Dartford 0 Eastbourne Borough 2 match report: Darts’ winless run sits at 10 games as former Cray Wanderers foward Yahya Bamba gets both goals for the visitors

Dartford’s National League South relegation problems worsened with a defeat at home to fellow strugglers Eastbourne Borough on Easter Monday.

Forward Yahya Bamba got a goal in either half for the visitors to leave the Darts’ boss, Ady Pennock, still without a victory since he took charge, as it ended 2-0 to Borough.

They also have returned to the relegation zone and their miserable winless run has extended to 10 games.

The hosts had actually started brightly and had the first two opportunities in quick succession in the seventh minute at Princes Park in front of a crowd of 1,305.

Eastbourne goalkeeper Harrison Foulkes was quickly out to prevent Brandon Barzey getting on the end of Tommy Block’s through ball and, moments later, Foulkes denied the same player with his feet.

But the Darts were forced into an early substitution. That saw Maxwell Statham replace full-back Block, who had gone down injured.

Eastbourne then went in front with 17 minutes played as they capitalised on a costly error by goalkeeper Rhys Byrne.

He failed to gather a high right-wing cross under pressure and that left Bamba, formerly of Cray Wanderers, with a simple finish at the back post.

There was no one at the far post to reach a Luke Coulson left-wing delivery on the half-hour mark after a good bit of trickery by the Darts captain.

Two minutes later, Dartford’s Jordan Greenidge sprung the offside and poked past the on-rushing Foulkes, only for the ball to slide wide of the right-hand post before the striker could catch up with it.

Greenidge again went close when he nodded Coulson’s corner straight at Foulkes.

An incredible passage of play then saw big chances squandered at both ends just before half-time.

Byrne flapped at Sam Beard’s corner, only