Pictures from Blackwell Meadows of the Vanarama National League North clash between Darlington and Boston
There were plenty of talking points in the game, including a hotly-disputed penalty for Boston, two more valid penalty appeals for Darlington, a red card, three goals in 14 minutes for Quakers and a late fightback.
Boston took the lead from a hotly-disputed penalty on 20 minutes. Referee Richard Holmes ruled that Byron Harrison was pulled back by Sukar – although there didn’t appear to be much contact, if any – and Pollock sent Tommy Taylor the wrong way from the spot.
Lambert picked the ball up inside the Boston half, started running towards goal, and was taken out by a two-footed lunge by Lebrun Mbeka who was sent off with the score at 1-0 to Boston, which is how it finished at Half time.
Quakers came out after half time fire up and equlaised when Beck found enough space to power a header into the top corner from Adriano Moke’s cross for his fourth goal of the season.
Lambert nearly made it 2-1 with a powerful low shot that Long fumbled and Hazel was flagged offside as he headed wide. But that was just a practice run when Long again palmed out Lambert’s low shot, and Hazel was there to head his second goal of the season.
Quakers thought they’d sewn up the points on 64 minutes when Lambert cut in from the left, switched the ball to his right foot, and hit a shot that was going wide until defender Jake Lawlor turned the ball in.
Darlington relaxed, however, and Boston made it 3-2 with two minutes left as Pollock controlled a cross and poked home but Armstrong's men held out.
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