With just ten days to go before the season starts, Darlington gave opportunities to three more trialists in last night's friendly at home to Bradford City and Carlos Logan proved the pick of the bunch in a very entertaining game that ended 3-2 to the visitors.

The match had no admission charge as a goodwill gesture after Saturday's game with Middlesbrough was abandoned at half-time and just as the only action on Saturday came in the first half, all of last night's goals came in the opening period.

But throughout the 90 minutes Quakers were very positive with Simon Johnson doing well, as did left winger Logan, while Greek centre-back Giannis Sfakianakis and striker Guy N'Dunbu-Nsungu were also handed the chance to impress.

The opening goal came from the evening's first shot on target as Bradford's Marc Bridge-Wilkinson was allowed to dribble unchallenged through the centre of Darlington's midfield and defence before firing past Sam Russell from 18 yards.

It was a slack goal to concede but Quakers hit back almost immediately with Clyde Wijnhard firing just over and then strike-partner Johnson tapped home from close-range but was called offside.

The equaliser came on 17 minutes after Neil Wainwright played a neat through-ball into Wijnhard's path and he picked his spot to make it 1-1.

But the visitors soon regained the advantage through Dean Windass from the penalty spot after David Duke brought down Andy Cooke.

With both defences less than watertight chances continued to flow with Matty Appleby spurning a great opportunity, firing wide after being teed up by Johnson, and shortly afterwards it was 3-1 to Bradford with ex-Quaker Bobby Petta setting up the goal.

His cross met the head of Damion Stewart and the Jamaican international was allowed to head home.The first half scoring didn't end there as Wainwright's scuffed shot rolled across goal for Matt Clarke to slide into the net for 3-2.

On the hour Wijnhard hit the post after intercepting the Bradford keeper's throw but the Dutchman soon left the field in a flurry of substitutions that disrupted the rhythm of the second half.

Trialist midfielder Anthony Peacock was handed another opportunity last night but sub Logan, on for Joe Kendrick, caught the eye by creating chances from the left and showing a burst of pace that could earn him a contract.

With Logan prominent and Bradford failing to cause a threat, Quakers were the only side that looked capable of scoring again and a late goal almost came from striker Akpo Sodje but his header from Stephen Thomas' cross smacked off the bar before the linesman raised his flag.

Darlington: Russell, Valentine, Duke (Mason 74), Appleby (Peacock 67), Sfakianakis (Hutchinson 64), Clarke (McGurk 67), Wainwright (Dickman 51), Webster (Thomas 67), Wijnhard (N'Dunbu-Nsungu 64), Johnson (Sodje 64), Kendrick (Logan 45). Subs not used: Jameson, Maddison, Bossu (gk)

Darlington 2 - 3 Bradford City

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