Whites gained their first away win of the season in this Kent Senior Cup tie in Bromley, after Dean Palmer scored a fantastic 90^th minute winner. It was going to take something special to part the teams, as an uninspiring game went the way of the Whites.

Steve Browne put out a similar side to the one that was unlucky to lose at Hampton, but with Vallance and Rogers taking the places of Dean Readings and Warren Ryan.

The referee L. Venamore began the game in a bad way, with the poor booking of Victor Renner after only 8 minutes. Victor threw the ball over the keeper to where a free kick needed to be taken from, but the referee decided that he was throwing the ball away, even though the linesman was signalling that Victor was right.

This got the game off to a bad start, but Victor almost replied in the right way minutes after. He saw his shot well saved by keeper Andy Walker, as the Whites tried to impose themselves on the game.

But it was not until the 24^th minute that the game really started. The home side created a good chance that they should have scored, before Whites broke quickly, resulting in Maynard seeing his shot from 18-yards pushed around the post.

Another superb passing move by the Whites ended with Wilkins shooting over, but after 34 minutes Dover took the lead. Again Bromley went close with a free kick just wide, but the ball then game down the other end of the park as Carruthers was released down the right. His cross from the by-line found Wilkins, who shot first time into the corner of the net.

Wilkins almost made it 2-0 moments before half time. More good passing by the Whites set up Braithwaite (who had an outstanding game), and his cross picked out Wilkins free in the centre. He did everything right, but the keeper produced an outstanding one-handed save to deny him.

The interval clearly helped Bromley, as they came out fighting in the second period. And they did not have to wait long before they drew level, as Leroy Huggins found himself free at the near post, headed in.

The referee missing a clear handball by Steve Potterill was the only noteworthy action before an exciting final ten minutes, mainly because the referee stopped the flow of the game with a series of strange decisions for both sides.

With ten minutes to go, with Chris Wright having been introduced into the fray, Whites almost scored. He turned in the box, but his shot went inches wide of the far post. The impressive Gary Drewett almost won it for the home side minutes later, as he collected the ball in his own box, and ran the length of the field, but Jean-Zepherin saved his shot.

A good run by Carruthers set up Wilkins who shot just wide, and then Wilkins crossed for Wright to head on target before the goal finally came. Palmer picked up the ball 25-yards out, and shot into the roof of the net to the joy of those that travelled to support the Whites.

Thankfully there was little time for Bromley to threaten an equaliser as the referee blew his whistle minutes afterwards, and so Whites managed to win a cup game AND an away game all in one night! It was not the best advert for football, but this was a promising victory for the Whites, and let's hope that this gives them confidence for the battle against relegation.