Blues Blown Away By Dominant Daggers

A performance worthy of great praise, the six sensational minutes which secured the win captured the spirit of the entire ninety; where the Daggers looked confident and assured they could cruise to victory – indeed they did – sending the Shrimpers back home empty-handed. The joy and unrelenting taunts from home supporters were symptomatic of the disparities and role reversal of these two rivals: a high-flying Dagenham team and a derelict, dejected Southend. The first ’45 began in front of the packed Victoria Road crowd with both sides throwing caution to the wind, although the Daggers always looked the more threatening, likelier to score. The best opportunity of the opening 20 minutes saw Scott Wilson hit the side-netting, many supporters initially thinking he’d scored, as he met a low Sagaf cross. A stark contrast to a week earlier and in many games this season, the Daggers had started well, and attacked with real intent from the off. Despite the absence of key strikers Walker and