Darlington 0 Leamington 0

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Quakers went close in the third minute. Will McGowan’s corner from the left was headed towards the six yard box by Tom Tweedy, and Cedric Mai, at full stretch, headed over the bar.

Alfie Myers-Smith and Jonah Lowes then worked hard to open up the Leamington defence on the right, but the ball ran out of play.

Leamington then had an escape when the ball was played back to keeper Eddie Breary, and his attempted clearance hit Main ad bounced straight back into his hands.

Myers-Smith then found space on the right to put a good cross into the middle, where Lowes managed to get a connection, but unfortunately straight past the post.

Leamington came more into the game without posing much of a threat, and Quakers had the next two chances. First, Jack Maskell headed a Scott Barrow free kick straight at the keeper, then Cedric Main headed a right wing cross from Ben Hedley over the top.

Quakers appealled for a penalty on 26 minutes when Tweedy tried to latch on to a header by Platt into the box and he went down when challenged, but the referee waved play on.

The referee did point to the spot though on 28 minutes when McGowan’s shot from inside the area was blocked by the outstretched hand of a defender, but Main pulled his spot kick wide of the left hand post.

Myers-Smith then found space on the right to drive a good ball across the face of goal, but nobody could get a touch.

Watson, Hedley, Forbes, Barrow, PLatt, Myers-Smith, Tweedy, Lowes, McGowan, Maskell, Main

Subs: Mason, McLaughlin, Griffiths, Cornish, Fitzhugh, Rutledge, Barton