A stunning 20-yard effort from debutant Ashley Nicholls gave Darlington all three points as the Quakers overcame Cambridge 2-1 at the Abbey Stadium.
Cambridge had taken a sixth-minute lead through beanpole striker Dave Kitson, who flicked in at the back post as Quakers got off to the worst possible start.
The Us were the better team in the first half but Darlington managed to equalise in the 44th minute with an Ian Clark drive from the edge of the box.
Darlington looked the far better team in the second period putting together some impressive passing moves and they took a deserved lead in the 77th minute when Nicholls introduced himself to the Quakers fans with a stunning strike to give Tommy Taylor's side a winning start to the season.
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