Bromley 2-0 St Albans (From News Shopper)

Bromley 2-0 St Albans

3:23pm Sunday 29th November 2009

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BROMLEY ended their goal drought and three match losing streak when they overcame a poor St Albans side by two clear goals at Hayes Lane.

The home side created the few chances which came in the first 45 minutes and just about deserved to go in at the interval with their noses in front.

Warren McBean, back in the side but clearly not fully fit, was given a good chance to open the scoring on five minutes when Gareth A Williams put the centre forward clear on goal.

But Bromley’s leading scorer was slow to react and St Albans’ reserve keeper Michael Emery was able to make the clearance.

Good work by G A Williams on the byline quarter of an hour later again set up McBean, but this time he screwed the his shot wide of the right upright from centre of goal.

St Albans’ first attempt on goal came on 29 minutes with a fierce cross-shot, which was retrieved by James Quilter, and his deep cross was pushed onto the far post by Gareth I Williams before being cleared.

Bromley ended their 420 minute goal famine on 33 minutes when Nicky Greene’s cross picked out McBean.

He in turn shielded the ball before laying it into the path of G A Williams, who side-footed home a low shot just inside the right hand post.

Five minutes later, good work by Harrison Dunk nearly led to Mark Corneille adding to the score, but his shot was deflected for a corner.

Corneille tried his luck just before the break with a 35-yard shot which bounced just in front of the keeper, who gathered at the second attempt.

The home side might have had a penalty kick on 45 minutes when McBean was through on goal, only to be tugged back on two occasions by Saints captain Ryan Frater before the skipper passed back to his keeper.

However, the referee did not react to the penalty claims or award a free-kick for the blatant back pass.

St Albans opened the second half with renewed vigour and pegged Bromley back for 15 minutes or so. A long free-kick caused panic in the Bromley defence as G I Williams came to claim but missed it completely before Rob Gillman headed off the line.

Drew Roberts got completely clear on Bromley’s goal 10 minutes later, only to shoot over a gaping goal from about 10 yards. Roberts was put in again on the hour mark, but Gillman made a saving tackle to block his shot.

Marcus Cassius replaced the out of sorts McBean on 63 minutes and was soon in on the action, as he beautifully passed into the path of G A Williams, but his goalbound shot took a deflection for a corner.

From the flag kick, the ball was cleared up field and Roberts broke to force a good save out of G I Williams.

Gillman headed over from a left wing corner and James Fisher nearly caught the hosts out with a fierce cross field shot before Bromley increased their lead on 76 minutes.

Following a foul on Cassius, G A Williams’ free-kick from 25 yards was deflected off the end of the defensive wall into the path of Corneille, who volleyed home first time, giving Emery no chance from just eight yards out.

St Albans mounted a late rally with two long range shots going well wide of the intended target to leave Bromley with their first home victory over the Hertfordshire side since April 1996.

Bromley: G. I. Williams, Fray, Dunk, Corneille, Henriques, Gillman, Greene (Ibrahima 67), I’Anson, McBean (Cassius 60), G. A. Williams (O’Sullivan 82), Carew. Suns not used: Dolby, Stone. Att: 307.