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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: The New Meadow
  • Attendance: 4499
  • Referee: East, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

88 mins

David Hunt is replaced by Asa Hall.

81 mins

Andy Cooke is being taken off, Dave Hibbert has come on in his place.

74 mins

Ben Parker is being taken off, Neil Wainwright has come on in his place.

69 mins

Tommy Wright is replaced by Pawel Abbott.

61 mins

Jason Kennedy goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

57 mins

Shrewsbury are replacing Marc Pugh with Chris Humphrey.

46 mins

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

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

The referee has booked Ian Miller.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by R East

30 mins

Kevin Gall is being taken off, Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu has come on in his place.

0 mins

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

Match Report

For the second time in four days struggling Shrewsbury Town took a point against one of League Two's high-fliers but their winless run now stretches to nine matches following a goalless draw against visiting Darlington.

After holding Rotherham to a 1-1 draw last Saturday, manager-less Shrewsbury were once again good value for a share of the spoils against one of the Division's promotion hopefuls - but they have now recorded only one win in their last 14 matches.

With John McMahon in temporary charge following the departure of Gary Peters last week, the home side held the upper hand for much of this scrappy affair that neither side in truth deserved to win.

The first 20 minutes were played through a torrential downpour but some of the football on show managed to lift the gloom, with Shrewsbury having much the better of the opening exchanges with skipper Ben Davies prominent as his side sought a breakthrough.

In the seventh minute he had a low shot palmed away by Darlington keeper David Stockdale - who distinguished himself again on 18 minutes when he palmed over a Davies cross that had been deflected toward goal by Darlington central defender Ryan Valentine.

In the 41st minute Stockdale thwarted Davies again, but in the second half and with the strong wind in their favour, the visitors began to threaten and in 68th minute almost grabbed the lead when Jason Kennedy shot narrowly wide from the edge of the box.

Shrewsbury responded with a spell of pressure of their own and midfielder Kevin McIntyre flashed a shot inches past the post as the game drew to a close.

Although, in the closing stages, Darlington striker Tommy Wright spurned the best chance of the match when he broke clear of the home defence only to shoot wide.

Shrewsbury Town Team

Darlington Team

Shrewsbury Town

Darlington

Corners

6 3

Fouls

11 17

Goal attempts

4 12

Shots off target

1 9

Offsides

2 1

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