Dover Athletic 1 Slough Town 0 match report: Dramatic finale at Crabble sees striker George Nikaj score winner – before then being sent off in National League South

George Nikaj scored - but was also sent off - as Dover completed a National League South double over Slough for the season on Saturday.

Nikaj got the only goal in the 84th minute of a contest which came to life after the restart.

And Whites held on for just a third league win this term, despite having young striker Nikaj dismissed shortly after he had found the net amid a dramatic finale in their 1-0 triumph.

The mid-table visitors had created the first opportunity at Crabble in the 16th minute of a poor first half.

Winger Slavi Spasov fired wide David Ogbonna’s right-wing cutback after good work by lone striker Nathan Minhas.

Dover’s first chances saw a George Wilkinson long-range shot cleared by a Slough defender before Luke Baptiste curled wide.

Soon after, nobody could get on the end of visiting left-back Tyrese Dyce’s dangerous delivery across goal in front of a crowd of 607.

Nikaj became the first player in the book shortly after the half-hour mark, cautioned for a late challenge on Dyce. Nikaj then was on the receiving end of a late tackle from player-manager Scott Davies which saw him booked.

Dover goalkeeper Daniel Jinadu got well behind Ogbonna’s drive with his first action of note in the 35th minute.

But the hosts wasted the best chance of the half by some distance on the stroke of the interval. Roman Charles-Cook threaded Nikaj through and he crossed from the right, only for the recalled Zidan Sutherland to somehow spoon over at the back post from yards out.

Jinadu got down low two minutes into the second period to save Dyce’s left-wing cross while, two minutes later at the other end, Sutherland dragged wide.

Home penalty appeals were turned down by referee Matthew Norton as Sutherland hit the deck.

The game