Source: Northern_Echo
Tamworth 1 Darlington 0 - Matchfacts
Goal: Christie (83, penalty low to the right after Purkiss had fouled Patterson)[LNB] Bookings: Lee (42, foul), Walshaw (47, foul); Green (81, foul); Purkiss (83, foul)[LNB] Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire) - not to blame for Darlington's performance and no complaints about the penalty decisions 7[LNB] Attendance: 977[LNB] Entertainment: 2/5[LNB] Tamworth (4-4-2): Hedge 6; Tait 7, Francis 7, Green 7, Barrow 6; Cain 7 (Smith 85), BRADLEY 7, McDonald 6, Mills 5 (Thomas 65, 6); Shariff 6 (Christie 58, 6), Patterson 7. Subs (not used): Collister (gk), St Aimie[LNB] Darlington (4-3-3):[LNB] 6 Russell: Did everything asked of him without fuss, though unable to pull-off another penalty save;[LNB] 5 Purkiss: Conceded the late penalty from which Tamworth scored the only goal[LNB] 6 Miller: Made his obligatory timely tackle and kept occupied by sprightly striker Kyle Patterson[LNB] 6 Lee: Solid defending from one of the few players Cooper was satisified with[LNB] 5 G Taylor: Tried his luck at goal early in second half with an optimistic effort during a rare forward run;[LNB] 5 Chandler: Pushed further forward, with Atkinson sitting deeper, but unable to kick-start the midfield[LNB] 5 Atkinson: Used as the anchorman in midfield. Like his team-mates, unable to get a grip on the game[LNB] 5 K Taylor: Went missing for lengthy spells as Darlington's midfield was overrun;[LNB] 4 Bowman: Should have scored early on and then sacrificed for Bridge-[LNB] Wilkinson before half-time[LNB] 4 Hatch: Unusually for the striker he won very little aerially and substituted midway through second half[LNB] 6 Walshaw: Cooper was happy with his contribution, but he is still to test an opposition's keeper[LNB] Subs:[LNB] Bridge-Wilkinson (for Bowman 38): Sent on in the hope of inspiring, but struggled to make an impact 6[LNB] McReady (for Chandler 61): Saw the ball infrequently after replacing Chandler in offensively-minded change 6[LNB] Smith (for Hatch 71)[LNB] (not used) Pocklington (gk), Campbell[LNB] Man of the match[LNB] DANIEL Bradley - Darlington were unable to stop the quick-footed midfielder from skipping past challenges and creating chances[LNB]