Canvey suffered a 3-1 friendly defeat to the team who ended their FA Cup dreams last year.
The Gulls were knocked out of the famous competition in the cruelest of fashions by Dartford, who went through on penalties after two draws.
On Saturday, the Darts produced a counter-attacking masterclass to lead 3-0 at the interval, courtesy of goals from Charlie Sherringham, Elliot Bradbrook and Ryan Hayes.
The Gulls pulled one back after the break as Leon Gordon finished off Joel Greaves’ goal-bound effort.
Canvey: Russell, Alaile, Dumas, King, Sheehan, Easterford, Gordon, Dobinson, Greaves, Heale, Rhodes.
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