ON LOAN goalkeeper Ole Soderberg has called on Darlington's attacking players to show more quality in the final third.

Back-to-back wins against Stockport County and Kidderminster Harriers suggested Quakers had finally turned the corner after a below-par start to the new campaign.

But defeat at the hands of Barrow on Tuesday night at the Northern Echo Arena saw their mini-run come to an abrupt end.

In the aftermath of his side's third home defeat of the season, Quakers manager Mark Cooper insisted the outcome would have been very different had someone like York's Jason Walker been in his team.

Walker, a summer transfer target of Cooper, already has 14 goals to his name this season, which is more than Darlington's four strikers have between them.

Some poor finishing prevented Quakers from getting something from the game and Swedish keeper Soderberg admits they must start taking their chances if they want to climb up the table.

"It was frustrating. We didn't take our chances," the 21-year-old said.

"We had maybe 40 crosses into their box and we didn't take one of those chances. The first half was very frustrating. I haven't been here very long but I don't think the manager's been much more angry than he was at half time.

"It was a wake-up call for us, we were better in the second half but we didn't take our chances.

"The inconsistency of the Barrow game to how we played the previous two games was disappointing. The cross the goal came from was too easy. I was disappointed as well.

"We played well against Stockport and Kidderminster but we have to keep that up and be more consistent. We need more quality in the box so we can score more. If we had performed in the first half how we did in the second then we would have won the game.

"I think we need to take the second half from this game into the weekend and have more quality in the box.

"Braintree are new in the league, we have to win that game. I hope we can produce more."

When he arrived at the Arena from Newcastle on a month-long loan deal, Soderberg was thrown straight into Cooper's starting XI and despite the experienced Sam Russell waiting in the wings, the young Swede has managed to keep him place in the side.

Soderberg's debut against Newport County was the first senior game of his career and while he admits the experience has been a sharp learning curve, the 21-year-old reveals he would be happy to stay with Quakers beyond his current loan deal to gain more first-team experience.

He said: "It's been very good for me. I do my best every game. It's a lot different to reserve league football. You need to be a man in this league, not just boys like in reserve games.

"This is my first time on loan. Newport was the first senior game I've ever played and the experience for young lads like me is very important.

"I would definitely like to extend my loan to get more games. I've told Mark when I came I want to play as many games as I can.

"There is competition here, Sam is a great keeper. I've done well in games so it's unlucky for Sam really.

"I just want to play games but he is a good keeper and he helps me out and gives me advice.

"There's always a bit of rivalry between keepers because there's that one place in the team for us, but as long as I keep training and playing well I can be the first choice here."