Kidderminster 1 Darlington 2

Goals: Beck (41 mins, 0-1, 68 mins, 0-2) Bearne (81 mins, 1-2)

Attendance 2188

Two goals from Mark Beck gave Quakers a superb win at Aggborough  -- their first there in eleven years.

Beck scored a goal in each half to give Quakers their second away win of the week and put them second in the table, but the players showed a huge amount of character as Kidderminster piled on the pressure after they pulled a goal back. Becky now has 14 goals in league and cup this season.

Here are the goals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMe29Q1pvUQ

Just like at Telford on Tuesday, they played some excellent football and created some good chances. Jack Lambert took them on Tuesday at Telford, on this occasion it was Mark Beck.

Here's the reaction from Alun Armstrong, Mark Beck and Jacob Hazel to the victory:

https://darlingtonfc.co.uk/news/post-match-reaction-from-win-at-kidderminster

Kidderminster had the first chance on 2 minutes, Ashley Hemmings, with his back to goal on the edge of the area, turned quickly and struck a left foot shot that Tommy Taylor saved at full stretch to his left. Beck headed the corner away.

Quakers had a let off on 6 minutes. Amari Morgan-Smith broke into the box on the left and forced a full length save out of Taylor, and the ball broke for Hemmings, who in front of an open goal took too long to control the ball, and his effort was blocked.

Quakers had their first chance on 11 minutes. Jacob Hazel cleverly flicked the ball over his head to Kaine Felix, who returned the ball to Hazel, whose shot was blocked.

Quakers nearly scored on 13 minutes. Jack Lambert found Beck midway inside the Kidderminster half, Beck returned the ball to him, and Lambert hit a screamer from 30 yards that flew over the keeper but unfortunately smacked back off the bar.

Hemmings had another chance on 21 minutes. A deep cross from the left reached him at the far post about 10 yards out, and Taylor did well to beat his powerful shot away.

Dodds and then Leesley both did well to make headed clearances from a free kick and a corner respectively as Kidderminster looked for the opener.

Quakers had a chance on 36 minutes when Beck won a header and helped the ball on for Hazel, who struck a dipping left foot shot from 25 yards that went just over the bar.

Hazel had another chance when a long clearance sent him away under pressure from a defender, but Kidderminster keeper Tom Palmer held his shot above his head.

Quakers took the lead on 41 minutes. Hazel picked up a loose ball about 30 yards out, and laid the ball off perfectly for Mark Beck to hit a low left foot shot in his stride into the bottom left corner – his 13^th goal of the season!

Half time:

Kidderminster 0 Darlington 1

Kiddie had a penalty shout turned down when Gabby Rogers hit a left foot shot that struck a Darlington defender, but the ref waved his claims away.

Dodds then made a clearance inside his own box, as Kidderminster put Quakers under pressure.

But Quakers responded with a free kick that dropped for Purver, and his shot from the edge of the area was blocked.

And there was a chance when Beck headed a deep free kick sideways for Hazel to chase into the box, and a defender just managed to clear.

It was 2-0 on 68 minutes. Lambert found Felix sprinting away up the right with a pass behind the full back. Felix got to the bye line and pulled the ball perfectly for Beck to turn home from a few yards -- goal number 14 for the season.

It was nearly 3-0 on 72 minutes when Hazel found Lambert inside the box, and he sidestepped a challenge before rolling the ball just wide of the right hand post.

And again it was nearly three when Hazel played the ball into the box for Beck to lay back for Lambert to drive the ball just wide.

But Kidderminster pulled a goal back on 81 minutes when the ball came over from the right for sub Jack Bearne to sidefoot past Taylor from a few yards.

Kiddie piled on the pressure after that, and they got a corner in the last minute which went just past the far post.

And in stoppage time they threw everything at Quakers with their keeper coming up for a corner, but Quakers showed a huge amount of determination to hang on to the points. There were a couple of frantic scrambles in the box, but with eleven men back behind the ball, they kept Kidderminster out for a well-deserved win.

Taylor, Hedley, Dodds, Sukar, Leesley, Moke, Purver, Lambert (sub Rivers 90+2), Beck, Hazel (sub Liddle 88), Felix (sub Lawlor 90)

Subs: Rose, Barbosa

Booking: Moke (74) Hazel (77)

Kidderminster

Palmer, Richards, Pearce, Leak, Lowe, Morgan-Smith, Hemmings, Martin (sub Burgess 86), Freemantle (sub Bearne 59), Rogers (sub Brown 69), Starbuck

Subs: Ceesay, Margetson,

Booking: Pearce (61)