AFC Telford United 0 Darlington 1

Platt 56 mins, 0-1

After Quakers caused Telford some worries with a long throw by Scott Barrow, Telford’s Ammar Dyer crossed from the right on to the roof of the Darlington net

Telford nearly opened the scoring on 8 minutes when Dylan Mitchell crossed from the right for Matt Stenson to head just wide of the right hand post.

Quakers then caused concern when Tom Allan and then Will McGowan got round the back of the defence, but they couldn’t find a team mate when they pulled the ball back.

Cedric Main then played the ball back for McGowan to fire just over the top.

Telford replied with a right foot shot by Leshabela that Watson saved down to his right.

But Quakers nearly scored on 18 minutes, Tweedy crossed from the left for Jack Maskell to head down for Main to have an effort on the turn deflected just over the bar.

Telford had a good chance on 20 minutes when the ball was played through for Dylan Allen-Hedley, but Watson saved well.

Quakers had another chance on 26 minutes. Telford keeper Josh Gracey came well out of his goal to clear the ball under pressure from Maskell, but only played it straight to McGowan, who tried to chip the ball in from 30 yards, but he put the ball over the bar.

The chances kept coming, and Allen-Hadley cut in from the left and curled a right foot shot over the bar, then at the other end Scott Barrow struck a low left foot shot that Gracey saved.

Telford had a couple of corners towards half time that Quakers dealt with.

Half time 0-0

Quakers had make a change soon after the restart when Allan went off injured, and Ethan Fitzhugh replaced him.

The sub nearly scored with his first action when he beat a defender in the box, but a second blocked his shot, and then he crossed from the left for Main to head wide.

Quakers got a penalty on 54 minutes when Main’s cross was blocked by a defender’s arm and the referee pointed to the spot despite Telford protests.

However, Main’s penalty hit the crossbar and bounced down, and a defender cleared.

But Quakers scored from the corner, the ball was floated in by McGowan for Platt to glance in to the delight of the travelling fans.

Quakers went in search of a second, and Main set up Fitzhugh, whose shot was deflected off a defender and hit the top of the bar.

Telford tried to hit back, and Watson saved a low shot by Dylan Mitchell.

Quakers got a second penalty on 75 minutes when Main was tripped by Gracey as he latched on to a Tweedy pass, and this time Main put the ball over the bar.

Telford replied with a cross from the left that Stenson headed over the bar, then Quakers threw themselves in the way of two efforts on the edge of the box.

Watson fisted away a corner as Telford threw men forward, but then Quakers had Maskell sent off for a foul on 87 minutes

Team: Watson, Forbes, Lees, Barrow, Allan (sub Fitzhugh 48), Platt, McLaughlin, Tweedy, McGowan, Main, Maskell

Subs: Mason, Griffiths, Hedley, Stanton, Rutledge, Fitzhugh