Ebbsfleet United 2 Dover Athletic 0 FA Cup match report: Top scorer Dominic Poleon and Sido Jombati score as Fleet progress in the FA Cup at Stonebridge Road

Ebbsfleet beat out-of-form rivals Dover at home on Saturday to progress to the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup.

In-form striker Dominic Poleon broke the visitors’ resistance towards the end of the first half with his 10th goal this season before defender Sido Jombati sealed their victory after the restart.

The hosts threatened first at Stonebridge Road in front of a crowd of 1,057 with three minutes played. Whites goalkeeper and birthday boy Stuart Nelson made a big save to thwart winger Darren McQueen who had broken behind Dover’s three centre-halves.

Ebbsfleet boss Dennis Kutrieb was unhappy in the 11th minute as away skipper Lee Martin escaped a booking for a foul. From the free-kick, defender Hayden Hollis headed wide Fleet captain Chris Solly’s right-wing delivery.

Both Alfie Pavey and Reece Grant then attempted to bring down home players as they attempted to counter-attack, five minutes later, with the former becoming the first player to go into referee Michael Robertson-Tant’s book.

Ebbsfleet were forced into an early substitution in the 34th minute after Kieran Monlouis hobbled off and he was replaced by Craig Tanner.

The visitors had defended well but, five minutes before half-time, Ebbsfleet’s top scorer Poleon broke the deadlock. He received a ball from Solly and turned well before he fired past Nelson.

Poleon almost got a second soon after, too, as Nelson got down low well to save his long-range effort to ensure.

But the Fleet did hold a one-goal advantage at the interval, with their goalkeeper, Mark Cousins, still yet to be seriously tested in the first period.

Two minutes into the second half, Josh Wright tried his luck for the home team, blasting wide with an ambitious attempt.

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