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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena
  • Attendance: 3709
  • Referee: Deadman, D

Live Commentary

90 mins

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

90 mins

Shane Huke goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

90 mins

Ben Strevens is being taken off, Chris Moore has come on in his place.

82 mins

Paul Benson is replaced by Jon Nurse.

74 mins

Paul Benson is booked for unsporting behaviour.

74 mins

Goal!! Paul Benson scores for Dagenham.

71 mins

Darlington are replacing Craig Nelthorpe with Ian Miller.

66 mins

David Rainford takes a penalty for Dagenham and scores!.

65 mins

It's red. He's off. Ben Parker has been sent off.

63 mins

Sam Sloma goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

63 mins

Goal!! Dagenham have scored with Sam Sloma putting it in the back of the net.

56 mins

Dagenham are replacing Glen Southam with Sam Sloma.

55 mins

Tommy Wright is being taken off, Michael Cummins has come on in his place.

52 mins

Own goal, Mark Arber has put it in his own net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

20 mins

Goal!! Darlington have scored with Ricky Ravenhill putting it in the back of the net.

19 mins

Darlington are replacing Pawel Abbott with Shaun Reay.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, April 26th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Dagenham secured their League Two place next season after a remarkable comeback saw them take all three points thanks to three second-half goals in the space of ten minutes.

Darlington, who looked to be coasting after scoring a goal in either half, quickly threw the game away.

The home side, already through to the end of season play-offs, took the lead in the 20th minute when midfielder Ricky Ravenhill headed in from close range and, despite a despairing dive from keeper Tony Roberts, the ball rolled over the goal-line.

The visitors missed a great opportunity to equalise seconds before the interval when Sam Saunders headed a Glen Southam cross over the bar from close range.

The home side increased their lead in the 52nd minute when substitute Shaun Reay raced into the area and lobbed the ball over Roberts despite the attention of two Dagenham defenders.

The visitors looked to be dead and buried and they needed to get back into the game as soon as possible.

In the 63rd minute substitute Sam Sloma fired in a close-range shot at the far post and suddenly Darlington were rocking.

A minute later Ben Strevens was brought down inside the area by Ben Parker and the Darlington defender was shown a straight red card and from the spot-kick Dagenham captain Dave Rainford fired in the equaliser.

Suddenly Dagenham smelt victory and the three points that could be enough to secure their league place if fellow strugglers Mansfield lost at home.

Darlington defender Alan White cleared a shot from Saunders off the line as the visitors poured forward.

In the 74th minute the visitors grabbed the winner through Paul Benson who fired in at the far post and from a narrow angle after being left unmarked by the overstretched Darlington defence.

Darlington Team

Dagenham Redbridge Team

Darlington

Dagenham Redbridge

Corners

3 7

Fouls

12 12

Goal attempts

7 12

Shots off target

3 6

Offsides

7 8

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