There were three talking points from the game which saw frayed tempers on the field and ended in both teams indulging in a mass confrontation at the final whistle.
Defender Kallum Griffiths was dismissed for his second yellow card at the start of the second half, Scott Barrow appeared to be elbowed in the face by Curzon forward Jimmy Spencer off the ball and out of sight of the referee, and in a further incident Barrow seemed to be elbowed again by Spencer, but the striker was only shown a yellow card.
Amid all the mayhem of the second half though, Darlington keeper Peter Jameson pulled off several outstanding saves to guarantee a point and keep Quakers in the play-off positions, although Jack Maskell nearly won the game at the other end.
“I’ve got my mind made up about what I saw a couple of times,” said Watson. “If the ref missed it and the fourth official missed it, it looked like Scott had been elbowed, but I don’t want to make a big deal of it.
“I hope Scott is okay after the nasty knock that he took. I think Jimmy Spencer is a tremendous player, and I’ve known him for a long time. I want to put it to bed and concentrate on Tuesday’s game (against Buxton).
“Too many managers, coaches and people on the bench try to buy fouls, and shout and scream. I’m not one of those.
“I thought Pete Jameson was outstanding, he made half-a-dozen point blank saves. He’s one of the best blockers in the league.
“At half-time, we had an idea of how to win the game, but that went out of the window with Kallum’s sending off.”
Quakers enjoyed the better chances in the first half. Cedric Main headed wide from a Ben Hedley cross and Jarrett Rivers had a shot deflected wide. Will Hatfield also had a right-foot shot from a corner set-piece go just past the post.
Just on half-time, Main just managed to get a touch on to another Hedley cross, but Curzon keeper Bobby Jones pushed the ball around the post.
However, at the other end, Jameson made a great save from a Stefan Mols header, then went full-stretch to deny Devon Matthews. Tom Platt also popped up on the line to somehow prevent a goal.
The visitors missed a great chance on 48 minutes when Mols won possession inside the Darlington half and set up Spencer, who dragged his shot wide when he should have scored.
Quakers had it all to do on 51 minutes when Griffiths, who had already been booked in the first half, was shown a second yellow for a foul just outside the area, much to his protests. That meant a quick reshuffle for Quakers, who continued with two men up front.
Jameson kept his side in the game on 57 minutes. He somehow managed to push a Spencer volley around the post from a right-wing cross, and from the corner that followed, touched a Matthews header over the bar.
But the home side regained their composure and nearly won it. Main escaped down the right into the box and set up substitute Maskell, who put the ball over the top.
However, there was anger when Spencer appeared to elbow centre-half Barrow as the pair came together out of sight of the referee, and after treatment, Barrow continued.
A few minutes later the pair clashed again, with Quakers claiming that Spencer had used his elbow again as they went for the ball in the air, but the referee only showed the Curzon forward a yellow, which raised the temperature a few more degrees for the closing minutes.
Quakers defended well for the remaining time with Jameson making another good stop, and on the final whistle there was some pushing and jostling between the two sets of players, which ended with an upset Main being booked.
