By Alex Hoad

DARYL McMahon joked some of his players might have over-indulged at Christmas after Dagenham & Redbridge made hard-work of ten-man Dover Athletic.
The Daggers ultimately registered back-to-back league wins for the first time since September 2019 thanks to Angelo Balanta’s thumping header 67 seconds after half-time.
In their first league game in 35 days, gutsy Dover played nearly an hour with ten men after Josh Passley was sent off against his former club.
However, they spurned the chance of a point as Ade Azeez’s weak second-half penalty was saved by Elliot J...