Dartford 4 Dulwich Hamlet 0 match report: Alex Wall scores hat-trick in National League South win

Alex Wall’s hat-trick ensured Dartford moved a step closer to nailing down second place in National League South.

The striker took his league tally for the campaign to 11 goals as the Darts ensured champions-elect Ebbsfleet had to delay any potential title celebrations, whatever their result at Taunton.

Dartford made five changes, bringing in Ben Dudzinski for Dan Wilks in goal. Also coming into the side were on-loan Charlton full-back Richard Chin, Jernade Meade, Jordan Wynter and striker Harvey Bradbury.

Along with Wilks, also missing were Jack Smith and Pierre Fonkeu while Samir Carruthers and Luke Allen were only on the bench.

It meant a starting line-up included four potential full-backs, Dowson opting to use Chin on the right of midfield and Odaudu alongside Wynter in midfield.

Dartford were handed a dream start inside seven minutes Odaudu nearly played in Luke Coulson but keeper Charlie Grainger was out smartly to save, only to then spill the ball. It went straight to the feet of Bradbury, who square for Alex Wall to tuck home his ninth league goal of the season into an empty net.

It was a largely stop-start first half-hour with a number of Dulwich injuries disrupting any flow to the game. The most notable was a head injury to former Darts full-back Sanchez Ming who was injured when clearing to deny Bradbury a clear sight of goal.

Max Statham set up Wall but his right-foot drive was saved at the near post by Grainger before Chin lead a Dartford breakaway which ended with Coulson’s right-foot shot going straight at the visiting keeper.

Both of Dartford’s central midfield duo picked up yellow cards before half-time, Odaudu taking out Ming and then Wynter halting Kristian Campbell’s progress as the former Darts man