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Armstrong joy at crazy draw

Armstrong joy

By Michael Beardmore

PILE ON: Darlington mob Omar Holness after he opened the scoring
PICTURE: David Linney

DARLINGTON boss Alun Armstrong did not know whether to laugh or cry after his National League North side snatched an FA Cup replay with the last kick of a thrilling draw at Walsall.
The underdogs led through Omar Holness’s early strike but needed Joe Wheatley’s leveller seven minutes into added time to earn a second bite of the cherry.
Walsall had looked doomed when Dan Scarr was sent off eight minutes from time, but Caolan Lavery levelled and then Darlington keeper ...

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