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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: The L.B Barking & Dagenham Stadium
  • Attendance: 1328
  • Referee: Ward, G

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Goal!! Dagenham have scored with Ryan Hall putting it in the back of the net.

90 mins

Goal!! John Murphy scores for Chester.

86 mins

Jon Nurse is being taken off, Shabazz Baidoo has come on in his place.

84 mins

Sam Saunders is being taken off, Ryan Hall has come on in his place.

83 mins

Goal!! Jon Nurse scores for Dagenham.

73 mins

Tony Grant is being taken off, Ritchie Partridge has come on in his place.

60 mins

Goal!! Ben Strevens scores for Dagenham.

51 mins

Goal!! Kevin Roberts scores for Chester.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 3 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

23 mins

Goal!! Dagenham have scored with David Rainford putting it in the back of the net.

15 mins

Goal!! Anwar Uddin scores for Dagenham.

13 mins

Goal!! Ben Strevens scores for Dagenham.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Dagenham Redbridge thumped a shocking Chester City side to record their first home win since December 8th and move out of the relegation zone.

It was all Daggers in the opening half as they positively flew out of the traps, looking to gain what was a vital win.

Ben Strevens gave them the perfect start on just 13 minutes, swivelling in the box to fire past John Danby.

It got even better minutes later as Anwar Uddin headed Sam Sloma's free kick past Danby before running the length of the pitch in celebration.

The shell-shocked visitors didn't know what had hit them and they were soon 3-0 down when Danny Foster's cross took a deflection and fell perfectly into the path of Dave Rainford, who guided a header into the net.

Chester had been unquestionably poor, but the home side deserved plenty of credit for taking advantage in such clinical fashion.

The visitors came out for the second half in a much more determined mood, obviously reeling from some harsh words by manger Bobby Willamson.

They pulled a goal back almost immediately when Daggers allowed a cross to reach John Murphy at the far post and he controlled the ball before firing past Kevin Roberts.

The hosts, who had been a bundle of nerves since the break, looked to have calmed them when Strevens got his second of the game, hooking a volley past Danby.

City missed a glorious chance to level on 68 minutes when Craig Lindfield put a free header straight at Roberts from just six yards.

Daggers kept attacking and should have made it 5-1 but Sam Sloma powered a shot wide from inside the box before Strevens' effort at full stretch hit the side netting.

The visitors' misery was added to in the 82nd minute when Jon Nurse headed Sloma's corner past the feeble Danby.

Although John Murphy got a consolation strike, the home side went straight up the other end in injury time and made it six as substitute Ryan Hall finished coolly.

Dagenham Redbridge Team

Chester City Team

Dagenham Redbridge

Chester City

Corners

10 6

Fouls

10 8

Goal attempts

13 12

Shots off target

5 6

Offsides

6 3

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