Darlington 1 Radcliffe 0

Maskell 32 mins, 1-0

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After a corner that came to nothing, Quakers had the first chance on 4 minutes.

Ethan Fitzhugh, making his full debut on the left, beat a defender and set up Jonah Lowes, who hit a curling shot that went just over the bar.

There was another opportunity when Cedric Main crossed from the left to the far post, and Tom Tweedy headed just wide of the post.

And another chance came along on 12 minutes when Scott Barrow crossed to the far post from the right, and Main fired over with a defender trying to get a tackle in.

Then after another spell of pressure, Barrow crossed for Forbes to put a glancing header just over the bar.

The Radcliffe keeper Matt Hewelt, was booked for timewasting on 16 minutes.

However, they went down the other end and nearly scored, when Rio Clegg played the ball through for Luke Daley, who fired just wide of the right hand post.

Maskell’s persistence nearly gained its reward when McGowan played a long ball forward for Maskell to chase, and keeper Hewelt had to quickly grab the ball just inside his area with the striker bearing down on him.

Quakers took the lead on 32 minutes. McGowan ran at the Radcliffe defence and slipped the ball out to the right to Main, who then squared the ball into the middle where McGowan was blocked, but the ball ran perfectly for Maskell to strike past Hewelt for his 14^th goal of the season

Team: Watson, Hedley, Barrow, Forbes, Platt, Lowes, Tweedy, Fitzhugh, McGowan, Maskell, Main

Subs: Lees, Allan, Barton, Rutledge, Griffiths, McLaughlin, Mason