Match Report
7 points and 3 places separated them: Darlington 9th with 69, Marine 12th with 62. On recent form Darlington sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Darlington ran at 1.7 scored and 1.48 conceded, Marine at 1.35 and 1.57.
The venue was Blackwell Meadows, with room for 25,000 spectators. Marine led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Darlington: Cedric Main (82'), Scott Barrow (13') · Marine: Offrande Zanzala (76'), George Newell (18'), Finlay Sinclair-Smith (28')
Key stats
Possession: Darlington 62% · Marine 38% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 5-9 · Corners: 7-4