Had the scores at Edgar Street been level at full time, there would have had to be a replay on Tuesday evening.
Hereford wanted to the game to be decided on the day which had the scores been level at full time then extra time and possibly penalties.
But Dagenham would not agree to this.
Luckily the game was decided but the costs of going to the far side, from Hereford, of the capital on a Tuesday night would probably have not been covered by the shared revenue, after costs, from the game.
Finally Carl Evans refereed the game this afternoon. He's not been in charge of a game at Edgar Street since Sept 4th 2012 when Hereford defeated Woking 2-1 in a Conference League match watched by just 1481.