Darlington 2 Fylde 1

Main 26 mins, 1-0, Platt 45 mins 2-0, Wilson 56 mins, 2-1

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Attendance 1037

Fylde went close in the first minute when Tom Whelan picked the ball up in midfield, ran forward, and hit a right foot shot that went just past the post.

Quakers replied with a free kick by Charlie Lennon that bounced in front of keeper Zac Jones, who saved at the second attempt.

Scott Barrow made a good defensive header from a left wing cross, as Fylde tried to step up the pace.

Quakers nearly broke through on 9 minutes, when Will McGowan found Will Hatfield in the box, and the former Fylde player hit a right foot shot that beat Jones but came back off the right hand post.

Elliot Forbes then tried his luck from 25 yards, but the ball went over the top.

Fylde, still going at a fast pace, attacked again, and Ryan Colclough cut in from the left and hit a right foot shot straight at Jameson.

Quakers countered, and Tom Platt found Charlie Lennon overlapping down the right, and he burst away and whipped a right foot cross into the six yard box where Maskell just failed to connect.

Colclough dribbled down the left and worked his way into a dangerous position, but Toby Lees managed to get a foot in.

Quakers took the lead on 26 minutes, when Hatfield threaded a perfect ball through for Cedric Main to cleverly touch past the advancing Jones into the net.

It was nearly 2-0 on 29 minutes when the outstanding Lennon dribbled past three men and crossed into the middle where Maskell headed over.

Fylde responded with a good effort by Colclough that Jameson saved at the foot of his post

Lennon again caused panic in the Fylde defence when he picked the ball up, ran at the defence, and fired just wide.

Quakers went 2-0 up just on half time. McGowan curled the ball in perfectly from the left, for Platt to glance the ball past Jones, only his second goal for the club.

Half time: Darlington 2 Fylde 0

Fylde made two subs at half time, and made most of the early running in the second half. They carved out a chance for sub Danny Mayor, who fired into the side netting from an acute angle, then Jameson made a good save at his near post from a Luca Thomas shot.

Quakers had to make a sub on 54 minutes when Scott Barrow, who had been fouled in the first half, limped off and was replaced by Ben Hedley.

Straight after the restart, Quakers nearly scored when Main cut in from the left and fired just wide.

But Fylde pulled one back on 56 minutes when George Wilson picked the ball up on the corner of the box, and fired past Jameson

Team: Jameson, Barton, Lees, Forbes,Barrow (sub Hedley 54), Platt, Hatfield, McGowan, Lennon, Main, Maskell

Subs: Hedley, Cornish, Allan, McGrath, Rutledge, Griffiths, Stanton