A goalless draw at Barnet was good enough to lift Darlington back into the League Two automatic promotion places.

Tommy Wright squandered the Quakers' best chance early on when he fired wide after being set up by Julian Joachim.

Some equally wayward finishing by Albert Adomah, Kieron St Aimee and Cliff Akurang meant the in-form hosts could not break the deadlock.

Adomah could have snatched victory at the death but headed just past the far post from Nicky Nicolau's cross.

Barnet: Harrison, Devera, Burton, Parkes, Nicolau, Bishop, St Aimie (Puncheon 76), Wright, Adomah, Thomas (Akurang 69), Birchall (Carew 83).
Subs Not Used: Beckwith, Porter.

Darlington: Stockdale, Austin, White, Foster, Keltie (Ravenhill 80), Purdie, Parker, Nelthorpe (Cummins 69), Kennedy, Wright, Joachim.
Subs Not Used: Kazimierczak, Miller, Wiseman.

Booked: Purdie, White, Parker.

Att: 1,678

Ref: Paul Armstrong (Berkshire).