Match ends, Boreham Wood 0, Ebbsfleet United 0.
Boreham Wood have been relegated from the National League following a goalless draw with Ebbsfleet United.
Wood join Kidderminster Harriers, Dorking Wanderers and Oxford City in dropping down to the sixth tier of English football.
It ends a nine-year stay in the National League with manager Luke Garrard also stepping down.
Boreham Wood finished sixth in the division last season, but this campaign they have only won 12 of their 46 games.
Wood went close on four minutes when Jack Payne's shot was deflected wide after a goalmouth scramble but posed little threat for the remainder of the first half.
The hosts had the ball in the net just before the hour mark but referee Robert Massey-Ellis blew for a foul on Ebbsfleet keeper Mark Cousins.
Dominic Poleon pounced on a loose ball in the 63rd minute but Boreham Wood keeper Nathan Ashmore got down quickly to make the save.
Ben Chapman passed up a great chance to fire Ebbsfleet ahead five minutes from time, slicing wide with only Ashmore to beat after being set up by Poleon, and Ashmore pulled off a smart save to deny Dominic Samuel in the 89th minute.
Match details provided by PA Media.
Line-ups
Boreham Wood
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Ashmore
- 8SagafSubstituted forBalantaat 57'minutes
- 3Ilesanmi
- 15Agbontohoma
- 4PayneSubstituted forMarshat 78'minutes
- 19Esteves Sousa
- 22Sass-DaviesSubstituted forAppiahat 85'minutes
- 5Bush
- 24Robinson
- 17Tshimanga
- 9Ndlovu
Substitutes
- 2Coxe
- 10Marsh
- 12Fyfield
- 14Balanta
- 21Appiah
Ebbsfleet
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Cousins
- 4Wright
- 18Clifford
- 27Bilongo
- 36Kenlock
- 14PoleonSubstituted forSamuelat 71'minutes
- 22Chapman
- 17EdserBooked at 77mins
- 28Fogarty
- 9BinghamSubstituted forCoulthirstat 90'minutes
- 26SkuraSubstituted forO'Neillat 30'minutes
Substitutes
- 2O'Neill
- 10Tanner
- 16Domi
- 25Coulthirst
- 31Samuel
- Referee:
- Robert Massey-Ellis
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Boreham Wood 0, Ebbsfleet United 0.
Substitution
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Shaquile Coulthirst replaces Rakish Bingham.
Substitution
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Kwesi Appiah replaces Billy Sass-Davies.
Substitution
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Tyrone Marsh replaces Jack Payne.
Booking
Toby Edser (Ebbsfleet United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Dominic Samuel replaces Dominic Poleon.
Substitution
Substitution, Boreham Wood. Angelo Balanta replaces Mohammed Sagaf.
Second Half
Second Half begins Boreham Wood 0, Ebbsfleet United 0.
Half Time
First Half ends, Boreham Wood 0, Ebbsfleet United 0.
Substitution
Substitution, Ebbsfleet United. Luke O'Neill replaces Declan Skura.
Kick Off
First Half begins.
Post update
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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Looked solid at the back and midfield kept it's shape and they also looked dangerous going forward?!
Boreham Wood will bounce back I'm sure.
Notts county fan in peace
Said absolutely nobody.
Come on Ebbsfleet!
I really wish Luke Garrard was staying but I guess he had taken the team as far as he could. Good luck to him, wherever he goes next, and good luck to Wood for next season.
Boreham Wood - the definition of "too good to go down", going down.
Thanks for the memories Luke G. Shame it had to end like this.
Boreham Wood, one of the mainstays in the NL for the last few seasons, along with Bromley and Solihull Moors.
Just shows their are no guarantees in this game.
Hope BW bounce back soon.