Dagenham & Redbridge boss Daryl McMahon was delighted to see his facet get the higher of Maidstone United on Boxing Day.
Myles Weston’s Thirty seventh-minute purpose proved the distinction between the Nationwide League rivals at Victoria Highway, with the win leaving Daggers one level off a play-off place.
And McMahon was particularly happy to see his males preserve the lowly guests off the scoreboard for a primary clear sheet in six matches.
“Delighted to get three factors. We all know Boxing Day are all the time powerful video games,” he informed the membership web site.
“All of the lads clearly had yesterday [Christmas Day] off like all groups do, generally the video games is usually a bit detached and I believed it in all probability was a bit bit at the moment.
“However we’re delighted that we stored a clear sheet, actually necessary that we did that, and obtained the three factors.
“I believed we appeared rusty. The efficiency wasn’t at a stage that we as a bunch need to be at, however whenever you’re not at that stage you need to be at it is necessary that you just defend correctly and do your finest to maintain a clear sheet and I believed the boys did that excellently.
“It was absolutely deserved. I believed they defended very well and El [Justham] as effectively when El was known as upon.
“We had two in all probability good possibilities to tug away from Maidstone and whereas it is 1-0 they’ve left a whole lot of gamers ahead to try to get again into the sport. I believed we defended very well.”
Junior Morias noticed an early effort saved by Daniel Barden, whereas Omar Mussa fired one other probability over earlier than discovering Weston, 34, on the suitable to chop inside and curl his shot dwelling.
Elliot Justham denied Jerome Binnon-Williams simply earlier than the hour with a robust save, whereas substitute Paul McCallum despatched probability straight at Barden.
“It was little bit of play by Mussa [for Weston’s goal] and there was two, three or 4 occasions through the sport after we may’ve slid any person via,” added McMahon.
“Maidstone in that first half have been fairly excessive, however we simply lacked that remaining killer move actually.
“I believed Westy was actually aggressive on the ball there, took their left-back into the field and it was an excellent end. He simply used their centre-half to form it round them and into the online. It was a implausible end from Westy.”
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