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

1. Post update

   Match ends, Sutton United 0, Bromley 3.

2. 90'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Sutton United 0, Bromley 3.

3. 82'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Bromley. Louis Dennis replaces George Porter.

4. 80'

   Goal!

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

5. 76'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Bromley. Omar Bugiel replaces Adam Mekki.

6. 75'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Sutton United. Craig Dundas replaces Byron Harrison.

7. 68'

   Dismissal

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

8. 60'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Bromley. Josh Rees replaces Jordan Higgs.

9. 46'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Sutton United. Ross Stearn replaces Harry Beautyman.

10. 46'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Sutton United. Tommy Wright replaces Simon Walton.

11. Second Half

    Second Half begins Sutton United 0, Bromley 2.

12. 45'+4'

    Half Time

    First Half ends, Sutton United 0, Bromley 2.

13. 45'+3'

    Goal!

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

14. 45'+2'

    Booking

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

15. 22'

    Booking

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

16. 6'

    Goal!

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

17. Kick Off

    First Half begins.

18. Posted at 14:10 2 Apr 201814:10 2 Apr 2018

    Post update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.