Have you heard the football cliché of ‘it’s not the first 27 penalties that count - everything comes down to that decisive 28th’?

No?

Well look no further than Leyton Orient versus Dagenham and Redbridge in the first round of the Johnstones’ Paint Trophy last night.

The fans at Brisbane Road saw 27 successful spot kicks in a row. But when Ben Chorley stepped up, he saw the crucial 28th saved by James Shea and the Daggers advanced at the expense of Orient.

Dagenham boss John Still said after the game he was proud of his team’s performance during the match.

He added: “I thought in ninety minutes we were very good and penalties can go either way.

“After the first ten minutes of the second half I think we looked really comfortable and the goal has come from a mistake from James Shea – which is why I am pleased that he saved the penalty.”

He continued: “When we asked for penalty takers everyone was keen to take them and I think that showed in the quality of the spot kicks.

“I was hoping it wasn’t going to go down to managers. But when it comes to penalties anything can happen.”

Sam Williams had given the Daggers the lead but a late strike from David Mooney drew the sides level before the penalty shoot out.

Still said one of the positives he is taking from the game is the amount of players that got ninety minutes to improve their fitness.

He added: “Gradually over the next fortnight hopefully everyone will get fully fit and the squad will get stronger.”