CHEEK’S DOUBLE FROM THE SPOT LEADS RAVENS TO THUMPING WIN

By Machel Hewitt

ANDY Woodman expressed his delight as his Bromley side returned to winning ways with a comprehensive victory over strugglers Accrington Stanley.

A first-half goal from Cameron Congreve was added to by two penalties from Michael Cheek and a Ben Thompson goal as Bromley romped home. Woodman said: “We haven’t got our rewards in the last few games so it was good today to finally get what we have been threatening to do, however you can’t build a house without the right foundations.

BROMLEY 4

Congreve 29, Cheek 56 pen, 76 pen, Thompson 69

ACCRINGTON S 0

BROMLEY: Smith 7, Grant 7, Sowunmi 7, Elerewe 7, Mayor 7, Arthurs 6, Charles 6, Imray 6 (McKirdy 79, 6), Thompson 7 (Ilunga (O’Brien 83), Conneely 6 (Coyle 45, 6), Woods 6, Batty 6 (Grant 78, 6), Congreve 8 (Whitely 71, 6), Cheek 8 (Kabamba 84). Subs not used: Long, Odutayo, Kacurri.

ACCRINGTON: Crellin 5, Ward 5, Rawson 6, Matthews 5, Love 6 83), Whalley 6, Walton 6 (Woods 83), Mooney 6 (Brown 66, 5). Subs not used: Kelly, Aljofree.

Att: 2,410 Rating: ★★★★★ Ref: Alan Young 6/10

“Every successful team I have been involved with has been resilient at the back that knows how to grind out results and keep clean sheets. If you do that you will always create chances at the other end.

“Cameron Congreve added another goal to his tally and has taken on board what I’ve wanted from him and he will go on to have a brilliant career.

“Michael Cheek continues doing what he has always done for us, he is our lower league Teddy Sheringham!”

The game took a while to spark into life and it was Cheek who provided the first moment of genuine quality, volleying Congreve’s cross on to the underside of the Accrington crossbar.

The hosts took the lead on the half-hour – Adam Mayor’s free-kick fell to Congreve, and he drilled a low shot through a sea of legs for his fifth goal of the season.

Both Cheek and Imray went close before the interval, forcing good reaction stops from Billy Crellin.

The hosts doubled their lead ten minutes after the restart, Cheek smashing home his 20th goal of the season from the penalty spot after Faz Rawson was judged to have handled ad-the ball.

Thompson made it three with a stooping header at the back post before Cheek scored his second penalty of the game after Devon Matthew handled in the area. Stanley manager John Doolan did not hide his tion at full-time. He said: frustra-“It was a very tough watch, it was a no show. I couldn’t put my finger on it– we didn’t play at all.

“It was below the standards I have set and the last two games have not been us.

“I’m not interested in what other clubs have done, we need to take care of ourselves and that is all that matters, that is our pressure and we have to deal with that.”