In a feisty affair at the Artic Stadium, centre back Cem Tumkaya secured a valuable 3 points for the Millers with a heavily deflected shot that found the back of the net via the help of the bar. In a game littered with cautions and a red card for both sides, neither team managed to gain any momentum after Bennett’s equaliser for Cray just after the break. The home side opened the scoring in the opening minute when Ibrahiym turned in a cross from Chambers from close range. The Bridges turned it round before half time when Rivera put them ahead on the counter attack. The result could have been very different if Cray keeper Lewington had not made a fantastic double save to atone for his first half mistake which gifted the Bridges with their opening goal when he allowed Ashley’s shot to creep in at his near post.

Millers Man of the Match: Cem Tumkaya

MILLERS : Lewington, Dymond ©, Chambers (Williams 84), Tumkaya, Gayle, Coombes, O'Mara, Samuels, Douglas, Bennett, Ibrahiym (Adeyemo 67) Substitutes Not Used : Majekkodunmi, Edgar, Anau
Cautions : Ibrahiym, Dymond, Samuels, O'Mara, Tumkaya
Dismissal (second yellow) Finn 90

BRIDGES : Anderson, Ashley (Tehe 90), Wilson, Tennent, O'Neil, Pamment, Leighton, Rivera, Donaghey, Lawson, Irving.
Substitutes Not used: Bromage M, Ferriera, Bromage T, Stone.
Cautions : Leighton, Tennent, Pamment, Wilson, Donaghey
Dismissal : Donaghey (second yellow) 83

Referee : Graham Swanton
Assistants : Nathan Kitterdige and Adekola Adeyemi

Photos: Suman Birta
See link: https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/photos/millers-v-three-bridges-291022-photos-suman-birta-1038753.html

Opposition Match Report courtesy of Three Bridges website
https://threebridgesfc.co.uk/2022/10/31/cray-valley-pm-vs-three-bridges-1st/