Dartford marched through to the FA Cup second through with a thrilling 4-3 victory at Bromley.

The Conference South hosts got off to the best possible start by opening the scoring after just 75 seconds.

A penetrating run down the right by Moses Ademola took him around his marker before his cross evaded Darts keeper Jason Brown and Louis Dennis arrived to plant a shot firmly in the net.

Chances were few and far between in the first half, as most of the play was concentrated in the middle of the park. 

Dartford gradually came into the game after the early setback and Max Cornhill mis-hit his shot, nearly wrong-footing Bromley keeper Seb Brown.

However, his effort took a deflection which took the sting out of the shot and the Lillywhites number one quickly adjusted to make the save.

Tom Bradbrook then got behind the Bromley defence, but his attempt was hopelessly off target.

Almost immediately Dennis pounced on a poor Dartford clearance at the other end, only to see his shot held underneath the crossbar by the visiting custodian. 

A quick break by the home side on 29 minutes should have led to Bromley increasing their lead.

Ademola combined with Dennis for the latter to cross from the left, who found the unmarked Ali Fuseini at the back post, but the midfielder blazed over the bar when it seemed easier to find the back of the net.

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Bromley ended the first half strongly with Pierre Joseph-Dubois heading over, Ademola having a good effort blocked, and Dennis being denied by Jason Brown.

Parity was restored just three minutes into the second half as Ryan Hayes’ corner was forced home by Danny Harris.

And seven minutes later the visitors took the lead when poor defending allowed Hayes a free shot at goal, which he accepted gratefully.

Back came Bromley immediately as they levelled one minute later.

Jason Brown was charged down by Joseph-Dubois and, in trying to clear the ball, his touch was too heavy and Ademola nipped in to rob the Darts keeper and slot home into an empty net.

The home side’s defending left a lot to be desired in the 65th minute as Dartford restored their lead once again, the unmarked Elliott Bradbrook heading home from another Hayes corner.

But back came Bromley once more and equalised for the second time when Danny Waldren headed home Dennis’ corner in the 73rd minute.

The celebrations were marred by three flares being thrown onto the pitch.

A Dartford player picked two of them up and perhaps unwisely threw them back into the crowd, meaning the game was delayed for several minutes while the referee consulted with his assistant and fourth official.

In the end no further action was taken. 

With nine minutes remaining, Dartford scored again but this time Bromley were unable to respond.

More slovenly defending saw the unmarked Tom Bradbrook head home at the far post Harris’ left wing cross.

Dartford now await tomorrow evening’s draw to discover their second round opponents.

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Bromley: Brown, Holland, Anderson, Fuseini (Pinnock 85), Swaine, McNaughton, Joseph-Dubois (Scannell 77), Waldren, Robertson (Culley 73), Ademola, Dennis, Subs not used: Udoji, Prestedge, Birchall, Rodgers

Dartford: Brown, T.Bradbrook (Crawford 83), E.Bradbrook, Collier, Harris, Sweeney, McCauley, Hayes (Noble 89), Burns, Bender, Cornhill. Subs not used: Pugh, Daley, Mitchell-King, Ibrahim, Boye. Att: 4,105.