Only serving to reinforce their manager’s criticism of a "frighteningly inconsistent" team, Aldershot Town snatched a debilitating and potentially damaging defeat from the jaws of a comfortable victory.
Apparently cruising with the 2-0 lead given them by two rare cameos of quality in a game largely devoid of any technical merit, The Shots late capitulation was entirely of their own creation, leaving Kevin Dillon a forlorn and seemingly helpless figure in the home dugout.
Slowly dragging themselves out of their initial, stumbling stupor, Kirk Hudson’s angled drive and a flashing volley from Scott Donnelly gave Aldershot the perfect platform to secure only their second win in seven games against a Daggers side labouring through their own poor run of form.
However, goalkeeping errors gifted Paul Benson two goals and, to add insult to injury, Dagenham capitalised upon a limping Sandell to fashion a perfect breakaway winner.