Needham Market 1 Dartford 0 match report: Dartford miss out on FA Trophy quarter-finals

Dartford lost to lower league opposition for the second time this season after being knocked out of the FA Trophy on Saturday.

The Darts, beaten by AFC Sudbury in the FA Cup, were beaten by a soft penalty decision in the second half at step 3 Needham Market.

Luke Ingram's 73rd-minute penalty came after Kevin Horlock's side had already been denied by the woodwork three times. And there was another still to come to prevent the goalscorer adding his second before a tense finale which saw an important save from Marcus Garnham preserve their lead.

Steve King's Darts made two changes from their 1-0 victory at Havant on Wednesday with the fit-again Danny Leonard and Jake Robinson coming in for Kalvin Kalala and Marcus Dinanga.

It was the Suffolk side who registered the first shot inside 50 seconds with Callum Page hitting a sweet half volley from 30 yards but goalkeeper Dan Wilks was comfortably behind it.

Dartford's first opening came after 12 minutes but the home defence held up well after Leonard had turned Colchester loanee Harvey Sayer in the box.

Needham had largely been the ones asking the questions though and in the 21st minute the post came to the visitors' rescue. Centre-back Kory Roberts could only slice at Page's low cross and it came off Noah Collard's chest before coming back off the upright.

Dartford's Ade Azeez could not direct his header goalwards from Jordan Wynter's cross while Page sent a free-kick into Wilks hands as Needham threatened once again.

On the half-hour mark it was Garnham who was called into action, springing to his left to push a Leonard angled effort over the crossbar that had been destined for the top corner.

Needham ended the half strongly with Sayer catching the eye with a driving run that