FA Cup Solihull Moors 1 Bromley 2 Full time

Bromley reached the FA Cup third round for the first time by repeating last season's National League play-off final success to beat Solihull Moors at the ARMCO Arena.

Solihull's social media accounts had talked up revenge before the game and they took the lead through Conor Wilkinson on 12 minutes.

But Bromley hit back through Omar Sowunmi moments later, before dominating the game.

They secured the win - and a place in Monday's draw - in the second half through Danny Imray's clever finish.

Omar Sowunmi scored the equaliser for Bromley

James Gale should have put Solihull in front after just seven minutes. He charged down Grant Smith's clearance after an awkward back pass from Jude Arthurs, but missed the target from a tight angle.

They had to wait just five minutes for the opener, though. Wilkinson took the ball on the turn just outside the area before shooting low into the near post, giving Smith no chance.

Bromley hit back almost instantly through Sowunmi from close range. He was on hand to meet Corey Whitely's powerful cross after a well worked quick free-kick, despite there being a question of offside.

As the first half wore on, Bromley began to assert themselves. Whitely fired wide, before Kamarl Grant deflected Ben Thompson's free-kick after a goal-line scramble.

That pattern continued after the break, and on the hour, turned the game on its head. Imray surged forward to meet Thompson's chipped through ball, before flicking it past a stranded Laurie Walker to score.

Wilkinson had been Solihull’s main threat throughout, and as the game became stretched, he began to have greater influence. He almost levelled with just under 20 minutes remaining, rattling the bar from distance with a superb effort.

Solihull huffed and puffed late on in search of an equaliser, but in truth their overall play did not deserve it.

Bromley held on to secure a first FA Cup third-round appearance, piling more misery on the Midlands side.

'It's another bit of history' - reaction

Solihull Moors manager Andy Whing told BBC Radio WM:

"It summed up our whole season. We played really well in parts, moved the ball well, started well, scored a good goal.

"But we are missing key players and inexperience showed with two individual errors. It is frustrating, we have conceded too many goals when playing reasonably well.

"This week we've lost three games and been the better team in all three, now we are out of the cup.

"It was tough conceding early after scoring. The bits of quality were all from us; Conor scored a great goal, hit the bar in the second half.

"We've had shots cleared off the line. But if individuals keep making errors as we have all season, it is tough to take."

Bromley manager Andy Woodman via PA Media:

"I think we can safely say it wasn't an FA Cup classic, it was horrendous.

"It's all about the result for both teams. We caught them on a day where they had some big players out and didn't need that.

"We huffed and puffed, we were pretty poor first half, pretty flat I thought. We couldn't really get to grips with the game.

"Second half we changed the shape, looked a bit more of a threat, but it's just all about the result and nobody will probably remember this when the draw is being made on Monday, so that's the most important thing.

"It’s another bit of history. I've got a group of players who like doing that, they actually take it quite seriously that they want to change the landscape of this football club and they’re doing that.

"It's good for the fans and it's good for Bromley as a community."