Bradford City 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 3: Hanson double for Bantams

THE Bantams paid the price for a poor defensive display as play-off chasers Dagenham and Redbridge came from behind twice to take a point.

James Hanson headed home from Robbie Threlfall's corner after just two minutes but City failed to make the most of their first-half dominance with striker Gareth Evans and winger Omar Daley wasting chances.

Goalkeeper Matt Glennon made a crucial block at the start of the second half to deny Daggers captain Mark Arber, but Hanson's luck was out when his header hit the post with Tony Roberts flat-footed.

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Daley limped out of the action after pulling a hamstring, but that looked like a minor setback when Hanson got on the end of Threlfall's 67th-minute free-kick to bag his second.

The two-goal lead was short-lived however as substitute Jon Nurse lashed home a fierce drive and when City centre-half Steve Willams diverted a loose ball into his own net with 15 minutes left, the game was up for grabs.

Arber survived a strong penalty shout for handball, but the Bantams edged ahead again in the 82nd minute when on-loan Hull striker Ryan Kendall coolly lobbed Roberts from 14 yards to notch his first league goal.

More sloppy defending gifted possession to Daggers winger Danny Green and Bantams centre-half Luke Oliver watched in horror as his diving header arrowed into his own net.

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The visitors finished strongly and City were lucky that neither Paul Benson nor Phil Walsh converted chances.

Bradford City: Glennon, Rehman, Williams, Oliver, Threlfall (J O'Brien 90); Daley (Kendall 60), Flynn (O'Leary 67), L O'Brien; Hanson, Evans. Unused substitutes: McLaughlin, Bateson, Osborne, Horne.

Dagenham & Redbridge: Roberts, Ogogo, Doe, Arber, McCrory; Green (Currie 90), Pack, Folly (Nurse 65), Gain: Scott (Walsh 82), Benson. Unused substitutes: Lewington, Uddin, Montgomery, Tejan-Sie.

Referee: P Tierney (Wigan).

Man of the match: James Hanson.

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