Bromley boss Andy Woodman highlights 'turning point' in win against Chesterfield

Bromley manager Andy Woodman felt a corner not being awarded to his side in the first-half was a ‘turning point’ in the win against Chesterfield.
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The Ravens secured their play-off place with a 2-0 victory at Hayes Lane thanks to a goal in each half. Michael Cheek also missed a penalty for the hosts.

The Spireites started the game really well and were dominant in the 30 minutes but their performance fell away after that.

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Woodman said: “I think we should give the utmost respect to Chesterfield and Paul Cook and his players. They are a really good team. They are a juggernaut of a club compared to us. We are not going to get blaise and above our station and all gassed about it.

Bromley boss Andy Woodman.Bromley boss Andy Woodman.
Bromley boss Andy Woodman.

“They had a chance after 15 seconds and it could have been a completely different day. We started too much on the back foot.

“I think the turning point was when the referee did not give us a corner and it was the most blatant corner I have ever seen when the goalie tipped it over the bar. It was a huge injustice at that time. He held his hand up and said I have made a really big mistake. But the injustice sort of kickstarted my team and woke them up a little bit. I felt from that moment that we felt that we were not going to have any more injustice.”

Victory means Bromley are definitely in the play-offs and the two teams could face each other again.

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Woodman added: “We were really good for the result. We missed a penalty, which worries you about whether you think it is going to be one of those days.

“We knew where we could catch them and we didn’t lose sight of that and we just had to execute it. I don’t want to give too much away in case we have to play them again!”