Kent Merit Under-15 boys cup final: Cray Wanderers 0 Bromley 5

Set-piece specialists Bromley produced a five-star display to defeat Cray Wanderers in the Under-15 Kent Merit Cup final at Sheppey’s Holm Park on Sunday.

Three of their goals came from dead-ball situations and it turned out to be a one-sided showdown between two sides who know each other inside out.

That familiarity is probably not a surprise given that Bromley manager Mike Paye is also a Cray Wanderers director so, technically, he was always going to be a winner on the day!

“It’s a day of mixed feelings for me really,” said Paye. “Obviously Cray Wanderers is my club but I’ve been coaching at Bromley for 20 years so they've got a place in my heart too.

“It was two great teams - they beat us 2-0 three weeks ago so for us to come out and do that was very special and commendable to the boys. They’ve worked hard in training.”

Despite the final scoreline, Cray could have actually been 3-0 up before Bromley opened their account. Cameron McQueen’s long-range shot was saved, Jayden Obarotimi’s effort lacked power and Michael Ihiedi headed over a right-wing corner - just a selection of their early chances.

The opening goal arrived on 24 minutes with more than an element of luck about it as Oliver Driscoll’s cross into the box sailed over keeper Harry Haines and dropped into the far corner.

Driscoll repeated the trick just past the half-hour, although this one was intended as his free-kick found the top corner.

It was 3-0 in first-half stoppage time when the eagle-eyed assistant spotted Haines handled outside his box when clearing the ball. That gave Bromley a free-kick, which was touched to the impressive Harry Clout, who blasted home an unstoppable left-foot drive.

Cray did their best after the break, Oliver Perkins seeing his