The Daggers made two changes from the game at Gravesend and brought in West for Goodwin and Jūniņr (left) for McGavin. This gave the Daggers much needed movement in attack, especially as the long balls forward the visitors played to keep the pressure off required a lot of chasing. At the back West was superb all day and will have earnt his place for the Telford game on Monday.
The home side kept Daggers' most hated player Neil Campbell on the bench for much of the game, and when he did come on he showed exactly why he was on the bench to start with. He also had a bit of play-acting which the referee was having none of, as towards the end, he went down holding his face, and then proceeded to get up and run off five seconds later.
The start of the game saw the Daggers under pressure and this was to be the theme for much of the game. West and Vickers were towers of strength against the aerial threat of Scott as high balls rained in on them. The visitors were struggling to cope and several crosses were headed over the bar to give a warning to the Daggers, one of which was from Pounder who should have done better from close range. Roberts had a lot to do and pucnhed several crossed clear.
Luckily for the Daggers, the strikers were having an off day, as Ormerod wasted several good chances to take the lead. He headed over in the same manner as Pounder had done earlier, but his best chance and the best of the game was not to go in. Scott rolled it back to him on the edge of the box and he had acres of space to pick his shot. He coiled up ready the smash home and somehow sliced the ball wide of the target.
The Daggers were having minimal chances at the other end, the best of which was when Stein capitalised on Hotte's poor header back to his keeper and stole in, only for Woods to smother the shot. Soon after, Hotte made another mistake, but this time it cost Scarborough the points. Bruce crossed from a corner and everybody missed it. It found its way to the back post where Hotte, who tried to head it behind, mistimed it and headed beyond Woods to score an own-goal off the post (right).
Just before half time, Roberts was in action at the other end as he made a good save to his left, hoding onto the ball, as Stoker powerfully volleyed goalwards, and although it was deflected, Robbo made no mistake.
The second half started very well for the Daggers as Baker was given his marching orders. He couldn't cope with Jūniņr who beat him to the ball, and had to pull him down to prevent the goal. The red card came straight out and off went Baker. The Daggers then brought on Danny Hill, and immediately started playing some good football. He was instrumental in the remainder of the game as he passed the ball around superbly well, spreding the play and putting in throughballs.
From one such pass, Jūniņr went through on goal, only for him to mis-kick his lob and it his the keeper on the thigh and went out for the corner. By now it was end-to end stuff, but the away side were playing the more cultured football, being allowed more room after Baker's dismissal. Bruce had a couple of chances as he slid in on a cross but could only poke it to the keeper, and had a long range header that would have lobbed the keeper if he had been a few yards further out.
Paul Terry, who was strangely off the pace, curled one at the keeper from long range as he spotted the keeper too far forward but he didn't hit it with enough power. Jūniņr was doing well to give Hill a moving target and get others into the game, and even Vickers was seen in the opposition box trying to squeeze a cross in, but he had to get back before he got a nose-bleed.
As the game drew to a close, it was Scarborough who made the last push to gain something from the game. Scott headed at Roberts in the final minutes, and Pounder shot over when well placed. However, Vickers saved the day late on. Scott went one-on-one with Roberts, who came out and forced the big striker wide. This gave Vickers time to get back and make a great goal-line clearance, to ensure the Daggers kept their 100% record, the only team in the league to do so.
Photos by Dobson Agency, Scarborough.
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