Pools Youth Team were beaten in a hard-fought derby encounter with Darlington at Chester-le-Street this morning.

A penalty inside the last ten minutes of the game was enough for the visitors to continue their impressive start to the new campaign.

"It was a typical derby game and both sides put in a lot of effort," Barron commented.

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"It's disappointing to lose but overall the performance wasn't a bad one."

We'll have a full report on the game on Monday.

Full Time: Pools 0 Darlington 1