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THE FansFocus.Com SENIOR CUP |
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Copyright T.G.S. Photos
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DAGENHAM
& REDBRIDGE 3 - 0 BRENTWOOD TOWN |
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Two spectacular strikes from Dagenham
& Redbridge's Sam Sloma set his side en route to a place in the
quarter-finals of the FansFocus.Com Essex Senior Cup thanks to 3-0
win over Brentwood Town.
It was an entertaining affair despite the incessant rain at Victoria
Road and Ryman League Division One North high-flyers Brentwood more
than matched their Football League hosts at times.
Dagenham created the first opening of the evening on 3 minutes,
Dominic Green slipping a shot into the side netting from a tight
angle. Brentwood then had an ideal chance to take the lead when a
fantastic through ball by Leon Diacuzk played Sean Thomas clean
through, but the front man's disappointing shot was easily stopped
by Daggers 'keeper Dave Hogan.
As the visitor's looked to break the deadlock, Gareth Street's
fierce shot was held by Hogan and Thomas broke through again before
shooting inches wide of the post. The home side soon began to
threaten themselves and Sloma made a strong run across the box
before hitting a deflected shot which was pushed away by Town
goalkeeper Marc Palmer.
Jon Nurse had an effort cleared off the line from a Green corner
while Tommy Tejan-Sie and an acrobatic Jamie Taylor pulled stops out
of Palmer before Sloma put Dagenham in front in the 34th minute.
Another Green corner was only cleared as far as Sloma who hit a
twenty-yard rocket into the top corner.
Brentwood 'stopper Palmer made an outstanding double save to keep
his side in with a shout just before the break, denying firstly
Nurse and then Green, both from point-blank range. Nine minutes
after the interval another Sloma stunner doubled Dagenham's lead,
this time the playmaker smashing a thirty-yard shot into the roof of
the net, giving Palmer no chance.
Brentwood continued to plug away, however, and Thomas came close
from a Joao Carlos corner, back-heeling just wide at the far post
and substitute Carlos himself hit a shot across the face of goal
after a fine run.
The scoring was completed on 83 minutes as Dagenham grabbed their
third. A well-worked move saw Kraig Rochester stab home from close
range after Nurse had knocked back a low Anthony Cooke cross.
Dagenham & Redbridge: David Hogan, Anthony Cooke, Magnus
Okuonghae, Bai-Mas Lettlejallow (Anthony Aylett, 90), Marlon
Patterson, Kraig Rochester (Sonny Adams, 90), Tommy Tejan-Sie, Sam
Sloma, Dominic Green, Jon Nurse, Jamie Taylor (Jacob Erskine, 77).
Brentwood Town: Marc Palmer, Steve King, Chris Neville, Terry
Scotchmer (John Easterford, 76), Donovan Wilson, Gareth Street (Lee
Noble, 58), Steve Jones (Joao Carlos, 58), Danny Dafter, Sean
Thomas, Riki Holmes, Leon Diacuzk. Unused Substitutes: John
Whittaker, Nicky Mitchell.
Bookings: None.
Referee: Keith Yeo (Aveley).
Assistant Referees: Lloyd Wood (Dagenham) & Stewart Franklin (Basildon).
Attendance: 155.
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