Dagenham & Redbridge boss John Still: I’ll have words with Corey Whitely after sending off

Corey Whitely (middle) of Dagenham & Redbridge is sent off by referee Antony Coggins against Guiseley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo) ©TGS Photo tgsphoto.co.uk +44 1376 553468

Daggers manager far from happy with forward’s dismissal in loss to Guiseley

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Dagenham & Redbridge boss John Still says he will speak with Corey Whitely after the forward was sent off early on in a 2-1 loss at home to Guiseley.

Whitely saw red just two minutes after the Lions had taken the lead through Jordan Preston.

The ex-Enfield Town forward went down in the box and appealed for a penalty, and in the aftermath appeared to shove Guiseley full-back Connor Brown in the head.

For his indiscretion, Whitely was shown a straight red card by referee Antony Coggins, and Still felt let down by the attacker.

“I didn’t see the red card, but I’ve been told he was aggrieved he didn’t get a penalty,” said the Daggers boss.

“The referee didn’t give it, so he has to get up and get on with it.

“It was a show of petulance that could have cost the team the result and I need to have a word with Corey because I’m not going to accept that.”

As for the rest of the match, Daggers saw a Jordan Maguire-Drew penalty saved on the stroke of half-time, while Preston doubled Guiseley’s lead early in the second half.

Oliver Hawkins netted a stoppage-time goal for the Essex club at the end of the second half, but it was nothing more than a consolation strike.

Had Daggers won, they would have gone level on points with Lincoln City at the top of the National League, and Still was gutted his side did not make the most of that chance.

“It was a big chance missed, but the best team won on the day,” he admitted.

“We had 10 men for a long while, but we didn’t play great in the first half and missed too many opportunities.

“Ollie Hawkins missed two great chances and we missed a penalty.

“Are they game changers? I don’t know, but I can only go on what happened and the best team won.”