Bromley 0-2 Eastleigh
EASTLEIGH v BROMLEY
SATURDAY 30th APRIL
Blue Square Bet South
Report by Ray Murphy
A scrappy end of season fixture not assisted by a bumpy playing surface at Hayes Lane, despite being doused in water before the kick off, saw two excellent goals scored by Eastleigh in the first half that were totally out of character to the game.
Jamie Slabber returned to his normal number nine shirt with Jamie Brown missing through injury whilst Ian Herring took a midfield berth at Danny Smith’s expense. Peter Adeniyi returned to the side at his former club in place of Richard Gillespie, though Adeniyi fulfilling his normal midfield duties.
Both teams struggled to adapt to the conditions. The home side saw Charlie Ide trying to prise his way through the Eastleigh defence. There had been a few half chances but final touches prevented either goalkeeper being tested early on. The first opening did not arrive until twenty minutes had been played. That saw a shot from the edge of the area by Tony Finn saved by Gareth Barfoot.
On twenty-three minutes Ide's pass in behind Luke Byles allowed the pacy full back Harrison Dunk to run through on goal where his shot was parried by Barfoot. The ball was then scrambled clear by the Eastleigh defence. Bromley were just about edging the game on chances at this stage with ex-Eastleigh striker Warren McBean having a header blocked then David Graves’ overhead kick going over the bar.
Adeniyi tried his luck with a shot on thirty-seven minutes which was off target but two minutes later Adeniyi was the hero as he saw his half volley from thirty-yards fly into the top of the net past the outstretched Craig Holloway in the Bromley goal.
Slabber shot just wide a minute later before Adeniyi’s midfield partner Anthony Riviere, scored the second goal of the afternoon. Some ten yards further from goal than Adeniyi’s strike, Riviere noticed Holloway a long way off his goal line then sublimely lofted the ball over the stranded goalkeeper into the net.
Bromley looked to gain their way back into the game at the start of the second period. McBean could not get enough power on a shot to beat Barfoot then Ide was in behind the Eastleigh defence but Barfoot saved his shot both in the opening three minutes of the period.
On fifty-five minutes Shaun McAuley, having only been on the pitch four minutes as a substitute, collected a pass from Tony Taggart and sped past the rooted defender but could not find enough composure to finish his move firing wide of the target. On sixty-seven minutes Taggart saw a low drive saved at the foot of his post by Holloway.
The game just drifted away to end of season obscurity. The home side with a Kent Senior Cup Final engagement they were looking forward too against Dartford on Monday; almost notched a goal in the final minute with McBean turning a corner from Harry Harding wide.
Overall Eastleigh were deserved of their victory and taking the applause from the large travelling Eastleigh crowd to pull the curtain down on the playing side of the club for 2010/11.
Jamie Slabber returned to his normal number nine shirt with Jamie Brown missing through injury whilst Ian Herring took a midfield berth at Danny Smith’s expense. Peter Adeniyi returned to the side at his former club in place of Richard Gillespie, though Adeniyi fulfilling his normal midfield duties.
Both teams struggled to adapt to the conditions. The home side saw Charlie Ide trying to prise his way through the Eastleigh defence. There had been a few half chances but final touches prevented either goalkeeper being tested early on. The first opening did not arrive until twenty minutes had been played. That saw a shot from the edge of the area by Tony Finn saved by Gareth Barfoot.
On twenty-three minutes Ide's pass in behind Luke Byles allowed the pacy full back Harrison Dunk to run through on goal where his shot was parried by Barfoot. The ball was then scrambled clear by the Eastleigh defence. Bromley were just about edging the game on chances at this stage with ex-Eastleigh striker Warren McBean having a header blocked then David Graves’ overhead kick going over the bar.
Adeniyi tried his luck with a shot on thirty-seven minutes which was off target but two minutes later Adeniyi was the hero as he saw his half volley from thirty-yards fly into the top of the net past the outstretched Craig Holloway in the Bromley goal.
Slabber shot just wide a minute later before Adeniyi’s midfield partner Anthony Riviere, scored the second goal of the afternoon. Some ten yards further from goal than Adeniyi’s strike, Riviere noticed Holloway a long way off his goal line then sublimely lofted the ball over the stranded goalkeeper into the net.
Bromley looked to gain their way back into the game at the start of the second period. McBean could not get enough power on a shot to beat Barfoot then Ide was in behind the Eastleigh defence but Barfoot saved his shot both in the opening three minutes of the period.
On fifty-five minutes Shaun McAuley, having only been on the pitch four minutes as a substitute, collected a pass from Tony Taggart and sped past the rooted defender but could not find enough composure to finish his move firing wide of the target. On sixty-seven minutes Taggart saw a low drive saved at the foot of his post by Holloway.
The game just drifted away to end of season obscurity. The home side with a Kent Senior Cup Final engagement they were looking forward too against Dartford on Monday; almost notched a goal in the final minute with McBean turning a corner from Harry Harding wide.
Overall Eastleigh were deserved of their victory and taking the applause from the large travelling Eastleigh crowd to pull the curtain down on the playing side of the club for 2010/11.
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