Darlington 2 Marine 3

Barrow 13 mins 1-0, Newell 18 mins 1-1, Sinclair-Smith 27 mins 1-2, Barrow og 76 mins 1-3, Main 82 mins 2-3

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Quakers were beaten at home by Marine, but they’re still clinging on to a play off place.

On a bumpy pitch with a gusty wind, they took an early lead, but Marine hit back to lead 3-1 before Cedric Main set up a late finale.

Here are the goals;

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and here are Steve's thoughts:

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Quakers forced a corner inside the first 30 seconds, but Jack Maskell couldn’t control the ball when it came into the box from Will McGowan and Tom Platt’s return cross was intercepted.

Quakers had a chance in the second minute when Maskell helped on Cedric Main’s cross for Jonah Lowes to latch on to, but Marine keeper Fraser Barnsley came off his line and blocked his effort.

Marine tried to reply with a long range shot by Jack Hazelhurst that Peter Jameson, making his fourth debut , easily saved.

After Tom Tweedy had a shot blocked following a good move, Quakers took the lead on 13 minutes. Maskell was fouled about 25 yards out in a central position, and Scott Barrow curled the free kick left footed around the wall and easily beat Barnsley.

But Marine levelled on 18 minutes. A free kick was curled in from the left, and the ball dropped for George Newell to poke past Jameson.

Quakers almost regained the lead on 24 minutes when they worked the ball in from the right and Lowes set up Tom Allan, who fired just over the bar from ten yards.

However, Marine went in front on 27 minutes when the ball was played out to the left for Fin Sinclair-Smith i plenty of space isnide the area, to curl a right foot shot past Jameson.

After a spell in which they gave possession away too much, Quakers nearly levelled on 39 minutes when Main picked the ball up on the right, and Barnsley saved his effort well at his near post

Half time 1-2

Quakers made a sub at half time, Paddy McLaughlin coming on for Tom Allan.

Elliot Forbes won a free kick for a late challenge and Barrow played the ball into the box for Main, but a defender intercepted.

Marine nearly went 3-1 up when a free kick was held up in the wind as the ball went into the Darlington box and Wardle got to the ball before Jameson, but Lees scrambled the ball off the line. And from the corner, Zanzala headed into Jameson’s hands.

However Quakers carved out a chance when a cross from the right was cleared as far as Tom Platt, whose effort was deflected just wide of the right hand post.

Quakers made heir second sub on the hour, Ben Hedley coming on for Toby Lees.

Marine again nearly scored on the break again. Sinclair-Smith got into the box on the right, Jameson saved his effort well, then Lowes did really well to stop the follow up from Zanzala going in.

After forcing a couple of corners that came to nothing, Ben Hedley crossed deep from the right for Elliot Forbes to head just wide.

After more pressure without success, Tom Platt came off for Aidan Rutledge on 73 minutes.

But it was 3-1 on 76 minutes when Marine broke through Zanzala who advanced into the penalty area and Barrow, in trying to get the ball back to Jameson, could only knock the ball past the advancing keeper into his own net.

And there was nearly a fourth when Sinclair-Smith got through, but Jameson saved.

But Quakers pulled a goal back on 82 minutes, when Tweedy crossed from the right for Main to score with a diving header, his 20th goal of the season.

Quakers threw everything at Marine after that, but they couldn't break through a packed defence.

Full time:

Darlington 2 Marine 3

Team: Jameson, Forbes, Lees (sub Hedley 60), Barrow, Tweedy, Lowes, Platt (sub Rutledge 74), McGowan (sub Stanton 83), Allan (sub McLaughlin 46), Main, Maskell

Subs: Mason, Griffiths, Fitzhugh

Booking: Tweedy 17 mins, Lees 53 mins