The first half was notable only for a 3rd minute chip from Bonvin which the Darlo keeper tipped over the bar. 

Seven minutes into the second half, United took the lead when Coppinger made a powerful run down the right, beat the fullback and, rather unusually for him, looked up, and picked out Pedro Dimas ten yards out. The young Portuguese winger hit it first time into the net.

Three minutes later former United youngster Jordan Tait was replaced at fullback in the Darlington team.

Seventeen minutes into the half Stuart Green shot narrowly wide from just outside the penalty area. Then trickery on the right by Green enabled him to get in a good cross which was only cleared as far as Bonvin who blasted a twenty yarder into the top corner to make it 2-0. 

After 23 minutes a lovely through ball from Bonvin left centre half Ryan McGuffie clean through with only the keeper to beat. But he didn't, his fairly tame shot being saved by the Darlington goalkeeper.

It was then considered that Bonvin had done enough and he went off after 24 minutes to be replaced by Mark Boyd who had only earlier gone off himself. (It was only a friendly after all.)

All in all a comfortable enough win, which was only to be expected against a team of much lower standing in the league.