At the other end a long range shot from Michael Twiss was deflected behind for a corner in the 8th minute.  Brady took the corner which was cleared from the immediate goal area but fell to Kevin McIntyre who shot wide past the right hand post.

The main action for the first 15 minutes though was on the terraces as the Chester drummers did battle with the Daggers trumpeter.  Foster made a good run down the right at one stage but was easily intercepted by Ashley Vickers at the corner flag.

The uneventful midfield scrap continued with few shots at goal until the 32nd minute when Twiss made run down the left and played the ball inside to Foster.  He laid a shot on for Brady but Brady's shot was deflected for a corner.  The corner was cleared without danger.

Chester had a bright spell pushing forwards for the next 5 minutes.  Darryn Stamp could have got the opener for Chester after the keeper came way off his line but the angle of the shot was acute and went behind for a goal kick.

Daggers could have scored a few minutes later when Danny Collins headed the ball down to the feet of Danny Shipp who made a breakaway run with only Wayne Brown to beat.  Wayne held his guard well though and made an excellent blocking save to keep the scoresheet blank.

Paul Bruce made a good run down the left for the home side in the 42nd and won another corner which Chester dealt with easily.  So the first half finished as it began, goalless, with neither side taking control of the game and 0-0 a perfect reflection of the state of play so far.

The stalemate continued into the second half with both teams now shooting towards their own supporters.  In the 55th minute Chester were awarded a free kick after Ashley Vickers brought down Ben Davies ten yards outside the box.

It was Jon Brady who took the free kick as three Chester players gathered around the ball for a set piece but his shot was low and went straight into the defensive wall.

Chester made a double substitution up front in the 65th minute in an effort to break the deadlock with Rapley replacing Twiss and Clare replacing Foster.  However it was Dagenham who were next to threaten when Alex Meechan sent a shot into the side netting in the 70th minute after making a good run down the left hand side.

It was nearly disaster for Chester in the 77th minute when Phil Bolland nearly put the ball into the back of his own net whilst under pressure from Ashley Vickers.  Fortunately the ball went wide for a corner.

With only fifteen minutes left on the clock there was a decisive push forwards for the first time in the game, but in was in the wrong direction from a Chester point of view.  Daggers won another corner in the 80th but could not win the ball in the air and it was easily cleared.

They could also have scored in the 85th minute when another corner came right into the goal mouth and Mark Bentley's header went narrowly over the crossbar.

Another three corners for Dagenham came in the 88th minute with the first two being headed behind by Chester defenders.  There was no real danger from any of them though and the third went behind for a goal kick.  However if any team was going to score a late winner it was going to be Dagenham.

Chester did have one final push forward as the final whistle approached when Daryl Clare won a corner as his cross was put behind, but the corner was cleared without incident.

So 0-0 then at full time and a very similar game to Telford with both teams cancelling each other out effectively and no real potency up front.  With the exception of the last 15 minutes when Daggers were pushing forwards looking for a late winner, this was a dull game on a dull day in east London.

Deva TXT man of the match goes to Danny Collins with solid clearances and good marking throughout the game.