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May 2025
SEMI-FINAL SELL OUT
All 1,300 tickets
in the Chester allocation for Sunday’s play-off
semi-final at Kidderminster Harriers sold out in
under half an hour this morning.
1 May 2025
BLUES THROUGH ON DRAMATIC DEVA NIGHT
There was a tremendous
atmosphere at Deva Stadium last night as Chester
defeated Buxton 2-1 in extra time to book a place
in Sunday’s semi-final at Kidderminster Harriers.
The kick-off was delayed 15 minutes due to congestion
at the turnstiles but once underway it took the
Blues just three minutes to open the scoring as
Iwan Murray squeezed a shot past True Grant in the
Bucks goal from the edge of the box. The visitors,
shocked by the early goal, soon came into the game
probing down both wings and enjoying plenty of possession.
They drew level on 18 minutes as Tom Elliott was
on hand to score from close range after Johnny Johnston’s
free header at the back post was blocked.
Jimmy Storer produced a fingertip save to push a
Johnston effort onto the post and back into his
saving hands to keep the Blues level.
There were few clear-cut chances in the second period
as Chester had to replace three strikers in Tom
Peers, Kurt Willoughby and Connor Woods for fresher
legs. With the game entering an extra 30 minutes
the Blues found more momentum and pushed on. Dylan
Mottley-Henry twice tested Grant, Harrison Burke
headed an effort over and Taelor O’Kane saw
an effort saved.
The winning goal came on 108 minutes as Declan Weeks’
floated free-kick was fed through to Mottley-Henry
who headed back to Jack Bainbridge, he set the ball
up for Burke to turn and shoot past Grant to the
delight of a packed Harry McNally terrace behind
the goal.
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© Rick Matthews
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