Match ends, Dartford 4, Hyde FC 3.
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Matt Godden's late volley completed a hat-trick and gave Dartford a much-needed win over strugglers Hyde.
The loanee put the Darts two goals up within 15 minutes with a tidy finish and a header from Ryan Hayes' cross.
A penalty and a close range effort from Scott Spencer brought Hyde level before the break and a long-range shot from Louis Almond put them ahead.
Substitute George Monger's 25-yarder levelled things up, but Godden struck late on to seal the points.
Dartford's first win in four matches moved them four points clear of the Conference Premier relegation zone, but Hyde remain rooted to the bottom of the table after their 14th defeat of the season.
Hyde gave a debut to Oldham youngster Glenn Belezika, who joined the Tigers on a month's loan on Friday.
VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Dartford manager Tony Burman told BBC Radio Kent:
"I thought we were absolutely excellent for 25 minutes, then for 20 minutes I was at my lowest ebb before half time.
"We should have gone on and kept up the tempo of the game and been in the lead. But certain things happen, people don't do the good habits, and when that doesn't happen it's annoying and frustrating.
"I've been on air saying we've been unfortunate in games. Today we were fortunate. Hopefully it's a good sign for future games."
Line-ups
Dartford
- 1Julian
- 14Mitchell-King
- 19Fry
- 20Burns
- 8NobleSubstituted forIbemereat 62'minutes
- 15Collier
- 6Cornhill
- 30Woodyard
- 11Harris
- 7HayesSubstituted forMongerat 80'minutes
- 21GoddenBooked at 88mins
Substitutes
- 2Hill
- 18Ibemere
- 27Monger
- 32Eisa
- 25Porter
Hyde United
- 1CarnellSubstituted forFrithat 14'minutes
- 4Haining
- 27Belezika
- 2Brizell
- 21Blakeman
- 7PooleSubstituted forDevaneyat 86'minutes
- 6Tomsett
- 8BrownSubstituted forCollinsat 90+2'minutes
- 26GrayBooked at 71mins
- 18Almond
- 9Spencer
Substitutes
- 10Collins
- 14Frith
- 11Hughes
- 16Mainwaring
- 25Devaney
- Referee:
- Richard Martin
- Attendance:
- 1,083
Match Stats
Home TeamDartfordAway TeamHyde United
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away7
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Dartford 4, Hyde FC 3.
Substitution
Substitution, Hyde FC. Tom Collins replaces Alex Brown.
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Hand ball by Martin Devaney (Hyde FC).
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Attempt missed. Scott Spencer (Hyde FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Booking
Matthew Godden (Dartford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!
Goal! Dartford 4, Hyde FC 3. Matthew Godden (Dartford).
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Foul by Josh Brizell (Hyde FC).
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Uche Ibemere (Dartford) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Hyde FC. Martin Devaney replaces David Poole.
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Attempt missed. Louis Almond (Hyde FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
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Foul by Max Cornhill (Dartford).
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Alex Brown (Hyde FC) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. Louis Almond (Hyde FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Foul by Alex Woodyard (Dartford).
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Reece Gray (Hyde FC) wins a free kick.
Goal!
Goal! Dartford 3, Hyde FC 3. George Monger (Dartford).
Substitution
Substitution, Dartford. George Monger replaces Ryan Hayes.
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Attempt missed. David Poole (Hyde FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Tomsett.
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Corner, Hyde FC.
