text: Darlington's play-off push suffered a setback even though they outplayed second-placed Walsall, writes Ray Simpson.
  Dave Penney's men lost their shooting boots and had to settle for a point even though they dominated against their high-flying opponents for part of the first half and almost all of the second. The stalemate leaves Quakers unbeaten in 11 games, but means they slip to four points behind seventh-placed Wycombe.
  The list of near misses was a lengthy one, but the closest they came to breaking the deadlock were from headers. A Gregg Blundell effort was cleared off the line by Craig Pead midway though the first half, and one from Ian Miller struck the post in the second.