Bromley 2 Gillingham 2: Match report from the Copperjax Community Stadium, Hayes Lane
Max Clark scored a stoppage-time penalty to rescue a point from their League 2 clash at Bromley.
Gillingham’s spirited second-half display saw them come back from two goals down to level the match at 2-2 and stay top of the table. Nicke Kabamba and Michael Cheek put Bromley two up after just 12 minutes but Josh Andrews halved that lead just before the hour mark and Clark’s 98th minute penalty completed the fightback.
The match - a sell-out at Hayes Lane and broadcast live on Sky Sports - was one between the two sides boasting the only remaining unbeaten records in League 2. Both remain intact.
The Gills had lost twice to Bromley the previous season but boss Gareth Ainsworth insisted that was in the past and there was no looking back as the Gills claimed a point.
Unfortunately, the Gills were second best to their near neighbours in the opening half, losing battles across the pitch and conceding twice early on.
For a side that hadn’t conceded more than one against any side at the start of the season, the early showing was unlike anything seen previously since the new campaign kicked off. It was a much better display after the break.
Jonny Williams had returned for the Gills, as the only change to the team which started the previous league game, at Oldham.
Williams replaced Bradley Dack, who wasn’t named in the matchday squad.
Newly-signed wingers Garath McCleary and Jonny Smith were named among the substitutes.
The home side were ahead after just seven minutes when Nicke Kabamba made himself space on the edge of the box before sweeping the ball home past Glenn Morris.
Five minutes later and Bromley were two up as Cheek nodded in past Morris from Idris Odutayo’s cross.
Robbie McKenzie headed another Cheek effort off the