Fresh from their draw at Macclesfield on Saturday unbeaten Bromley return to National League action at Hayes Lane on Tuesday night when they entertain Leyton Orient who are finding their feet at this level after relegation from the Football League in May.
Having only conceded one goal in 270 minutes The Ravens have drawn 0-0 twice and won once so far this campaign, the victory coming at Dover last midweek, 2-1 with goals from Josh Rees and Louis Dennis.
Orient lost their opening match 2-0 at Sutton Utd, but arrive at The Lane having won their last two games at home to Solihull Moors 3-1 and Maidstone 2-0, quickly adapting to their new surroundings as they look to bounce back to the 92 at the first attempt.
The last time these two teams met in November 2011 was in the FA Cup First Round when Orient were in League One and Bromley were Conference South. On that occasion The Os won 3-0 with George Porter scoring a spectacular solo effort.
As fate would have it Porter is now playing for Bromley, having been signed by Burnley from the Brisbane Road club only to then drop back into Non League football Porter may have a point to prove on Tuesday night.
The only other meeting between the sides in recent times was another 4-0 away defeat for Bromley in The London Challenge Cup back in 1993, Ricky Otto the star man for the home side that night.
The Os have sold close to 1,000 tickets for this game so there should be a big crowd for this big occasion under the lights at Hayes Lane, which even though it’s league game will still have the feel of a cup tie.
Picture supplied by Ed Boyden.
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