Quakers through in Durham Challenge Cup
By Ray Simpson
Mixture of academy and first teamers win at Esh
Esh Winning 1 Darlington 3
Quakers are into the second round of the Durham Challenge Cup with a 3-1 victory at Esh Winning, all the goals coming in the first half.
Quakers took the lead in just the 3rd minute, when Harvey Saunders got away from his marker and turned in a right wing corner.
Quakers stayed on top after that, and scored the second on 20 minutes, a powerful left foot shot by Alex Henshall into the bottom left hand corner from the edge of the box.
Esh showed plenty of spirit, and pulled a goal back with an excellent volley by Max Stoker from a left wing cross, but just on half time Mitch Glover restored Quakers’ two goal cushion when his low left wing corner deceived everybody and went into the net.
Half time Esh 1 Darlington 3
The highlight of the second half from a Darlington point of view was a 45 yard effort by Mitch Glover that the Esh keeper just managed to hold on to as a he backpedalled, while Darlington keeper Cameron Hall pulled off a couple of good saves.
Cameron Hall, Lewis Alderson (sub Abdoulayah Kaba 79), Cailan Banks, Liam Hughes (sub Kieron Dunn 60). Jonny Burn, Jack Vaulks, Sanny Lingthep, Mitchell Glover, Harvey Saunders (sub brandon Morrison 60), David Syers, Alex Henshall
Subs: A Burn,
Esh Winning:
Orton, Steele, Moncur, Mitchell, Summerson, Stoker, Redman, Arnott, Hendrix, McKellar, Brown
Subs: Mole, Marley, Hailes, Wilson, Heiniger
