Catch up on the best of the action from Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup fourth round qualifier.
Category: First Team News
VIDEO: MANAGER REACTION
Chris Kinnear talks to the camera after Whites Emirates FA Cup fourth qualifying match with Bromley ends goalless.
WHITES HELD BY RAVENS IN CUP
Dover 0–0 Bromley
Chris Kinnear’s men will do battle with their Kent rivals once again on Tuesday night following a goalless draw in the Emirates FA Cup fourth qualifying round.
The two sides will replay at Hayes Lane after both defences came out on top in Saturday’s match at Crabble.
Ryan Bird had the best chance of the match early on, flicking the ball over a stranded David Gregory following a poor defensive clearance.
However the striker’s first-time effort bounced agonisingly over the bar, much to the relief of the the visiting keeper.
Giancarlo Gallifuoco then smashed Mitch Pinnock’s near-post corner into the side netting and at the other end Alan Dunne forced home stopper Mitch Walker into a low save from 25-yards.
Pinnock stabbed Josh Passley’s cross to the far post wide after sneaking behind the Bromley defence and the midfielder then blazed a long-range effort over the bar and into the Bromley supporters.
Louis Dennis, a scorer for the visitors in the league match between the teams back in August, somehow volleyed Alan Dunne’s centre wide after a quick throw-in.
And the away side were even closer to scoring with their next chance, as Jack Holland scraped the woodwork with a header from Frankie Raymond’s cross.
With full-time looming, Pinnock’s deflected effort flew into the hands of Gregory and the away defence bravely blocked Manny Parry’s volley.
Earlier, boss Kinnear made two changes to the side that won 2-0 at Torquay last Saturday. Nortei Nortey replaced the cup-tied Paul Lewis and Kadell Daniel came in for Jamie Allen, who started as a substitute.
Dover: Walker, Passley, Ilesanmi, Gallifuoco, Parry, Essam, Brundle(c), Pinnock, Bird, Nortey (Richards 79), Daniel.
Subs not used: Allen, Fazakerley, Adebowale, Okosieme, Lewington, Deen-Conteh.
Bromley: Gregory, Dunne (Wynter 88), Holland(c), R.Johnson (D.Johnson 90), Sterling, Raymond, Higgs, Rees, Dennis, Williams, Mekki (Wanadio 62).
Subs not used: Allen, Enver, Tullen, Anderson.
Attendance: 932
Referee: Alan Young
FA CUP PREVIEW: WHITES V BROMLEY
Boss Chris Kinnear will be hoping his side can extend their five-game unbeaten run when they tackle Bromley at home in Saturday’s all-Kent fourth qualifying round tie.
But a tough task lies ahead for Dover with the Ravens winning two of their last three matches at Crabble, including a 2-1 victory back in August.
Should Athletic progress, It will be the fifth consecutive season they have qualified for the first round proper.
Neil Smith’s team will be looking to go one better in the competition this time around, having lost to 4-2 Braintree Town at the same stage last year.
BROMLEY’S RECENT FORM
GATESHEAD 1-2 BROMLEY
Neil Smith’s team completed a remarkable turnaround with 10 minutes remaining to take all three points at the Heed.
Sub Richard Peniket crossed for Danny Johnson to head the home side in-front on 64 minutes.
But the visitors hit back with Louis Dennis converting from the spot six minutes from full-time, following a foul by Scott Barrow on Jack Holland in the area.
And deep into injury time, sub Brett Williams headed the visitors ahead to ensure victory for the Kent side.
PREVIOUS MEETING
09/08/17: WHITES 1-2 BROMLEY
Whites were unable to extend their winning league start after losing their first Kent derby of the season 2-1 at Crabble on a Tuesday evening.
Joshua Rees slotted Bromley in front midway through the first-half and a quick breakaway strike from Louis Dennis extended the visitor’s lead after the break.
Connor Essam saw his header cleared off the line and seconds later the ball was in the back of the net at the other end of the pitch.
Iffy Allen started a swift counter-attack that ended with Dennis passing the ball underneath home stopper Mitch Walker’s body to double the away team’s advantage.
An own goal from David Gregory gave Whites hope after substitute Kadell Daniel’s free-kick struck the underside of the bar and went in off the unfortunate keeper.
But the visiting goalie redeemed himself moments later with a flying save to deny Daniel from a tight angle as Whites were unable to find an equaliser.
OTHER LEAGUE MEETINGS
18/03/17: Dover 1-0 Bromley
25/10/16: Bromley 0-2 Dover
28/12/15: Dover 2-3 Bromley
TICKET NEWS
Prices are as follows:
Adults – £17
Over 60’s – £14
Under 18’s – £8
Under 11’s – Free (With an accompanying result).
Tickets can still be purchased on the day but supporters should note that this match IS segregated.
COVERAGE
The game starts at 3pm but if you are unable to make the trip, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!
Coverage starts from 2pm.
OTHER EMIRATES FA CUP FOURTH QUALIFYING ROUND FIXTURES
AFC FYLDE V WREXHAM
AFC TELFORD UNITED V FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER
ALDERSHOT TOWN V TORQUAY UNITED
BATH CITY V CHELMSFORD CITY
BRACKLEY TOWN V BILLERICAY TOWN
BURGESS HILL TOWN V DARTFORD
BUXTON V GATESHEAD
CHORLEY V BOSTON UNITED
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE V LEYTON ORIENT
EAST THURROCK UNITED V EBBSFLEET UNITED
EASTLEIGH V HEREFORD FC
FC HALIFAX TOWN V TRANMERE ROVERS
GUISELEY V SHILDON
HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH V TRURO CITY
HARINGEY BOROUGH V HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS
HARROGATE TOWN V GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY
KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS V CHESTER FC
MAIDENHEAD UNITED V HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE
MAIDSTONE UNITED V ENFIELD TOWN
MARGATE V LEATHERHEAD
NANTWICH TOWN V KETTERING TOWN
OXFORD CITY V BOGNOR REGIS TOWN
PAULTON ROVERS V SUTTON UNITED
SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC V HYDE UNITED
SHAW LANE ASSOCIATION V BARROW
SLOUGH TOWN V FOLKESTONE INVICTA
SOLIHULL MOORS V OSSETT TOWN
SOUTH SHIELDS V HARTLEPOOL UNITED
ST ALBANS CITY V BOREHAM WOOD
STOURBRIDGE V MACCLESFIELD TOWN
WOKING V CONCORD RANGERS
AWAY TRAVEL
There will be a Supporters Club coach making the trip to Gateshead on Saturday 28th October and it’s not too late to reserve your seat on it.
It leaves Crabble at 6:15am and the costs are as follows:
Adults members £40, adult non-members £55 and accompanied child (under 16) £20.
Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat, or see him in the Centre Spot after the games against Bromley, Maidenhead or Woking.
Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or via bank transfer.
VIDEO: MANAGER REACTION
Chris Kinnear has his say following Whites 2-0 win away at Torquay on Saturday.
WHITES SWOOP FOR POINTS AT GULLS
TORQUAY 0-2 WHITES
A headed goal in each half from Paul Lewis and Ryan Bird saw Dover run out comfortable winners at bottom-of-the table Torquay at a windy Plainmoor on Saturday.
Cambridge loanee Lewis nodded in Mitch Pinnock’s cross after six minutes to give Chris Kinnear’s men an early lead and Bird powered in Jamie Allen’s assist off both the bar and home goalkeeper Vincent Dorel to double the advantage in the 64th minute as Athletic extended their unbeaten run to five games.
After the visitors had gone in front, Pinnock headed Passley’s cross harmlessly over and was then denied by the woodwork minutes later.
The wideman struck the underside of the crossbar with a fierce volley after latching onto Femi Ilesanmi’s lobbed pass.
Lewis thought he had doubled the lead after flicking in Bird’s shot, but the linesman chalked off his effort for offside and the midfielder was booked for protesting.
Ryan Higgins fired well wide from 20-yards and at the other end Bird nodded Allen’s cross just wide just before the break.
Luke Young drove a free-kick into Mitch Walker’s arms a minute before Bird struck Dover’s second.
The points were almost secured when Giancarlo Gallifuoco struck the post against his old side from sub Kadell Daniel’s corner.
Daniel then tried his luck with an audacious volley that flew into the arms of Gulls stopper Dorel.
Jamie Reid’s blast into the side netting summed up a disappointing day in front of goal for United.
The win sees Whites remain second in the standings, one point below current leaders Macclesfield Town.
Earlier, boss Kinnear kept the same side that started at Sutton on Tuesday night. Aziz Deen-Conteh replaced Tobi Sho-Silva on the bench, who missed out through injury.
Torquay: Dorel, Davis, Lathrope (Myrie-Williams 45), McGinty, Gowling(c), Young, Evans, McQuoid, Reid, Higgins (Pittman 68), Murphy (Keating 78).
Subs not used: Clarke, Efete.
Dover: Walker, Passley, Gallifuoco, Essam, Parry, Ilesanmi, Brundle(c), Lewis, Pinnock (Daniel 59), Allen, Bird.
Subs not used: Richards, Fazakerley, Nortey, Deen-Conteh.
Attendance: 1,915
Referee: Samuel Allison.
PREVIEW: TORQUAY V WHITES
Chris Kinnear’s men will be aiming to extend their unbeaten run to five matches when they travel to Devon on Saturday.
Bottom-of-the-table United won their first match of the season on Tuesday night and new Gulls boss Gary Owers, hired last month following previous manager Kevin Nicholson’s dismissal, will be hoping Torquay can stave off relegation once again, following their survival on the final day of last season.
Since taking charge, Owers has strengthened his squad with the signings of Josh McQuoid, Rhys Murphy, Callum Evans (All loan) and Jennison Myrie Williams.
One Dover player will be familiar with his surroundings when Whites arrive at Plainmoor this weekend.
Giancarlo Gallifuoco played 35 matches for Torquay last season, scoring three goals.
TORQUAY’S RECENT FORM
TORQUAY 4-0 MAIDENHEAD
Torquay won for the first time in the National League this season in emphatic style.
The hosts struck four first-half goals in a delayed kick off, with visitors Maidenhead held up in traffic.
Josh McQuoid headed in the first on four minutes and Luke Young rifled into the bottom corner eight minutes later.
Rhys Murphy made it three from close range on 21 minutes and Jamie Reid complete the rout a minute before the break.
Maidenhead improved from the restart, but were unable to find a consolation as basement boys Torquay moved to within a point of second-bottom Solihull Moors.
PREVIOUS MEETING
22/04/17: WHITES 1-2 TORQUAY
Former Forest Green Rovers striker Brett Williams came back to haunt Dover at Crabble.
The forward scored a goal in each half as Torquay moved out of the relegation zone and took Dover’s hopes of making the play-offs out of their hands.
With half-time looming, Williams powerfully headed home AFC Bournemouth loanee Jordan Lee’s cross to give his side the lead with their first shot on target.
The attacked doubled United’s lead in the 66th minute, racing onto Luke Young’s pass and firing past Walker to notch his 11th of the season.
Aswad Thomas gave Dover a lifeline after his looping header beat Brendan Moore and the visiting keeper denied sub Moses Emmanuel seconds later.
Ricky Miller scooped over late in the game as the Gulls held on to keep their survival hopes alive.
OTHER LEAGUE MEETINGS
27/09/16: Torquay 2-1 Dover
26/03/16: Dover 5-0 Torquay
06/10/15: Torquay 2-3 Dover
DOVER COLOURS
For travelling fans wanting to wear the same shirts as the players, captain Mitch Brundle and his teammates will be wearing their blue ones.
TICKET NEWS
Prices are as follows:
Adults – £15
Concessions (Over 65’s & NUS card holders) – £12
Under 18’s – £7
Under 7’s – Free
COVERAGE
The game starts at 3pm but if you are unable to make the trip, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!
Coverage starts from 2pm.
SATURDAYS’ OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES
BARROW V LEYTON ORIENT
BOREHAM WOOD V FC HALIFAX TOWN
GATESHEAD V BROMLEY
MACCLESFIELD TOWN V EBBSFLEET UNITED
MAIDENHEAD UNITED V ALDERSHOT TOWN
MAIDSTONE UNITED V GUISELEY
SOLIHULL MOORS V HARTLEPOOL UNITED
SUTTON UNITED V AFC FYLDE
TRANMERE ROVERS V CHESTER FC
WOKING V DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
WREXHAM V EASTLEIGH
VIDEO – PLAYER REACTION
Manny Parry talks to the camera after his injury-time strike salvaged a point for Whites in a 2-2 draw at Sutton United on Tuesday night.
VIDEO – MANAGER REACTION
Boss Chris Kinnear has his say following Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw at Sutton United.
PREVIEW: SUTTON V WHITES
Dover visit the Knights Community Stadium this Tuesday evening aiming to stay at the summit of the National League table.
And Chris Kinnear’s men travel to third-placed Sutton unbeaten in three matches, with two wins and one draw.
United are only one point behind Whites in the standings and Paul Doswell’s side is likely to include some familiar faces.
Ross Lafayette, Aswad Thomas and Moses Emmanuel all featured for Athletic last season.
SUTTON’S RECENT FORM
WREXHAM 1 – 1 SUTTON
Ross Lafayette scored a stunning injury-time equaliser to deny their hosts victory at the Racecourse Ground.
The striker took advantage of a poor defensive clearance to volley in off the crossbar and cancel out Marcus Kelly’s first-half goal.
The midfielder finished off Chris Holroyd’s accurate cross on 16 minutes to put Wrexham in front and Holroyd himself glanced Paul Rutherford’s cross narrowly wide just before the break.
Kieron Cadogan struck the bar for the visitors, but Sutton were able to salvage a point thanks to Lafayette’s late strike.
PREVIOUS MEETING
29/11/16: SUTTON 0-6 WHITES
Dover rose into the play-offs in spectacular fashion after a sumptious footballing display at Gander Green Lane.
Ricky Miller, Ross Lafayette and Moses Emmanuel were on the scoresheet as Chris Kinnear’s men recorded a comfortable victory against ten-man United.
Miller headed in Sam Magri’s cross early on and Sutton’s Dean Beckwith was shown a red card for a deliberate elbow on Jamie Grimes on 23 minutes.
Emmanuel raced clear to double the lead ten minutes later and after Lafayette had volleyed in Athletic’s third moments later, went on to complete his hat-trick in style with two further goals.
The forward slotted home his second and ensured the match ball was his after the break, finishing smartly from outside the area after beating home keeper Ross Worner in a race to the ball.
Top scorer Miller completed the rout, cutting inside and smashing low past Worner.
OTHER LEAGUE MEETINGS
04/10/16: Dover 3-1 Sutton
03/05/14: Sutton 0-3 Dover
30/04/14: Dover 1-1 Sutton
DOVER COLOURS
For travelling fans wanting to wear the same shirts as the players, captain Mitch Brundle and his teammates will be wearing their blue ones.
TICKET NEWS
Prices are as follows:
Adults – £15
Seniors (Over 60’s & Students with valid ID photo card) – £8
Under 16’s – £3
COVERAGE
The game starts at 7:45pm but if you are unable to make the trip, we will have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens!
Coverage starts from 7pm.
TUESDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES
AFC FYLDE V GATESHEAD
ALDERSHOT TOWN V DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
BOREHAM WOOD V EASTLEIGH
CHESTER FC V WOKING
FC HALIFAX TOWN V WREXHAM
GUISELEY V MACCLESFIELD TOWN
HARTLEPOOL UNITED V BARROW
MAIDSTONE UNITED V BROMLEY
SOLIHULL MOORS V EBBSFLEET UNITED
TORQUAY UNITED V MAIDENHEAD UNITED
WEDNESDAY’S NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURE
TRANMERE ROVERS V LEYTON ORIENT
AWAY TRAVEL
There will be a Supporters Club coach making the trip to Torquay on Saturday 7th October and it’s not too late to reserve your seat on it.
It leaves Crabble at 7:30am and the cost is as follows:
Adults members £30, adult non-members £45 and accompanied child (under 16) £15.
Please call or text Andy on 0793 4300335 to book your seat.
Please note you are now required to pay for your seat in advance by cash or via bank transfer.