Dagenham & Redbridge left it late before fighting back from a goal down to beat Macclesfield.

The home side had gone close when Jon Brain saved Magnus Okuonghae's header but John Rooney put the Silkmen ahead, firing home after Mark Arber slipped.

Dagenham levelled on 73 minutes when substitute Paul Benson lobbed Brain before Matt Ritchie volleyed home their winner from the edge of the box.

Nat Brown almost levelled for the visitors but his header bounced wide.

Dag & Red: Roberts, Foster, Okuonghae, Arber, Griffiths, Saunders, Taiwo, Loft (Gain 67), Ritchie, Strevens (Benson 67), Guy.
Subs Not Used: Hogan, Nurse, Uddin.

Goals: Benson 71, Ritchie 83.

Macclesfield: Brain, Flynn, Morgan, Brisley, Deen, Bell (Thomas 86), Hadfield, Brown, Daniel (Sinclair 74), Rooney, Evans.
Subs Not Used: Walker, Tolley, Harvey.

Booked: Bell, Deen, Daniel.

Goals: Rooney 38.

Att: 1,347

Ref: Richard Beeby (Northamptonshire).

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