Bromley progressed to the first round of the FA Cup with a solid defensive display at Dartford.
Despite their dominance of possession, Dartford failed to turn it into goals and paid the price.
The game got off to a lively start with the Referee showing several early yellow cards. Dartford dominated the play with Bromley defending deep and hitting on the break, Arron Rhule going close on a rare foray up field.
Then on 27 minutes Bromley were handed the initiative when Gareth Williams was tripped in the box and Hakeem Araba tucked away the penalty for 0-1.
The lead only lasted 3 minutes though as on the counter attack from a Ravens corner Dartford equalised when Jack Pallen finished smartly past Tommy Forecast. Just before the break Ryan Hayes fired just wide for the home side who continued to be on top.
The second half continued in the same vein with Dartford dominating and Bromley dropping ever deeper in defence. The home side were awarded a penalty of their own on 54 minutes when Rhule was guilty of leaving a foot out for Hayes to trip on.
Hayes missed the spot kick though blasting it wide of the posts. Bromley took the opportunity with both hands and went close soon after when Salifou Ibrahima had a header cleared off the line by, but they grabbed the next opportunity when following a foul on Warren McBean, Williams curled in a superb free kick over the wall to make it 1-2 on 74 minutes.
Late on The Darts had all the play, but were guilty of several wayward efforts, their best chance coming deep into injury time when Forecast made a super save from Tom Bonner’s header to secure Bromley’s place in the first round proper, the third time they have achieved this with Mark Goldberg in charge.
Dartford: Ibrahim, Burns, Green, Bonner, Goodacre, Champion, Hayes (Noble 87), Rogers, Pallen (Graham 69), Bradbrook, Harris.
Subs not used: Wallis, Cooper, Young.
Bromley: Forecast, Henriques, Patterson, Harwood, Dolan, Gillman, Hill (Smith 62), Ibrahima (Udoji 80), Araba (McBean 53), Williams, Rhule.
Subs not used: Agu, Harding, Jones, McKenzie.
Match Rating: 4/5
Star Man: Arron Rhule (Bromley)
Attendance: 1,567
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