Andy Woodman hails match-winner Nicke Kabamba as leaders Bromley beat Swindon

Andy Woodman hailed his side’s second-half performance after Nicke Kabamba’s late header earned a 2-1 victory against Swindon to maintain Bromley’s grip on top spot in League Two.

An early Fletcher Holman effort gave Swindon the lead but second-half goals from Ashley Charles and Kabamba saw Bromley come from behind to seal all three points.

Bromley manager Woodman said: “I had to make a few tweaks at half-time and ask my team to be braver and engage Swindon more. They needed to believe in themselves and stop playing within themselves.

“I told them the next goal would win the game and we were excellent in the second half, only one team was going to win the game.

“We are the fittest and most mentally strong side in the league. We haven’t achieved anything yet, it’s just another three points and we still have a long way to go.

“This win doesn’t matter unless we back it up with another one on Tuesday vs Crewe.”

Swindon took the lead inside 10 minutes, as a flowing move saw Ollie Palmer feed Aaron Drinan who crossed for Holman to score his first goal for the Robins.

The visitors could have had a second when Grant Smith stopped Drinan’s angled drive before the Bromley custodian did even better to keep out James Ball’s header. Smith went one better by denying Holman as the frontman turned Palmer’s pass goalwards.

In first-half stoppage time Connor Ripley blocked Jude Arthurs’ effort whilst Smith continued his personal duel with Holman, stopping him at point-blank range.

Bromley found themselves level immediately after the restart, as Lakyle Samuel’s cross was cleared only as far as Charles, who volleyed in.

And it was Kabamba who was to have the final say in the game as he got on the end of Idris Odutayo’s cross to head in the winner and stretch Bromley’s unbeaten run to nine games.

Swindon manager Ian Holloway said: “We were excellent in the first half, we were far and away the better side and had multiple chances to kill the game. I deliberately put the forwards in different positions, and it worked brilliantly.”

He added: “In the second half we went away from the gameplan, we stopped playing through them and played their game and what they’re good at.

“We stopped our style of play and only returned to it again after they scored their second. If we stuck to what I told the players to do, we win that game. We probably deserved a draw but credit to Bromley, they got the winner. I thought we would hold on and we didn’t.”