Dartford manager Alan Dowson reacts to 0-0 draw with Oxford City in National League South

Dartford manager Alan Dowson couldn’t hide his disappointment over their goalless draw with Oxford City on Saturday.

The two National League South play-off contenders cancelled each other out in a match devoid of few clear-cut chances when neither goalkeeper had a save to make.

“It was the worst game of football I’ve ever seen in my life,” stated Dowson.

“It was second against third but it wasn’t a great advert for (the league).

“We kept giving the ball away all the time. I played some players there as I wanted them to pass the ball and they didn’t. We didn’t look a threat.

“On Tuesday night (against Slough) I was pleased with how we played, we went on the front foot, we created chances but today there was no quality about it at all.

“I looked at Luke Coulson who put an unbelievable ball in, my centre-halves and full-back went up there but someone (needed) to attack that.

“It was a bad day at the office but we’ve got a point against one of the better sides in the league. I was massively disappointed with how we played, it was probably one of the worst games you’ll see down here for a long time.”

Even though Oxford arrived at Princes Park on the back of an impressive run of just one defeat in their last 17 league games, Dowson still felt his team should have done better.

He added: “It doesn’t matter who you are playing, if you get in areas then you’ve got create. The amount of times we’ve passed it to them.

“Our centre-midfield player has kicked it off the pitch without any pressure on him two or three times. How can that happen? You want a bit of quality from somewhere.

“How can you be a semi-professional footballer and kick the ball off the pitch three times? I just don’t get it.

“We’ve had a bad day but a while ago we