatrick, but The Irons did make it 4-0 on 78mins when Louis Riddle curled in a fantastic free kick from 25yards out after Bromley had given the ball away from a goal kick. Robinson was the one real positive for Bromley in the second half and he had one good effort saved before he finally found the net in injury time finishing well through a crowd of players. Hall then also had a good shot saved by Holloway before the final whistle came and Braintree’s former Bromley contingent could celebrate their victorious return.
Quote for the game, ‘How can you start a game with an injured keeper?’ – Mikey.
Bromley: Williams, Norval, Dolby, Zanzi, Sobers, Gillman, I’Anson, Hall, Beaney, McBean, Chabban. Subs: Robinson, Harding, Stone, Davis, Pakasa.