Dagenham & Redbridge skipper Scott Doe believes squad showed good mental strength to beat Bromley

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Daggers defender pleased with how quickly team recovered from conceding equaliser to go ahead once again at Hayes Lane

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Scott Doe praised Dagenham & Redbridge’s response to conceding an equaliser early in the second half before going on to beat Bromley 3-1 in the National League.

Corey Whitely’s first goal for the Victoria Road club since joining from Enfield Town handed Daggers a 1-0 lead at half-time.

But the Ravens equalised just five minutes after the restart when Rob Swaine nodded in from a corner.

Less than three minutes later, Daggers were back in front after Jordan Maguire-Drew netted, with Swaine dismissed for a second bookable offence for a foul on Fejiri Okenabirhie in the build-up to the goal.

The win was then sealed in the 56th minute when Oliver Hawkins netted his 10th of the season from the spot after Maguire-Drew was fouled in the box.

And Doe was pleased Daggers showed good mental strength to recover from conceding to beat Bromley, though admits they were helped by the Ravens being a man light.

“It was a good win, whenever you come away from home and win it’s a good one,” said the captain.

“We were disappointed to concede just after the break and I think it took until Bromley scored for us to get started in the second half, which shouldn’t be the case.

“We had plenty of chances in the first half where it could have been two or three.

“On the other side, we showed a good attitude to it by scoring quickly, and Bromley having a player sent off made it a little easier for us.”

Despite the positivity regarding the win, which kept Daggers top of the National League, the Victoria Road club were again unable to keep a clean sheet on the road.

On their six away days so far this season, the Essex club have kept recorded just one shut-out, which came at bottom-of-the-table Guiseley in August.

Even with those troubles on the road, Daggers still boast the fourth-best defensive record in the league, conceding just 10 goals.

And Doe knows that the manner of the goal conceded at Hayes Lane should not mean there is much cause for concern ahead of the visit of Tranmere Rovers on Saturday.

“The goal came from a corner, so we’re going to be disappointed, but the guy who scored it is a big lad,” added the ex-Boreham Wood defender.

“When he jumps for corners, if the ball is right, he’s going to have a very good chance getting a head on it.

“We don’t need to go into it too much, but the last couple of games before this, we kept a couple of clean sheets and looked a lot more solid defensively.”