Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Dover Athletic

Ebbsfleet's National League play-offs aspirations came to an end after a disappointing home defeat by Dover.

The hosts struggled in the first half and had the offside flag to thank for ruling out Alfie Pavey's strike and Mitch Brundle's header.

In the second half, Pavey hit the bar before finally getting his goal after 51 minutes, tapping in from Anthony Jeffrey's cross.

Dover continued to enjoy the better of the chances and Jeffrey somehow missed the opportunity to double their lead from six yards in the 74th minute.

The victory means Andy Hessenthaler's side are now unbeaten in eight games, while Fleet are six points adrift of seventh-placed Eastleigh with just one game remaining.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

• Line-ups
• Live Text

Line-ups

Ebbsfleet

Formation 3-5-2

1Ashmore

10Drury23Wilson3Magri

16Payne9Kedwell11Weston22Graham4Rance

15Ugwu19Bush

• 1Ashmore
• 10DrurySubstituted forWhitelyat 72'minutes
• 23Wilson
• 3Magri
• 16Payne
• 9KedwellBooked at 62mins
• 11Weston
• 22GrahamSubstituted forAdamsat 81'minutesBooked at 0mins
• 4RanceBooked at 87mins
• 15UgwuSubstituted forCheekat 58'minutes
• 19Bush

Substitutes

• 8Adams
• 12Cheek
• 13Miles
• 14Moncur
• 18Whitely

Dover

Formation 4-4-2

31Worgan

2Passley5Lokko27Lewis8Brundle

26Doe29Taylor7Jeffrey30Reason

10Allen14Pavey

• 31Worgan
• 2Passley
• 5Lokko
• 27LewisBooked at 85mins
• 8Brundle
• 26Doe
• 29Taylor
• 7Jeffrey
• 30Reason
• 10AllenSubstituted forEffiongat 64'minutesBooked at 90mins
• 14PaveyBooked at 71mins

Substitutes

• 1Walker
• 11Daniel
• 12Effiong
• 15Adebowale
• 18Nortey

Referee:

Gary Parsons

Attendance:

1,723

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Ebbsfleet United 0, Dover Athletic 1.

2. 90'+3'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Ebbsfleet United 0, Dover Athletic 1.

3. 90'+2'

   Booking

   Inih Effiong (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.

4. 87'

   Booking

   Dean Rance (Ebbsfleet United) is shown the yellow card.

5. 85'

   Booking

   Stuart Lewis (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.

6. 81'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Ebou Adams replaces Bagasan Graham.

7. 72'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Corey Whitely replaces Andy Drury.

8. 71'

   Booking

   Alfie Pavey (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.

9. 64'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Dover Athletic. Inih Effiong replaces Jamie Allen.

10. 62'

    Booking

    Danny Kedwell (Ebbsfleet United) is shown the yellow card.

11. 58'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Michael Cheek replaces Gozie Ugwu.

12. 51'

    Goal!

    Goal! Ebbsfleet United 0, Dover Athletic 1. Alfie Pavey (Dover Athletic).

13. Second Half

    Second Half begins Ebbsfleet United 0, Dover Athletic 0.

14. 45'

    Half Time

    First Half ends, Ebbsfleet United 0, Dover Athletic 0.

15. Kick Off

    First Half begins.

16. Posted at 14:54 22 Apr 201914:54 22 Apr 2019

    Post update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.