Radcliffe 1 Darlington 4

Hulme 19 mins 1-0, Hatfield 21 mins 1-1, Kelly 26 mins, 1-2, Griffiths 45 mins, 1-3, Main 89 mins, 1-4

Three superb first half goals from Will Hatfield, Caden Kelly and Kallum Griffiths earned Quakers their second away win of the season at Stainton Road.

The first half blast left Radcliffe reeling, and Quakers maintained control for three deserved points. Caden Kelly nearly added a magnificent fourth from 45 yards in the second half, but was denied by the crossbar.

Cedric Main made sure though right at the end, to ensure that Quakers are unbeaten against Radcliffe in six meetings. They are now 13th in the table, six points below the play off places.

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Radcliffe got the first corner on 3 minutes, but Quakers dealt with it comfortably.

When Quakers attacked up the right , Kallum Griffiths’ cross was intercepted by the home defence.

Radcliffe had the first chance on 7 minutes when Lucas Weaver cut in from the right and tried a left foot shot that went well wide of Pete Jameson’s goal.

Cameron Salkeld then nearly played Matty Cornish in, but Anthony Dudley denied him with a good tackle.

Radcliffe had a half chance when the ball was played in from the right to Hulme about ten yards out, but Griffiths blocked his shot well.

Caden Kelly nearly opened the scoring on 15 minutes, when he received a throw out from Jameson, raced up the left, cut inside, and fired a right foot shot just wide of the left hand post.

Radcliffe stunned Quakers by taking the lead on 19 minutes when a corner from the right was hoisted over to the far post, where Jordan Hulme headed in.

But Quakers levelled straight away. Will Hatfield was fouled 20 yards out in a central position, and he curled the free kick delightfully over the wall past Hewelt into the net, his fourth goal of the season.

Quakers kept the momentum going and went in front on 26 minutes. There was a patient build up on the left hand side which gave Caden Kelly the space outside the box to line up a right foot shot that flew over the keeper into the net, his first goal for the club.

Radcliffe had a half chance on 34 minutes when a cross came in from the right, and Rick Smith sidefooted wide.

Quakers got on top before half time again, and first Kelly and then Hatfield had shots charged down,

But then came another cracking goal, when Kallum Griffiths picked the ball up 25 yards out, ran forward, and struck a left foot shot that went straight into the top left corner, his first of the season.

Half time Radcliffe 1 Darlington 3

Quakers were on the front foot at the start of the second half, and a right wing cross by Salkeld drifted just past the upright.

But Radcliffe responded with a low shot from an acute angle by Weaver that Jameson booted away.

Kelly made a great run from the halfway line and went down in the area when he was challenged in the box, but instead of giving a penalty, the ref awarded Radcliffe a free kick and booked Kelly.

Quakers nearly made it 4-1 when the ball dropped for Hatfield who fired just wide of the post

But Radcliffe, who had put on two subs, broke at the other end, and Weaver nearly got through until Griffiths produced a great sliding tackle to deny him.

Quakers took off Scott Barrow and replaced him with Ben Hedley on 64 minutes.

Kelly nearly scored the most audacious goal on 67 minutes when he picked the ball up just inside the Radcliffe half, saw the keeper off his line, and struck a right foot shot that went over the stranded keeper, but bounced off the bar.

Ratcliffe responded with a free kick by Walker that went about a yard over the bar.

Jack Lambert came on for Salkeld on 72 minutes to a great ovation from Darlington fans.

Jameson kept the two  goal lead intact on 79 minutes when Maynard headed powerfully towards goal from a left wing corner, but the keeper saved low down to his left.

Quakers stayed in control and made their third sub on 86 minutes when Jarrett Rivers came on for Cornish.

And it was all over on 89 minutes when Cedric Main chased a long ball from Lambert down the left, cut inside, and fired past the keeper for his fifth goal of the season.

Final score: Radcliffe 1 Darlington 4

Team: Jameson, Griffiths, Lees, Forbes, Barrow (sub Hedley 64), Flint (sub Platt 90), Hatfield, Cornish (sub Rivers 86), Salkeld (sub Lambert 72), Main, Kelly

Subs: Alshabeeb

Booking: Kelly

Radcliffe: Hewelt, Smith (sub Duxbury 70), Maynard, Hancock (sub Owolabi 75), Hulme, Dudley (sub Jackson 56), Roscoe (sub Thornley 70), Sargent, Doro (sub Walker 56), Weaver, Greenfield