Match Report
Darlington, 13th on 55 points, faced a 36-point deficit to Salford City (1st, 91). Recent form flatters Darlington's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Per game in the league, Darlington were scoring 1.38 and conceding 1.38, Salford City 1.9 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Darlington had been beaten in four straight games. Salford City were winless in 5.
The match was played at Blackwell Meadows (capacity 25,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Darlington: G. Mills (65') · Salford City: Michael Phenix (55'), A. Dudley (89')
Key stats
Possession: Darlington 51% · Salford City 49% · Total shots: 3-15 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 5-8