Andy Hessenthaler spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after the 4-1 National League defeat against Woking at Crabble on Bank Holiday Monday.
Woking led 4-0 before Dover Athletic Academy forward George Nikaj reduced the deficit with his first senior goal for the club after coming on as a second-half subsitute.
Who gets your vote for the Player of the Season?
Well, voting will open at Bank Holiday Monday’s game against Woking at Crabble.
Voting forms for the award, which is funded by the Dover Athletic Supporters Club, will be handed out by the turnstile operators.
They will also be given out at the Notts County game at Crabble on April 26th before the winner is announced at the home game against Altrincham on April 30th.
The winner will be presented with his trophy together with a cheque for £250 for the chosen charity of their choice, on the pitch prior to kick-off of our final home game, against Weymouth on May 15th.
Completed voting forms can be handed to a waiting DASC committee member on the way out of the ground or in the voting box in the Centre Spot.
Manager Andy Hessenthaler’s squad returns to action at Crabble on Easter Monday when we host Woking at 3pm.
LAST TIME WE MET
Former Dover striker Inih Effiong scored twice to secure Woking a 3-2 win, their first in five matches when the sides met at the Laithwaite Community Stadium last December.
Max Kretzschmar’s sixth-minute penalty put Woking ahead before Jake Goodman headed home an equaliser five minutes later.
Woking was back in front on 34 minutes when Kyran Lofthouse pulled back for Effiong to bundle the ball over the line from close range.
Effiong made it 3-1 on the hour mark before Ryan Hanson pulled one back from a corner for his second goal of the season with three minutes left.
LEADING SCORER
Inih Effiong leads the way with 13 goals in the National League this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FORM GUIDE
15/04 Woking 0-1 Torquay United
09/04 FC Halifax Town 2-1 Woking
02/04 Boreham Wood 0-1 Woking
26/03 Woking 2-3 Solihull Moors
TEAM NEWS
Koby Arthur, who scored our winning goal in the 2-1 win at Boreham Wood on Friday, is a doubt with a knee injury after limping off at Meadow Park.
Young midfielder Luke Baptiste is back in the matchday squad after serving his one-match ban following his red card against Maidenhead United.
Ryan Hanson, TJ Bramble (back), and Seth Twumasi (knee) are all back training but are not ready to return to action just yet.
James Caton (hamstring), Alex Green (ankle), and Travis Gregory (knee) all remain on the injured list while Noah Carney has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a broken metatarsal.
COVERAGE
The game kicks off at 3pm but if you are unable to attend, BBC Radio Kent will be providing commentary HERE
We will also have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for this game can be purchased at the turnstile only.
Prices are as follows:
Adults – £18
Over 60 – £15
Under 18 – £9
Under 11s free with paying adult
P&O Ferries employees who were made redundant last month, together with their partners and children, can get in for FREE.
All the details can be found HERE
PROGRAMME
You can download your digital matchday magazine for the game HERE
MONDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES
Weymouth v Yeovil Town
Aldershot Town v Dagenham & Redbridge
Barnet v Southend United
Bromley v Maidenhead United
King’s Lynn Town v Grimsby Town
Stockport County v Solihull Moors
Torquay United v Eastleigh
Wealdstone v Boreham Wood
Wrexham v Altrincham
FC Halifax Town v Chesterfield
Koby Arthur spoke to BBC Radio Kent after the 2-1 National League win at Boreham Wood on Friday.
Arthur scored the winning goal to secure our first away win of the season.
Andy Hessenthaler spoke to BBC Radio Kent after the 2-1 National League win at Boreham Wood on Friday.
Michael Gyasi put Whites ahead from the penalty spot after seven minutes before Scott Boden equalised two minutes later.
Koby Arthur’s stunning goal restored Dover’s lead after 30 minutes and that proved enough to secure our second win of the season and our first on the road.
Manager Andy Hessenthaler and his squad are back in action away from home on Friday when they travel to play-off chasing Boreham Wood at Meadow Park (3pm).
The hosts are currently ninth on the National League table, four points out of the play-off places, but with two games in hand.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT US?
You can read the hosts preview HERE
You can watch Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard’s pre-match interview HERE
LAST TIME WE MET
Luke Garrard’s side left Crabble with all three points last August after Jake Goodman’s first-half own goal proved to be the only goal of the game.
The visitors took the lead four minutes before the break when Ben Williamson’s pass in midfield was charged down.
Jacob Mendy picked up the loose ball and was able to drive forward and spread to Kane Smith on the right and his low centre was agonisingly turned in at his near post by Goodman.
Dover Athletic: Josh Bexon; Seth Twumasi, Danny Collinge, Jake Goodman (Alex Green, 75mins), Sam Wood (C) (Koby Arthur, 61mins); TJ Bramble, Henry Woods, Travis Gregory; Ricky Miller (James Caton, 70mins), Ben Williamson, Aaron Cosgrave. Subs not used: Adam Parkes, Khale Da Costa.
Boreham Wood: Ashmore, Ilesanmi, Ricketts (C), Evans, Fyfield, Rees (Smith, 70mins), Boden, Raymond, Smith, Marsh (Stephens, 90mins), Mendy. Subs not used: Green, Munns, Jallow.
LEADING SCORER
Scott Boden is leading the way with 11 goals in the National League this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FORM GUIDE
09/04 Aldershot Town 2-1 Boreham Wood
05/04 Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Boreham Wood
02/04 Boreham Wood 0-1 Woking
TEAM NEWS
Myles Judd and Koby Arthur return to the matchday squad after missing last Saturday’s game against Maidenhead United at Crabble through injury.
Young midfielder Luke Baptiste misses the trip following his red card last week.
Ryan Hanson, TJ Bramble (back), and Seth Twumasi (knee) are all back training but are not ready to return to action just yet.
James Caton (hamstring), Alex Green (ankle), and Travis Gregory (knee) all remain on the injured list while young forward Noah Carney has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a broken metatarsal.
DOVER COLOURS
For fans heading to the game wanting to wear the same shirts as the players, we will be wearing our red shirts.
COVERAGE
The game kicks off at 3pm but if you are unable to make the trip, BBC Radio Kent will be providing commentary HERE
TICKET INFORMATION
You can buy your tickets HERE
FRIDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES
Altrincham v FC Halifax Town
Dagenham & Redbridge v Barnet
Eastleigh v Bromley
Grimsby Town v Stockport County
Maidenhead United v Weymouth
Notts County v King’s Lynn Town
Southend United v Wealdstone
Woking v Torquay United
Wrexham v Solihull Moors
Yeovil Town v Aldershot Town
Goalkeeper Alexis Andre Jr spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after the 1-0 National League defeat against Maidenhead United at Crabble on Saturday.
Andy Hessenthaler spoke to BBC Radio Kent’s Matt Gerrard after the 1-0 National League defeat against Maidenhead United at Crabble on Saturday.
Josh Kelly’s stoppage-time goal denied 10-man Whites a deserved point.
Kelly scrambled the ball home from close range following a corner, despite Dover’s protests for handball being waved away by referee Aji Ajibola.
Mr Ajibola had earlier sent 18-year-old midfielder Luke Baptiste, Man-of-the-Match in the draw against King’s Lynn Town a week earlier, off for a questionable second yellow.
Manager Andy Hessenthaler’s squad is back in action at Crabble for a second consecutive weekend when they host Maidenhead United at 3pm on Saturday.
LAST TIME WE MET
Two first-half goals from Sam Barratt and Josh Kelly secured all three points for the hosts at York Road last August.
In what was our first game of the season after Covid in our squad, Kelly headed home Barratt’s cross in the 14th minute before Barratt double the lead four minutes later.
Andy Hessenthaler’s side piled on the pressure but found goalkeeper James Holden unbeatable.
Holden, who was named Man-of-the-Match, produced stunning saves to deny Reda Johnson and Jake Goodman.
LEADING SCORER
Josh Kelly leads the way with 13 goals in the National League this season.
NATIONAL LEAGUE FORM GUIDE
05/04 Wealdstone 0-0 Maidenhead United
03/04 Solihull Moors 3-1 Maidenhead United
26/03 Maidenhead United 1-2 Barnet
TEAM NEWS
Michael Gyasi is back in the squad after not being eligible to play against his parent club, King’s Lynn Town, last Saturday.
Will Moses is also back after missing last week through injury, but Koby Arthur (groin) and Kieron Agbebi (knee) miss out.
Unfortunately, young England under-18 forward Noah Carney has been ruled out for the remainder of the season due to a broken metatarsal.
Marshall Wratten is now back in training following his hamstring injury, but Ryan Hanson, TJ Bramble (back), James Caton (hamstring), Alex Green (ankle), Seth Twumasi (knee), and Travis Gregory (knee) all remain on the injured list.
COVERAGE
The game kicks off at 3pm but if you are unable to attend, BBC Radio Kent will be providing commentary HERE
We will also have live updates on Twitter – @DAFCLiveText – follow us and get all the news as it happens.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for this game can be purchased at the turnstile only.
Prices are as follows:
Adults – £18
Over 60 – £15
Under 18 – £9
Under 11s free with paying adult
P&O Ferries employees who were made redundant last month, together with their partners and children, can get in for FREE.
All the details can be found HERE
PROGRAMME
You can download your digital matchday magazine for the game HERE
SATURDAY’S OTHER NATIONAL LEAGUE FIXTURES
Aldershot Town v Boreham Wood
Barnet v Solihull Moors
Bromley v Dagenham & Redbridge
FC Halifax Town v Woking
King’s Lynn Town v Yeovil Town
Torquay United v Notts County
Wealdstone v Chesterfield
Weymouth v Grimsby Town
Wrexham v Eastleigh
Stockport County v Southend United
