Clark Keltie's red card offence changed the game on Saturday but it went unnoticed by many, including Darlington assistant manager Mark Proctor.

He was hoping to view the flare-up on the giant screen at the 96.6TFM Darlington Arena but Quakers are not permitted to show controversial incidents, meaning Proctor and most of the 3,593 crowd were left oblivious as to why Darlington were reduced to ten men.

The 55th minute incident caught most people off guard, especially Chester City's Ryan Lowe who felt the full force of Keltie's right arm after his rough challenge on the midfielder well after the ball had gone.

But eagle-eyed referee Carl Boyeson was well-placed to see the entire incident so dismissed Keltie who did not argue with the decision but now faces a three-match ban for violent conduct, starting immediately.

It took place near to the home dugout but occurred after Keltie had passed the ball and Proctor said: "I did not see the incident at all because, just like most people, I followed the ball after Clark had passed it.

"It was deemed a red card offence so presumably the referee saw something. I was waiting for a replay to come up on the screen but that was cut short, diplomatically maybe!

"I don't know whether it was off the ball or when they were tussling for the ball. Clark is an honest lad, I'll have to ask him what happened."

Jemal Johnson, Darlington's ninth loan signing of the season, made his debut on Saturday and although he was unable to convert his best two chances, Proctor was pleased with his performance.

He said: "We kept two men up front after Clark was sent off and we had the best chances of the game.

"Jemal is very dynamic, he is very quick and that let him go one-on-one with their keeper a couple of times.

"It was difficult for Jemal because he only met up with the lads at 1.30pm before the match.

"But he showed that he's direct and will cause problems."

l Darlington's youth team beat Bradford City 1-0, Richard Logan scoring the only goal.