Farnham Town exited the FA Trophy with a 2-1 defeat at home to fellow National League South outfit Ebbsfleet United in the second round proper.

Ryan Kinnane was on target for the Town, but goals from Dominic Samuel and Kwesi Appiah fired the visitors to victory in front of a crowd of 835 at The Memorial Ground.

First-half action

Farnham had the first effort at goal of the afternoon in the sixth minute when a loose ball dropped to George Alexander, who spotted Ebbsfleet keeper Will Buse off his line and tried an ambitious left-footed effort from long range which drifted wide of the right-hand post.

The Town nearly took the lead on 11 minutes when Billy Clifford jinked past a few challenges on the edge of the box before hitting a low right-footed shot which hit the inside of the right-hand post and bounced across goal before the visitors cleared the ball.

Farnham went close again in the 24th minute when Marcel Lavinier found Jordan Alves, who drove into the box and flashed a ball across the face of goal which Alexander was just unable to get on the end of.

The Fleet broke the deadlock on 32 minutes when Charlie Seaman delivered a superb low ball across goal which found Samuel at the far post, who produced a composed finish back across goal into the top right-hand corner of the net past Farnham keeper Michael Eacott.

The Town nearly got back on level terms three minutes later when Lavinier won the ball in midfield and drove forward to the edge of the box before hitting a left-footed effort which flew just over the bar.

Second-half action

The Town nearly equalised in the 56th minute when Clifford’s ball over the top was brought down by Bobby-Joe Taylor, who beat his man before firing his right-footed effort from the edge of the box just over the bar.

Farnham did get back on level terms on 61 minutes when Taylor’s free-kick from the left picked out the unmarked Kinnane at the far post, who volleyed his first-time right-footed finish back across goal into the bottom left-hand corner of the net.

The Town nearly went in front four minutes later when Mackenzie’s curling right-footed effort from just outside the box went just wide of the right-hand post.

The Fleet almost regained the lead in the 69th minute when Cameron Gbadebo’s right-footed effort from 30 yards out struck the outside of the right-hand post.

The visitors did go back in front on 75 minutes when Ben Chapman’s excellent delivery from the left picked out Appiah, who beat Eacott from close range.

Farnham looked to get back on level terms again, and Clifford tried his luck in the 77th minute with a right-footed effort from distance which was well saved by Buse.

Louie Holzman then fizzed a low ball into the box on 85 minutes which was cleared to Sanders, whose effort was well blocked.

The Town had a glorious chance to equalise in stoppage time when Mackenzie’s cross into the box picked out Alexander, whose header went just wide of the left-hand post as Farnham exited the FA Trophy at the second round proper stage.

Next up for Farnham is a trip to Maidstone United in the National League South on Saturday, November 21 (3pm kick-off).