Saturday 24th April 2010.Coca-Cola League TwoMorecambe 1 Dagenham and Redbridge 0Mo s 86.A superb volley from Morecambe defender Darren Mo s four minutes from time saw Dagenham and Redbridge suffer yet more away dayheartache at a sun-drenched Christie Park last Saturday.Darren Mo s who scored the all important late winner on Saturday.The E sex club arrived on the Lancashire coast with only one win on their travels in 2010 and only four all season, buttwo homevictories in a rowhad seen them jump into the final play off place,two points ahead Mirco Mueller Men Jersey of hosts Morecambe with justthree matches to play. John Stills side were unchanged from the win over Burton Albion the previous week so Jon Nurse was once againpreferred to Graeme Montgomery on the left hand side of midfield while Scott Doe continued to partner captain Mark Arber in the centre of defence. Meanwhile Morecambe bo s Sammy McIlroy welcomed back skipper Jim Bentley into his defence.With so much at stake the tension of the occasion seemed to affect both sides in the early exchanges although it was thevisitorswho settled quicker. They thought they had been given the boost of an early goal when Paul Benson turned the ball home from close rangefollowing a scramble in the Morecambe area after sixteen minutes butthe a sistant on the far side had already raised his flag for offside against the Daggers front manso hiscelebrations were cut short.That merely seemed to fire upMcIlroys boysand they really should have been Cory Schneider Jersey out of sight by the break. Stewart Drummond somehow failed to hit the target twice from close range with the goal at his mercy while Paul Mullin and Gary Hunter both hit the woodwork with Daggers keeper Tony Roberts beaten asThe Shrimpsfinished the half on top.The secondperiod followed a similar pattern with Morecambe always lookingfar more dangerous. Drummond found his luck was out again when Daggers defender Abu Ogogo cleared his goalbound effort off the line on the hour while Roberts then denied Hunter with a fine save soon after.Roared on by a loud contingent Ryane Clowe Kids Jersey of travelling fans behind the goal the E sex club looked for a big finishbut it was not to be their day and the best they could muster was a couple of weak efforts from Josh Scott which did not really trouble Barry Roche in the home goal.But just as it was lookinglike The Daggers would hold on for a very important point Morecambe finally made the breakthrough with le s then five minutes remaining.Acorner from the left by substitute Neil Wainwright was only half cleared and the ball fell to Mo s on the edge of the area whohit a stunning left foot volley into the top right hand corner of the net. The celebrations that followed showed just how muchit meant to the Shrimps and itcertainly was a greattime for Mo s tohit his first goal for the club.Although the win was not quiet enough to liftMcIlroys teaminto the play off places they are now only behind 7th placed Port Vale on goal difference while The Daggers are a further point and three places adrift.Daggers manager John Still said,It was a tough, tough game on an atrocious pitchbut I thought they edged it and deserved to win. But we battled very hard against a team with a very good home record.Daggers manager John Stillis confidentabout his sides play offs chances despite defeat at Morecambe.Dagenham now hosts Hereford United on Michael Mcleod Women Jersey Saturday before atrip to relegated Darlington where they will be hoping to avoid last day agony fora second season in a row.We now need six points from these last two games which I feel we are capable of doing. said an upbeat Still.However the Daggers may have to face these crucialmatches without two key players. Defender Doe limped off with aankle injury midway through the first half while Benson followed him after suffering a broken nose in a clash with Bentley.It is not yet known how long either will be out for but it was yet more bad news on another away day to forget for the E sex boys.Morecambe Roche, Mo s, Bentley, Artell, Parrish, Duffy (Wainwright Stefan Noesen Men Jersey 50), Hunter, Drummond (Panther 89), Stanley, Mullin, Curtis (Haining 89).Dagenham and Redbridge Roberts, Ogogo, Doe (Uddin 31), Arber, McCrory, Green (Currie 90), Vincelot, Gain, Nurse, Benson (Walsh 69), Scott.Attendence 2,100 (157 from Dagenham).
