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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Fitness First Stadium
  • Attendance: 4124
  • Referee: Penton, C

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Brett Pitman goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

90mins

Goal!! Bournemouth have scored with Brett Pitman putting it in the back of the net.

90mins

Marvin Bartley is being taken off, Josh McQuoid has come on in his place.

90mins

The referee has booked Liam Hatch.

86mins

Jason Pearce goes into the referee's book for dissent.

82mins

Darren Anderton is being taken off, Brett Pitman has come on in his place.

82mins

Neil Austin is being taken off, Adam Proudlock has come on in his place.

79mins

Rob Purdie goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

75mins

Warren Cummings is booked for unsporting behaviour.

62mins

The referee has booked Neil Austin.

53mins

David Poole is being taken off, Gregg Blundell has come on in his place.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 1.

46mins

Bournemouth are replacing Jeff Goulding with Blair Sturrock.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

37mins

Own goal, Neil Austin has put it in his own net.

35mins

Goal!! Darlington have scored with Liam Hatch putting it in the back of the net.

29mins

Steve Foster is booked for unsporting behaviour.

15mins

Goal!! Marvin Bartley scores for Bournemouth.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Brett Pitman climbed off the bench to ensure Bournemouth's first home league win of the season with an injury-time goal.

Darlington had only themselves to blame for the way they gave Bournemouth two early goals, but there was no doubt about Pitman's 15-yard strike from a pass by another replacement, Josh McQuoid.

Darlington's first defensive blunder occurred in the 15th minute when their captain, Steve Foster, was guilty of a lazy pass across the defence, which was intercepted by Bournemouth skipper Jeff Goulding.

Goulding's shot was blocked by Steve Brown but the rebound fell into the path of Marvin Bartley who made mistake.

Sammy Igoe, so influential in midfield for Bournemouth, should have added a second in the 28th minute but mis-kicked after being set-up by a left-wing centre from Warren Cummings.

Darren Anderton almost added another in the 34th minute with a shot from 20 yards, but Brown dived to his left to save.

Darlington were level in the 35th minute with a looping header from Liam Hatch.

But Bournemouth were soon back in control and took the lead two minutes later.

This time Alan White was at fault with a bad pass in a dangerous position and, although Igoe failed to get a shot on target, the ball fell to Darlington full-back Neil Austin, who diverted the shot into the corner of his own net.

Referee Clive Penton failed to re-appear for the second half because of a hamstring injury and his replacement, Richard Martin, booked six players in a hectic period.

Blair Sturrock should have made the game safe for Bournemouth in the 76th minute when he ran clear onto a pass from Igoe, but dragged his shot wide.

But Bournemouth made the game safe in the three minutes added by substitute referee Martin as Pitman lashed home his second of the season.

Bournemouth

Darlington

Corners

22

Fouls

1622

Goal attempts

98

Shots off target

26

Offsides

41

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