Match Reports – Thursday 21st August

Northern League Division 2

Durham United 1–1 Darlington Town (Division Two – Att: 35)
A modest crowd at Maiden Castle saw the points shared. Durham took the lead just before half-time when a defensive mix-up ended with the ball in the visitors’ net. Darlington kept pressing and were rewarded with an equaliser seven minutes from time to secure a draw. The result leaves,with Darlington in 9th on 12 points and Durham in 19th with 5 points .

Newcastle University 4–0 Tow Law Town (Division Two – Att: 52)
Newcastle University cruised to victory at Essity Park with a dominant display. Kane Morris gave them the lead on 20 minutes before adding a second just after the break. Jacob Milner made it three midway through the half, and Jasper Sheldon rounded off the scoring late on. The win lifts Newcastle University into the play off positions in 6th  with 14 points, while Tow Law remain 20th with only 4 points to show for their efforts so far.