Sutton United 0-3 Bromley

Sutton's hopes of being automatically promoted to the English Football League were dealt a crushing blow after a home defeat by Bromley that was blighted by controversial refereeing decisions.

The U's are now nine points adrift of leaders Macclesfield with only six games to play after goals from Brandon Hanlan, Adam Mekki and substitute Josh Rees boosted the visitors' push for the play-offs.

Bromley led when Hanlan pounced after the hosts failed to clear Frankie Raymond's free-kick, and they went 2-0 ahead on the stroke of half-time through Mekki's penalty.

Goalkeeper Jamie Butler was only booked for cynically bringing down George Porter, with Bromley equally bemused when Hanlan had a second-half goal ruled out for offside despite being about three yards onside.

Sutton's Jamie Collins' dismissal, seemingly for an innocuous off-the-ball incident with Luke Woolfenden, was equally perplexing, before Bromley scored a third through substitute Rees.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Sutton United

• 26ButlerBooked at 45mins
• 4Beckwith
• 19Thomas
• 15Eastmond
• 6CollinsBooked at 68mins
• 5John
• 8Davis
• 22WaltonBooked at 22minsSubstituted forWrightat 46'minutes
• 30Bolarinwa
• 31BeautymanSubstituted forStearnat 46'minutes
• 34HarrisonSubstituted forDundasat 75'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Thomas
• 11Cadogan
• 14Dundas
• 20Wright
• 32Stearn

Bromley

• 1Gregory
• 16Sterling
• 23Woolfenden
• 8Raymond
• 6Holland
• 5Chorley
• 14HiggsSubstituted forReesat 60'minutes
• 21Sutherland
• 11MekkiSubstituted forBugielat 76'minutes
• 18PorterSubstituted forDennisat 82'minutes
• 9Hanlan

Substitutes

• 4Rees
• 10Dennis
• 15Johnson
• 17Wanadio
• 25Bugiel

Referee:

Neil Hair

Attendance:

2,233

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Sutton United 0, Bromley 3.

Full Time

Posted at 90'

Second Half ends, Sutton United 0, Bromley 3.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Bromley. Louis Dennis replaces George Porter.

Goal!

Posted at 80'

Goal! Sutton United 0, Bromley 3. Josh Rees (Bromley).

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Bromley. Omar Bugiel replaces Adam Mekki.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Sutton United. Craig Dundas replaces Byron Harrison.

Dismissal

Posted at 68'

Jamie Collins (Sutton United) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

Substitution

Posted at 60'

Substitution, Bromley. Josh Rees replaces Jordan Higgs.

Substitution

Posted at 46'

Substitution, Sutton United. Ross Stearn replaces Harry Beautyman.

Substitution

Posted at 46'

Substitution, Sutton United. Tommy Wright replaces Simon Walton.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Sutton United 0, Bromley 2.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+4'

First Half ends, Sutton United 0, Bromley 2.

Goal!

Posted at 45'+3'

Goal! Sutton United 0, Bromley 2. Adam Mekki (Bromley) converts the penalty with a.

Booking

Posted at 45'+2'

Jamie Butler (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 22'

Simon Walton (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.

Goal!

Posted at 6'

Goal! Sutton United 0, Bromley 1. Brandon Hanlan (Bromley).

Kick Off

Posted at

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.