TEAMS:

Hasler-Cregg has glandular fever, Joyce a foot injury and Hattersley a hip injury.

ALTRINCHAM (Red & white striped shirts, black shorts, white socks) 1. Andrew DAWBER, 2. Sam PATTERSON, 3. Sam HEATHCOTE, 4. John CYRUS, 5. Tom HANNIGAN, 6. Alan GOODALL (capt), 8. Jake MOULT, 11. David LYNCH, 7. James LAWRIE, 9. Sean MILLER, 10. Damian REEVES, Subs: 12.Jamie MENAGH, 14. Simon RICHMAN, 20. Callum PRESTON, 16. Craig HOBSON, 15. Simon GARNER.

DARLINGTON 1883 (Purple shirts and lime green trim) 1. Peter Jameson, 2. Liam Marrs, 3. Terry Galbraith, 4. Phil Turnbull, 5. Kevin Burgess (c, 6. Gary Brown, 7. Adam Mitchell, 8. Leon Scott, 9. Amar Purewal, 10. Nathan Cartman, 11. Josh Gillies, Subs: 12. Tom Portas, 13. Mark Bell, 14. Lewis Nightingale, 15. Adam Nowakowski, 16. Liam Hardy.

UPDATES:

• Pre-match: Good numberof supporters here from Darlington, on a warm and bright afternoon. Seven debutants in Alty's starting eleven.
• 1: Teams change ends so Alty to defend Golf Road end and to kick off.
• Latest Score: ALTRINCHAM 0 DARLINGTON FC 1883 0
• 2: Heathcote at right of back four. Darlo offside. Patterson on left.
• 3: Miller chases but Darlington man wins throw
• 4: Uneventful start
• 5: Dawber takes freekick
• 6: Heathcote blocked but no freekick against Marrs. Reeves then penalised by referee Tankard.
• 7: Brown long throw. Cyrus clears to Mitchell; shot blocked. Corner for Darlo off another throw.
• 8: Cyrus covers after Heathcote beaten in air. Foul on Miller in own half.
• 9: Goodall takes freekick.
• 10: Scott long throw from right. Moult heads clear. Another Scott long throw wins corner then another on the left.
• 11: Goalkick results
• 12: Dawber collects
• 13: Patterson cross from left and Lawrie scores with header.
• 14: Darlo shot blocked. Goal arrived after a few minutes'pressure from visitors
• 15: Purewal nods out for Alty goalkick
• 16: Galbraith cross cleared.
• 17: Alty offside
• 18: Jameson gathers long ball.
• 19: Cartman offside.
• 20: Heathcote push not seen by ref. Hannigan clears.
• 21: Purewal nods long ball well wide; goalkick
• 22: Reeves cross sliced by defender to keeper
• 23: Dawber freekick from left, into touch.
• 24: Miller, Reeves and Lawrie the Alty attack with Moult and Lynch behind. Heathcote throw deep in Darlo half. Goodall penalised.
• 25: Scott wins freekick 22 yards out left of centre. Gillies freekick just wide to Dawber's right.
• 26: Burgess clears and ball stuck in tree outside ground!
• 27: Alty throw on left x 2.
• 28: Goodall error lets in Purwal on right and corner results
• 29: Alty penalised in midfield.
• 30: Jameson overhits freekick; Alty goalkick results
• 31: Cyrsu heads clear. Mitchell shoots inches wide but touch by Dawber gives corner
• 32: Alty clear corner. Scott brings down referee! Then he fouls Moult. Scott lectured after showing dissent. Scott booked.
• 33: Cyrus clears into Moss Lane.
• 34: Miller fine ball for Lawrie who wins freekick 35 yards out to right of goal.
• 35: Good Lawrie freekick wins throw on left by Patterson.
• 36: Goodall wins ball but Darlo throw follows. Poor kicked clearance by Dawber but Alty survive.
• 37: Cyrus clears. Brown long throw from left. Alty clear.
• 38: Patterson does well and Lynch wins throw on left.
• 39: Goodall and Lawrie shots blocked.
• 40: Darlo offside. Reeves offside at other end. Miller looking lively.
• 41: Even game so far. Patterson tripped 40 yards from Darlington goal.
• 42: Darlo freekick half way
• 43: Dawber collects long ball. Gillies halted by Miller.
• 44: Dawber goalkick.
• 45: Lawrie mispass ends move. One added minute.
• 45+1: Patterson freekick cleared then Miller skies over after head tennis in Darlo box.
• HALF-TIME: Darlington may count themselves a bit unfortunate to trail as the game has been even and they have had several shots at goal.
• 46: Darlo kick off towards Golf Road.
• 47: Quiet start
• 48: Jameson takes freekick
• 49: Dawber throws out to Heathcote.
• 50: Heathcote miskick gives away throw. Cyrus heads clear.
• 51: Dawber goalkick. Now a hot afternoon
• 52: Good Gillies run but wild shot wide. Darlo offside.
• 53: Darlo on front foot this half so far; Dawber kick into touch. Miller fouled
• 54: Alty freekick 20 yards from goal central. Brown is booked. Good Lawrie freekick met with flying save.
• 55: Alty move falters.
• 56: Sub Hobson for Reeves. Portas and Hardy readied for Darlo
• 57: Moult ball into touch. Subs Portas and Hardy for Purewal and Cartman
• 58: Hannigan protests as Hardy awarded a corner
• 59: Hardy treated before corner taken
• 60: Mitchell fires just over bar after corner half cleared
• 61: Mitchell fouls Patterson as Alty yet to get going this half. Cyrus nods freekick wide.
• 62: Darlo throw in Alty half near corner. Streing Goodall tackle.
• 63: Lawrie run on counter attack, he feeds Hobson who feeds Miller who shoots just wide
• 64: Darlo f/kick half way
• 65: Sub Richman for Miller
• 66: Hardy hits sidenetting from left. Dawber warned for timewasting.
• 67: Alty labouring to get forward. Hobson fouled on right wing. Lawrie freekick.
• 68: Freekick cleared then Darlo offside from keeper's kick.
• 69: Darlo throw to Jameson. Hobson penalised. All a bit scrappy.
• 70: Foul on Hannigan. Sub Nowakowski for Mitchell
• 71: Nowakowski and Hardy up front now for visitors. Alty freekick to right of box in Darlington half.
• 72: Lynch freekick poor. Hobson flattened i. Goodall 25 yarder well hit but wide.n box, not given
• 73: Lawrie chases Hobson flick; Jameson clears. Alty doing a bit better now.
• 74: Darlo counter attack cleared
• 75: Lynch wins corner as he gets onto loose ball.
• 76: Lawrie corner from left and Heathcote volleys well over at back post. Richman does well.
• 77: Lynch foul half way; Dawber collects freekick well.
• 78: Lynch ball runs out for goalkick
• 79: Richman wins ball but move ends with Lawrie shooting wide across goal.
• 80: Scott down in box no pen given. Darlo win corner on right. Bullet header from Burgess from corner 1-1
• 81: Heathcote freekick drifts out for throw
• 82: Hobson wins freekick on left near halfway against Burgess
• 83: Good Lawrie freekick half cleared to Heathcote who puts good chance over bar
• 84: Turnbull pushes Patterson over on left wing. Lawrie freekick; Alty header wide
• 85: Jameson's turn to waste time.
• 86: Darlo throw half way then one further up pitch
• 87: Hannigan heads clear. Darlo offside. Alty throw in Darlo half on left.
• 88: Gate is 1506. Foul on Patterson; freekick from touchline by Lawrie. Hit Darlo man hit post then penalty to Alty against Jameson!
• 89: Moult hammers home penalty 2-1
• 90: Darlo corner on right - Dawber punches then goalkick
• 90+1: Four minutes added time. Ref goes off to talk to steward for some reason.
• 90+2: Alty throw deep in own half. Men of Match Burgess and Cyrus.
• 90+3: Heathcote wins throw.
• 90+4: Heathcote overhits freekick; goalkick to Darlo. Ball runs to Dawber. Heathcote heads out of ground.
• 90+5: Darlo penalty for challenge in box on Burgess. Galbraith low penalty 2-2
• 90+6:
• 90+7: Patterson challenge on Portas and strong pen appeal
• FINAL SCORE: ALTRINCHAM 2 (Lawrie 14, Moult 89 pen) DARLINGTON 1883 2 (Burgess 80, Galbraith 90+5)