Bromley 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 3: Daggers down 10-men Bromley

Corey Whitely of Dagenham & Redbridge is congratulated after scoring the opening goal at Bromley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo) ©TGS Photo tgsphoto.co.uk +44 1376 553468

National League: Bromley 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 3

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Jordan Maguire-Drew celebrates scoring the second Dagenham goal at Bromley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo) Jordan Maguire-Drew celebrates scoring the second Dagenham goal at Bromley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo)

Dagenham & Redbridge remain top of the National League after beating hosts Bromley in relative comfort.

Daggers boss John Still opted to field an unchanged side, a week after the team returned to the top of the table with their 2-0 home win over newly promoted North Ferriby United.

Craig Robson was again named on the bench despite being fully fit after a thigh injury, which meant Joe Widdowson remained at right-back and Frankie Raymond played on the left side of the defence, due to his recent good performances in the unfamiliar position.

It was a quiet start from both teams until the 10th minute, when Andre Boucaud went through on goal and went down inside the penalty box, however the referee waved away Daggers appeals for a penalty.

Oliver Hawkins scores the third Dagenham & Redbridge goal from the penalty spot at Bromley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo) Oliver Hawkins scores the third Dagenham & Redbridge goal from the penalty spot at Bromley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo)

It only took a quarter of an hour for the visitors to break the deadlock, though, as Whitely showed great link-up play with Oliver Hawkins and then slotted the ball past Alan Julian in the home goal to register his first goal for Daggers.

With 24 minutes gone, Bromley came very close to scoring the equaliser through Oluwatobi Sho-Silva, whose header flew over Elliot Justham’s goal.

Fejiri Okenabirhie had a very good chance to score a second for Daggers 10 minutes before half time, as his powerful shot inside the box turned out to be a tricky one for Julian, whose save nearly sent the ball into the path of Hawkins.

But a minute later and captain Scott Doe produced a heroic block for the Daggers, sliding in to deny Alfie Pavey’s shot on target.

Daggers manager John Still looks on at Bromley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo) Daggers manager John Still looks on at Bromley (pic: David Simpson/TGS Photo)

The last action of the half saw Blair Turgott testing Justham from distance, but his dipping shot found its way over the crossbar.

There was a lively start to the second half, as Doe conceded a corner five minutes after the restart, and Rob Swaine levelled for the hosts.

But Daggers led again in the 53rd minute, when Hawkins was found alone running towards the Bromley goal and unselfishly passed the ball across goal to find Jordan Maguire-Drew, who curled it into the top corner.

Bromley were then reduced to 10 men as goalscorer Swaine was sent off for a second bookable offence, having fouled Okenabirhie in the lead-up to the goal.

Daggers extended their lead on 55 minutes when a penalty was awarded after Maguire-Drew went down inside the box and Hawkins stepped up to score his fifth goal in three games and 10th of the campaign.

Doe produced a couple of moments of magic in the 84th minute, twice denying Bromley from scoring a second goal.

Sho-Silva had a chance inside the box a minute later, but his shot ended up flying high over the target.

Daggers were awarded a free-kick just outside the Bromley area in the dying embers of the match and Boucaud saw his effort clip the crossbar, after his shot took a deflection off the wall.

It was an all-round great performance from the Daggers, especially in the second half where they took control of the game, and they will now be focusing on next Saturday’s home fixture against Tranmere Rovers.

Bromley: Julian, Chorley, Swaine, Holland, Martin, Anderson, Prestedge, Turgott, Porter (Goldberg 76), Sho-Silva, Pavey (Dymond 56).

Unused subs: Higgs, Johnson, Howe.

Daggers: Justham; Widdowson, Doe, Staunton, Raymond; Boucaud (Howell 90+3), Robinson; Maguire-Drew, Whitely, Okenabirhie; Hawkins

Unused subs: Robson, Assombalonga, Ling, Cousins.

Attendance: 1,558.

Referee: Christopher O’Donell.