City end on a high

Exeter City signed off the 2014/15 season with a 2-1 home victory against Dagenham & Redbridge, to secure a 10th-place finish in Sky Bet League 2.

All of the goals came in the second period, as Jimmy Keohane struck a beautiful opener before Tom Nichols was gifted a tap in for number 15 of the campaign.

Former Grecians striker Jamie Cureton – who was named as Daggers captain for the afternoon – halved the deficit in stoppage-time but it was City that claimed the win.

James Hamon was the first of the goalkeepers to be called into action as Jodi Jones slipped a neat ball into the path of Ashley Chambers – the stopper got his angles right though to deny an opener.

Then left-back Jamie McAllister did well to prevent a forward burst from Jones down the right and made a telling touch as the youngster almost burst into the box.

At the other ends, Mark Cousins was scrambling as Lee Holmes bent a left-footed effort as the ball broke to him outside the area, but it flashed just wide of the target.

A slick passing interchange from the visitors allowed the ball to find its way to Jones on the right – after skipping past McAllister, it needed a block from Jordan Moore-Taylor to take the sting out of the effort and allowing Hamon to collect.

And then Hamon was again forced to make a terrific one-on-one save when Cureton slipped a ball into the path of Matt Partridge, whose high effort was clawed away.

Holmes was looking like one of the chief threats for Exeter and a pop shot from 25 yards needed blocking out. Shortly after he beat a man and dinked into the six-yard box from the right-hand side, but Morrison volleyed wide under pressure.

Chambers had the ball in the back of the net towards the end of the first period for the visitors – a high, looping effort found the top corner, but to his dismay the assistant referee had his flag up as the game remained goalless.

Midfielder Ryan Harley attempted to break the deadlock before half-time as he cut in off the left, but pulled an effort wide of the near post from 20 yards.

Half-time: Exeter City 0 Dagenham & Redbridge 0