STORTFORD SILENCED BY DARTS’ DISPLAY

FOUR goals from four different players saw Dartford seal a convincing three points against bottom side Bishop’s Stortford.

Goals from Andy Pugh, Elliot Bradbrook, Duane Ofori-Acheampong and Alfie Pavey secured the three points over relegated Stortford.

Dartford manager Tony Burman yearned for more goals after the victory.

He said: “The main thing was that we had to win. We got three points and four goals.

“I would have liked more but it was not to be. I thought the players conducted themselves really well.”

Dartford took the lead on 13 minutes through Pugh when the forward tucked away a blocked Ryan Hayes effort.

Bradbrook almost doubled Dartford’s advantage on 16 minutes when his effort from a Luke Wanadio corner was blocked on the goal line.

The hosts continued to press the league’s bottom side with Pugh almost netting a second a minute later.

Dartford’s captain eventually put the hosts two ahead on 25 minutes when Bradbrook powerfully nodded past Harry Voss.

Stortford struggled to get into the game but were unlucky not to pull a goal back when Sam Ford’s freekick forced Deren Ibrahim into a low save.

Talisman Hayes continued to threaten on the right wing with the midfielder curling an effort narrowly over on 38 minutes.

Undeterred by their two goal deficit, Stortford responded brightly after the restart.

A surging run from Evans Kouassi on 54 minutes saw the attacker cause some discomfort for the Darts defence.

The hosts responded and had their third on the hour mark when Stortford were again unable to deal with a Hayes cross, gifting OforiAcheampong the free header.

Stortford looked certain to cut the deficit on 76 minutes when Kouassi ran through unchallenged, only thwarted at the last moment by Tom Bonner’s last ditch tackle.

The visitors continued to press with Aaron Greene shooting over on 78 minutes when Dartford were stretched defensively.

Amassing 17 corners across the afternoon, the Darts looked threatening from set-pieces.

And they scored their fourth on 85 minutes as substitutes combined when Lee Noble’s corner was headed in by on-loan forward Pavey.

STAR MAN: Ryan Hayes (Dartford) ENTERTAINMENT: ★★★★★

PICTURES: David Purday JOB WELL DONE: Dartford’s Duane Ofori-Acheampong, right, celebrates scoring his side’s third goal, inset

DARTFORD: 4-4-2: Ibrahim 7; Wood 7, Wynter 8, Bonner 8, Vint 7, Brown 7, Hayes 8, Bradbrook 8, Ofori-Acheampong 8 (Pavey 63, 7), Pugh 8 (Noble 70, 7), Wanadio 7 (Murphy 63, 7) Subs not used: Harris, Coxall BISHOP’S ST: 4-4-2: Voss 6; Richefond 6,...

PAVE THE WAY: Alfie Pavey scores Dartford’s fourth