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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena
  • Attendance: 5304
  • Referee: Salisbury, G

Live Commentary

90 mins

Mark Wright is booked for unsporting behaviour.

90 mins

Danny Swailes is booked for unsporting behaviour.

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

88 mins

Milton Keynes Dons are replacing Lloyd Dyer with Jordan Hadfield.

88 mins

Darlington are replacing Lee Ridley with Martin Smith.

86 mins

Keith Andrews goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

84 mins

Goal!! Jemal Johnson scores for Milton Keynes Dons.

83 mins

Ian Miller goes into the referees book for dissent.

75 mins

Pawel Abbott is being taken off, Gregg Blundell has come on in his place.

64 mins

Milton Keynes Dons are replacing Drewe Broughton with Jude Stirling.

64 mins

Colin Cameron is being taken off, Jemal Johnson has come on in his place.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by G Salisbury

45 mins

Alan Navarro is booked for unsporting behaviour.

28 mins

Alan White is booked for unsporting behaviour.

2 mins

The referee has booked Rob Purdie.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, December 29th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

The League leaders Milton Keynes Dons became the first side to win at the Darlington Arena this season and they also extended the point gap between themselves and fellow promotion hopefuls Darlington.

The game was closely fought and only a winning strike from substitute Jemal Johnson, who was on-loan at Darlington two years ago, separated the two sides.

The visitors could have taken the lead after only five minutes. Good work from captain Keith Andrews saw the Dons threaten the Darlington goal and when the ball fell to Mark Wright inside the area, he looked certain to score until a total mis-kick allowed the Darlington defence to clear.

In the 12th minute Wright fired wide with a shot from the edge of the area.

The hosts began to get on top and Julian Joachim fired over the bar in the 13th minute and then defender Ian Miller headed over the bar in the 20th minute.

The Dons came back, and in the 33rd minute Dean Lewington connected with a deep cross from Lloyd Dyer with a header that flew inches over the bar.

Darlington began to take control in the second half and in the 49th minute Dons' keeper Willy Gueret failed to clear a long kick from Darlington keeper David Stockdale but his defence helped him out and the danger was cleared.

A minute later Darlington striker Pawel Abbott struck a post with a close-range shot and then in the 51st minute another effort from Abbott was well-saved by Gueret.

With a big crowd cheering them on Darlington almost took the lead in the 63rd minute when Rob Purdie had a shot saved and the loose ball fell to Abbott who somehow missed the target from 12 yards out.

In a rare second-half break forward substitute Jude Stirling crossed from the right in the 84th minute and fellow substitute Johnson fired in the winning goal from a narrow angle at the far post.

Darlington Team

Milton Keynes Dons Team

Darlington

Milton Keynes Dons

Corners

4 5

Fouls

13 11

Goal attempts

14 7

Shots off target

7 4

Offsides

1 3

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