AFC Telford United 0 Darlington 1

Goals: Hazel 16 mins 0-1

New defender Luke Bell had a couple of good early touches in the middle of defence, then Aidan Rutledge made a good run before his final ball was intercepted.

Bell won a free kick for a foul about 25 yards out on 15 minutes. Paddy McLaughlin curled the ball in for Aidan Rutledge to head over the bar.

Quakers took the lead on 16 minutes. The ball was played forward towards Jacob Hazel, who won the ball in the air, and then guided the ball left footed past the stranded keeper.

Telford nearly levelled a few minutes later, with a free kick by Remi Walker that Bobby Jones pushed over the bar. From the corner, Rutledge cleared a near post flick off the line.

In Telford’s next attack, Jones got down to save a low shot by Charlie Williams from twelve yards out.

Team: Jones, Bell, Thompson, Kilsby, Atkinson, Lowes, McLaughlin, Hedley, Stanton, Rutledge, Hazel.

Subs: Platt, Hatfield, Hetherington, Thompson, Render, Hetherington, Beck