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Aldershot Town 3-2 Dagenham and Redbridge: It’s calm Kwame to the rescue for Shots

Kwame Thomas scored his first Aldershot Town goal to snatch victory as ten-man Dagenham and Redbridge ended their own scoring drought in a thrilling encounter.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
1 October 2023

By Steve Gibbs

ALDERSHOT TN 3
Harries 23 (pen), Stokes 50, Thomas 89

DAGENHAM & R2
Kendall 5, Sears 67
KWAME Thomas scored his first Aldershot Town goal to snatch victory as ten-man Dagenham and Redbridge ended their own scoring drought in a thrilling encounter.
Thomas headed in a late winner to finally break Daggers’ dogged resistance after new high-profile signing Freddie Sears threatened to roll back the years – and Tommy Widdrington was full of praise for his targetman.
“Kwame’s an absolute monster. He goes a little bit unseen at times, but he puts in a shift every time he puts t...

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