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Shrewsbury Park
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Darlington City's goalkeeper Terry Crowther, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 12th match minute, Darlington City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Spike Perryman to maneuver through the defense. Deon Moxon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Terry Crowther tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Darlington City getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Sly Gold hit a great ball. Robin Reynolds received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Samuel Pritchard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 25 minutes of play, Darlington City's Louie Hicks made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samuel Pritchard was left in no man's land by his defense there! Shrewsbury's Samuel Pritchard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Reynolds in the 28th minute of play. Louie Hicks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Samuel Pritchard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Louis Crittenden could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Terry Crowther made a huge save. A collision led to Darlington City getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Sly Gold hit a great ball. If Robin Reynolds had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Louie Hicks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Samuel Pritchard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Terry Crowther showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deon Moxon, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

After recieving a nice pass, Shrewsbury's Luke Ricketts tried to score from far away in the 54th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Daniel Love placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Spike Perryman during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Spike Perryman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Louis Crittenden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Terry Crowther took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deon Moxon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Louie Hicks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deon Moxon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 77 played minutes Darlington City got a freekick which was hit by Rich Elding. If Louis Crittenden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Darlington City's Terry Crowther played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deon Moxon in the 84th minute of play. When Darlington City's Louie Hicks in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shrewsbury's goalie prevented a goal. Robin Reynolds fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Pritchard having to interfere. Samuel Pritchard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Louie Hicks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Shrewsbury supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Darlington City's performance. The match ended with a win for Darlington City.