The Daggers became the first team to win at Aldershot Town's EBB Stadium since Kevin Dillon took over the reigns with a 3-2 victory in an amazing comeback last night.

John Still was back in the dugout having missed last Saturdays trip to rochdale and back in the starting line up was Paul Benson after recovering from a stomach virus. Jon Nurse kept his place in the team and it was Graeme Montgomery who was relegated to the bench.

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For the Shots there was no John Grant after the striker made a loan switch to Blue Square Premiership Oxford United.

The opening exchanges saw Josh Scott heavily involved for the Daggers but he was unable to make any real impression due to Anthony Charles in the home defence getting the better of the two. The game, as a spectacle, didn't materialise with neither side taking a real grip on it. However Oliver Bozanic brought the game to life on 20 minutes when he forced Tony Roberts to save.

Two minutes later the home side took the lead. Ben Herd played the ball out of defence into the path of Scott Donnelly who found Kirk Hudson on the right. The youngester took a touch before firing the ball into the net with Roberts beaten.

The Shots started to have the upper hand and their midfield was producing some fine passing movements but only a 35-yard effort from Charles and a Marvin Morgan effort from the edge of the 18-yard box made Roberts move before the interval.

Morgan was replaced by Danny Hylton at the start of the second half and the visitors almost equalised when Marlon Pack's effort sailed just over the crossbar.

Back at the other end Donnelly put Hudson through in space but Roberts was out quickly and forced Hudson wide. He laid it off to Hylton whose effort went across goal and wide of the far post.

Within a minute the home side extended their lead. Hudson chested a cross to Scott Donnelly and, from 20 yards out, he half volleyed into the bottom corner.

The Daggers came to life after this and Josh Scott was denied by a perfectly timed challenge from Charles. Just past the hour mark the daggers won a succession of corners. From the final one on 65 minutes Danny Green whipped in a cross which was missed by Stephen Henderson and Paul Benson bundled in off his chest at the far post.

Six minutes later Benson won the ball just inside the Aldershot penalty half from Chris Blackburn. He ran towards goal before unleashing a low shot which beat Henderson and the Daggers striker celebrated in front of the 105 travelling fans.

The Daggers now had the ascenancy and Scott volleyed left-footed just wide of the far post as they looked for a winner.

They didn't have to wait long and it came with five minutes remaining on the clock. Marlon Pack produced a sublime pass to pick out Wesley Thomas on the right. The substitute beat Andy Sandell for speed and delivered the ball into the area where Josh Scott slid in to slot the ball home from the edge of the six-yard area.

There were still four minutes of time added on after the ninety were played but the Daggers kept control of the ball to record their first comeback win of the season.

Attendance: 2,053 (inc 105 away fans)