Charlton Dean Kiely Radostin Kishishev Richard Rufus Mark Fish Paul Konchesky Andy Todd Scott Parker John Robinson Claus Jensen Martin Pringle Shaun Bartlett   Substitutes John Salako Sasa Ilic Shaun Newton Mathias Svensson Steve Brown

Goals Salako 86 McDougald 42 Stats 8 Goal Attempts 7 4 On Target 3 3 Off Target 4 1 Hit Woodwork 0 5 Corners 3 7 Offsides 0 Cards Yellow   Terry   Janney   Goodwin Red None None

Dag & Red Tony Roberts Lee Goodwin Tim Cole Lee Matthews Ashley Vickers Mark Janney Steve Heffer Paul Terry Jason Broom Junior McDougald Danny Shipp   Substitutes Andy Lomas Matt Jones Paul Cobb John Hamsher Rob Haworth

The Daggers came to Charlton with the pundits giving them no chance and left after earning themselves a great deal of respect with an excellent performance in which they pinned Charlton back in their own half for long periods and gave the Premiership opposition few chances to score.

The Daggers had the first shot of the game, albeit a long range Paul Terry effort that dribbled through to keeper Kiely, after the young Dagenham midfielder scuffed the shot. The Daggers did have a better chance moments later however, when Steve Heffer met a left wing cross from Vickers but he headed just over the top.

Martin Pringle was the first to threaten the Daggers goal with a weak header that Roberts smothered easily. The Daggers then set about Charlton with some good play and kept Charlton in their own half for a good 20 minute spell, and you could sense that something special could happen. Charlton did have one good effort from long range from Scott Parker which Roberts did well to tip round.

The Daggers refused to budge though and kept at Charlton, who did not play at all well in front of an almost full-house. In the 42nd minute, the Daggers got the reward for all their hard work when Danny Shipp shielded the ball near the by-line before prodding to Janney. Janney, Cup hero of the last round, put over a great cross to the back post where Junior McDougald was waiting to head beyond home keeper Kiely, sending the away following of 3000 into raptures.

Indeed, it was not only on the pitch that Charlton were out-gunned, with the away support in the south stand out-singing the 16000+ strong home support with endless chanting and singing throughout the 90 minutes, even when Charlton took away the ultimate prize.

In the second half, the Daggers were pushed back for the first 15 minutes by a renewed Charlton but still the away side refused to buckle, despite Pringle heading against a post early on in the second period. The Daggers weathered the storm though, and as Charlton became more frustrated by their inability to break down a resilient Dagenham side, Curbishley throwing on three substitutes in search of the elusive equalizer. The home frustration was summed up by Claus Jensen who sent a wild volley off for a throw-in.

The Daggers had their chances though and could have doubled their lead when Shipp fed Janney and he went down the line but couldn't find the unmarked McDougald this time. Another chance fell to the substitute Rob Haworth. He found himself unmarked at the back post but he hit his volley high and wide from the side of the box, a good chance to double the lead.

Charlton managed to squirm an equalizer late in the game though, which was undeserved as Alan Curbishley admitted at the final whistle. John Salako, who had came of the bench earlier in the game hit a low shot which took a deflection, and as Roberts dived for the original direction, he could only get a stud on the ball as it went the other side of his dive and into the net. Still the support didn't stop for the Daggers though, despite Charlton nearly snatching the game.

Shaun Bartlett frustrated all afternoon by the outstanding Cole and Matthews, beat two men before scuffing his shot wide of the goal when under pressure from more defenders.

Although a win looked on the cards for the non-leaguers for a long time, the Daggers can be very proud of a great performance in which they proved the so-called experts wrong and could easily have beaten a team four divisions, or 92 league positions above them. The Daggers defended and attacked with great skill for the whole match and definitely deserved at least a replay. Despite the home side having more shots, mainly long range efforts as they struggled to break down the Daggers, the home side were pinned back and restricted for the whole game and were not allowed to settle at all.

Alan Curbishley was very complimentary of the visitors. "Dagenham played absolutely fantastic today. I don't want anyone to take anything away from them. They were the better side. Nobody has stopped us like that. They were unlucky not to have gone through. That performance was on a par with what Sunderland did to us. We found it very very difficult and it's the first time in 10 years as a manager I have been up against this kind of upset."

Garry Hill also had several comments to make. "We defended really well throughout. We went in 1-0 to the good form of a well-worked goal, and I think we deserved that lead. I don't think anyone in the ground could complain about the half-time score. In the second half we had chances for a second, and I think we surprised them a little bit. But we expected their storm to come late on and unfortunately we could not quite withstand it. But I'm proud of everyone of my lads."

Indeed, the Daggers can be very proud, and can look forward to another money-spinning game in the replay, as well as seeing their name in the hat for the 4th Round draw on Sunday.