Darlington 1 Worksop 2

Harratt 11 mins, 0-1, Howells 47 mins 1-1, Witham 62 mins 1-2

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Attendance 1698

....Third home debut for Mark Beck

.... Quakers won 5-1 last season against Worksop

Darlington keeper Bobby Jones was the first into action, holding a low cross by Oli Greaves from the right, then Worksop’s Lewis Whitham cut in from the left but fired well over the bar,

And Worksop took the lead on 11 minutes when Whitham crosse from the left for Kian Harratt to touch in at the far post as Quakers hesitated.

Quakers were then forced into a sub, with Tom Platt going off with a knock, and Sam Hetherington coming on. Scott Barrow took the skipper's armband.

The visitors went looking for a second, and Aleks Starcenko tried his luck from 25 yards, but was well wide.

They also won two corners, which were wasted before Quakers had their first opening on 29 minutes.

Mark Beck was fouled a few yards outside the Worksop area, and Ellis Stanton managed to get the ball around the wall, but Max Dearnley saved at the foot of the left hand post.

With the breeze behind them, Worksop went close with a left foot shot by Greaves from outside the area, while at the other end Max Howells evaded a couple of tackles, but couldn’t get enough behind his shot that was saved by Dearnley.

And on half time, a left wing corner was cleared as far as Hetherington, who fired over the bar from the edge of the box

Half time 0-1

Quakers had a chance on the restart, a ball into the box wasn’t cleared by Worksop, and Mark Beck was unlucky to see his right foot deflected over.

Quakers scored from the corner, that was cleared as far as Max Howells, who fired a low shot past the keeper from ten yards.

But Howells went off injured on 53 minutes, and was replaced by Tom Henson.

Toby Lees did well to keep possession for Quakers midway inside the Worksop half and he almost put Dylan Stephenson through, but a defender just managed to get a toe to the ball for a corner.

Worksop went back in front on 62 minutes. Quakers were caught on the break, and the ball was played out to the left for Liam Waldock to pull across the face of goal, and Whitham tapped in at the far post

Darlington team: Jones, Thompson, Lees, Barrow, Kilsby, Platt (sub Hetherington 13), McLaughlin, Stanton, Stephenson, Howells (sub Henson 53), Beck.

Subs: Bryant, Wilkinson, Hedley, Rutledge,  Mason