Ebbsfleet off the mark thanks to goalless draw against Braintree

Ebbsfleet opened their account for the National League season but remain winless after they played out a goalless draw at Braintree.

Danny Searle’s team had lost their four opening matches of the campaign and despite a flurry of chances in Essex, it finished 0-0 to keep them bottom.

It represented another point on the board for ยูฟ่าเบท Braintree. Who came up last season via the National League South play-offs.

After Ebbsfleet were force into an early change. When Dominic Samuel suffered an injury, Braintree went closest in a tight first half when Chay Cooper failed to convert Matthew Robinson’s fine pass.

Opportunities increased after the break, but the closest either team went to a breakthrough was.

When Braintree’s Marley Marshall-Miranda hit the crossbar from range in the 66th minute.

Danny Searle’s team had lost their four opening matches of the campaign and despite a flurry of chances in Essex, it finished 0-0 to keep them bottom.

With the start of the season approaching, both managers are close to finalising their squads and are now fine tuning them.

Long’s goal came in just the fourth minute after Welling had pressed the Ebbsfleet defence into making a mistake. Oscar Borg was play clear and although his shot was beaten out by Harrison Firth, Long was following up and made no mistake when sweeping home.

He had another opportunity soon after but Firth saved before his flicked header from Gene Kennedy’s free kick went just wide.