By Jason Creasey

SOUTHEND UTD 1

Kabongolo 80
BROMLEY 2

Whitely 45+6, Cheek 54

COR BLIMEY! Bromley scorer Corey Whitely celebrates and, inset, Southend’s stand-in goalkeeper Gus Scott-Morriss
PICTURE: Focus Images

ADEPLETED Southend United battled like trojans against high-flying Bromley but were edged out at Roots Hall.
The Shrimpers could name just one substitute, had no strikers and lost goalkeeper David Martin through injury when 2-0 down just past the hour.
But, despite wing-back Gus Scott-Morriss going in goal, they still made a game of it with Brooklyn Kabo...