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edge of the<br />
penalty area. The<br />
Assistant referee<br />
indicated that the<br />
challenge was<br />
inside the box and<br />
Tom Hill stepped<br />
up to send Liam<br />
Whittaker the<br />
wrong way from<br />
the spot kick.<br />
The goal unsettled<br />
the home team<br />
who were nervous<br />
and edgy as<br />
Shifnal asserted themselves and started to dominate play. The<br />
uncertainty at the heart of the home defence was again evident on<br />
14 minutes when hesitancy between Liam Smith and Whittaker<br />
allowed Montague to nip in and slot home from 12 yards.<br />
Darlaston's plight<br />
got worse on 20<br />
minutes when<br />
striker TJ Davies<br />
finally succumbed to<br />
an earlier hamstring<br />
injury to be<br />
replaced by Tyrone<br />
Clarke O'Connell.<br />
Whilst the quality of<br />
Shifnal's play was<br />
impressive so was<br />
their work rate as<br />
Hill and Montague<br />
closed down the Darlaston defenders, forcing them to rush their<br />
passes many going astray. Harry Cunningham and Brad Sharman<br />
controlled midfield and Darlaston found it increasingly difficult to get<br />
any foot hold in the game.<br />
Chances were few and far between until the stroke of half time when<br />
Shifnal put the game out of reach. A deep cross from Jordan Uppal<br />
was met at the far post by Tom Hill who powerfully headed<br />
home from 4 yards.<br />
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