Last time we met Sutton Coldfield

By Ray Simpson

Last time we met Sutton Coldfield

The last time we met Sutton Coldfield was on February 20th, when a goal by Adam Mitchell gave us the...

The last time we met Sutton Coldfield was on February 20th, when a goal by Adam Mitchell gave us the points.

Here's Adam's goal courtesy of Kev:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zZ9vcumb-o

Here's the match report

Sutton Coldfield 0 Darlington 1

Darlington won their tenth away game of the season thanks to Adam Mitchell’s second league goal of the season.

Quakers went three points behind second placed Workington and eleven behind leaders Blyth with four games in hand on each.

Quakers had a loud shout for a penalty on 4 minutes. Terry Galbraith crossed deep from the left to the far post where Adam Mitchell perfectly volleyed left footed from the corner of the six yard box towards goal, but a defender blocked his effort, with Mitchell screaming for handball.

[caption id="attachment_19837" align="alignnone" width="300"]Adam Mitchell is denied early in the game at Sutton Coldfield Adam Mitchell is denied early in the game at Sutton Coldfield[/caption]

Quakers got a free kick just inside the Sutton half on 27 minutes, which was curled into the box by Adam Mitchell, and Gary Brown, with a back header, was about a yard over the top.

Quakers took the lead on 30 minutes. Lee Gaskell cleverly kept the ball under control on the left, put the ball into the box where Leon Scott forced the ball on for Mitchell to tuck the ball into the bottom right hand corner.

Sutton showed signs of getting back into the game, and they went close on 58 minutes when Burgess charged a shot down, and the ball ran for Scott Lycett to drill a right foot shot just wide.

Quakers wasted several chances to make the game safe. Graeme Armstrong laid the ball back for Mitchell to set up Stephen Thompson, who fired over the top from ten yards. Another chance came Quakers’ way, when there was a scramble ten yards out, and the ball fell for Mitchell, whose right foot shot was blocked on the line.

Another chance was wasted on 76 minutes when Mitchell crossed from the left over to the far post, where Armstrong tried to guide his header over the keeper, but instead the ball went over the top of James Wren’s bar.

Quakers' inability to get the second encouraged Sutton, and they were relieved when Luke Hubbins pulled the ball back for Danny O'Callaghan, who fired straight at Peter Jameson when he should have done better.

Darlington: Jameson, Hunter, Galbraith, Turnbull, Burgess, Brown, Mitchell, Scott, Gaskell (sub Hardy 59), Cartman (sub Armstrong 59), Thompson

Subs: Portas, Nowakowski, Provett.

Sutton Coldfield: Wren, Gonzales, Jackson, Forde, Kettle (sub Beresford 15), Lycett, Edmonds, Goddard, Mannion, O'Callaghan, Hubbins

Subs: Turton, Palmer, Beresford, Gwilliams

Referee: Neil Radford