A round-up of Wednesday night`s pre-season friendly matches involving Football Conference clubs..
A youthful Huddersfield Town side went down 1-0 to Blue Square Bet Premier new boys Fleetwood Town on Wednesday night.
Development coach Paul Stephenson took control of the Terriers and saw his side put up a brave fight against their Blue Square Premier hosts but struggled to create much in the final third.
The game was settled by an 86th minute header from Gareth Seddon.
Blue Square Bet Premier newcomers Darlington attracted a record crowd at Newton Aycliffe`s Moore Lane Park, with more than 1,300 spectators descending on the skilltrainingltd Northern League club to see the official opening of their £20,000 stand.
Quakers boss Mark Cooper and his assistant Richard Dryden joined Aycliffe boss Allan Oliver in the official 'ceremony' to mark the occasion prior to kick-off, with the ground still filling – the kick-off being delayed by 10 minutes.
Aycliffe took the lead on 33 minutes. Raitt played an exquisite through ball to last season's top goal scorer Elliot Gardner - a former Darlington junior - who having taken two touches to steady himself, sent an unstoppable curling shot, dipping over 'keeper Nick Thompson and into the back of the net from almost 30-yards.
Darlo equalised with quarter of an hour to go, Curtis Main lifting the ball over the oncoming Steven Richardson and into the net for the equaliser.
Then with the last kick of the game, winger Paul Grainger superbly executed a left-footed half volley across Richardson and into the opposite corner to win the game.
A young Bristol Rovers side went down 1-0 at Weston-super-Mare - the only goal of the game scored by home skipper Craig Rand after 68 minutes.
Blue Square Bet Premier side Barrow sent a young team to Moor Lane to take on Evo-Stik League Division One North hosts Salford City and won 2-0 with goals from Ben Beresford with 15 minutes remaining and 2 minutes later Andrew Morley hit a dipping volley home.
Barrow`s league rivals Rushden & Diamonds went down to a 2-0 defeat at Zamaretto League Premier Division side Banbury United, managed by former Diamonds` assistant-manager Billy Jeffrey.
Former Rushden striker Jason Taylor bagged both goals for the Puritans.
Meanwhile, another BSP side, Luton Town, enjoyed a comprehensive 4-1 win at Kenilworth Road against a Newcastle United XI managed by Peter Beardsley.
Matthew Barnes-Homer bagged a brace for the Hatters, with Danny Crow and Adam Newton also on target.
A young Grimsby Town won 3-0 at the Euronics Stadium against KoolSport Northern Counties East League side Barton Town Old Boys.
Triallists Joe Cornforth - a versatile right-sided player from Sunderland and George Thompson - an attack-minded central midfield from Nottingham Forest – featured for the Mariners, whose goals came from Tom Corner after 10 minutes, Drew Rhodes after 57 and Josh Fuller 5 minutes later.
Another youthful Blue Square Bet Premier side, Luton Town, edged out a 2-1 win at Molten Spartan South Midlands side Aylesbury United at Leighton`s Bell Close.
An even first half eventually saw the visitors draw first blood when an attempted clearance by Toms ricocheted back off his own man straight to a Luton player who crossed well for a waiting attacker to tap into the net from close range.
After the interval the Ducks stepped up their performance and midway through the half Richard Pringle scored from Will Smith's free kick.
It looked like United were set to claim a deserved share of the spoils, but with 5 minutes remaining one of Luton's youngsters scored with a dipping strike from 30-yards which left the home keeper grasping at thin air.
Blue Square Bet South side Woking defeated a young Chelsea XI at Kingfield.
Joe McNerney grabbed the winning goal just before half time, heading home from a Sam Hurrell corner.
