REPORT: Quorn 1-1 Darlaston Town

Quorn extended their lead at the top of the Midlands division to nine points after a battling second half performance against Darlaston Town. The Reds created a handful of half chances early on but struggled to break down their well-organised opponents. At the other end The Citizens scored with their only meaningful shot on target, a powerful Ben Podmore header from a corner.

The remainder of the first half was scrappy, Zak Goodson had an effort blocked and Billy Kee headed over. The home supporters felt that Quorn were denied three penalties, one of which came when a Cain Noble header was blocked at close range. The pivotal decision was in the 75th minute, when Goodson was felled. Quorn argued that it was inside the box but scored from the resulting free kick anyway.

Reece Fyfe’s free kick was saved by James Storer, but in driving rain he lost his grip on the ball and Mason Frizelle was able to stab the ball over the line with fifteen minutes to play. Storer redeemed himself five minutes later, tipping a Rodrigo Goncalves shot over the bar with ten minutes to play. Both sides looked for a winner in stoppage time but will go away satisfied with a point.