Aaron McLean scored a late winner as Dagenham & Redbridge claimed a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in their friendly at Victoria Road this evening.
The two clubs were both dealt a blow in the early stages of the match as Zavon Hines and Fraizer Campbell were forced off the pitch with injuries.
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The Daggers then almost broke the deadlock when a cross from Jodi Jones caught out Alex McCarthy and came back off the bar.
Palace gradually began to take control of the match and Connor Wickham saw his powerful strike kept out by Mark Cousins.
Wickham came close again at the end of the first half, with a strike on the turn that was saved by the keeper.
The Eagles continued to dominate after the break and Patrick Bamford forced the keeper to tip over his fierce volley.
However, it was Dagenham who broke the deadlock in the 75th minute when Ashley Chambers saw his strike saved by McCarthy and the rebound was turned in by McLean.
Chambers almost added a second goal for Dagenham in the final minutes when his strike flew narrowly wide of the post, but his team managed to hold on and claim the win over their Premier League opponents.
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