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Brackley
Town (A) | Farsley
Celtic (A) | Gateshead
(H)
Saturday
28 November Chester
1 Gateshead 2
National League North
Attendance: 0 Half Time: 0-1
Booked: K.Roberts.
Chester: Gray, K.Roberts, Morgan, Weeks, Livesey,
Grand, Lacey (Hughes 87), Glendon, Elliott, Johnston (Goodwin
77), Dudley (Waring 77). Subs not used: G.Roberts, Bauress.
Gateshead: Male, Nicholson, Smith (Dale
83), Hunter, Cook (Langstaff 77), Olley, Garner, Griffiths,
Cooper, Greenfield (Deverdics 88), Preston. Subs not used:
Cameron, Ward.
Referee: D.Watson.
This
proved to be a disappointing game of two haves for Chester
who were second best for the first 45 minutes but improved
somewhat after the break.
Danny Elliott provided the games first effort on goal
after just five minutes with Heed ‘keeper Harrison
Male saving the Blues striker’s effort at the near
post.
It took just 12 minutes for Gateshead to open the scoring
as the Blues were caught napping when a throw-in found
Jordan Preston, unmarked, he turned to fire a shot past
Louis Gray.
Minutes later Ged Garner slipped a pass to George Smith
who forced Gray into a smart save at his near post as
the visitor’s looked to double their advantage.
Under the cosh for long periods, Chester finally responded
as Male made a good save to deny George Glendon from 20
yards as the Chester skipper’s effort looked to
be looping just under the crossbar. From the resulting
corner Paddy Lacey saw an effort blocked on the line.
Both Jordan Cook and Danny Greenfield sent efforts in
that tested Gray in the Blues goal, and Greenfield almost
added a second goal on the strike of half-time as he volleyed
just wide.
Chester began the second period much brighter and after
seven minutes found an equaliser as Simon Grand headed
home from Glendon’s cross.
Male was forced into action to deny Elliott’s drive
at the near post following Anthony Dudley’s through
ball.
Both sides were going for it and made attacking substitutions
with Chester bringing on youngster Will Goodwin and George
Waring, for John Johnston and Dudley. Gray had to make
an acrobatic save to deny Preston a second goal, somehow
tipping over his header.
With the game heading for a draw, Grand’s misplaced
back pass was intercepted by substitute Macaulay Langstaff
who shot first time past Gray to grab all three points
with just four minutes to go.
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Tuesday
24 November Farsley
Celtic 2 Chester 2
National League North
Attendance: 0 Half Time: 2-2
Booked: -.
Farsley Celtic: Drench, Richards, Hayhurst, C.Atkinson,
Allan, Clayton, Lane (B.Atkinson 85), Johnston, Spencer,
Syers, Walton (Charles 76). Subs not used: Smith-Brown,
Heath, Parkin.
Chester: Gray, K.Roberts, Taylor, Weeks,
Livesey, Grand, Lacey, Glendon, Elliott (Waring 87), Dudley
(Jackson 67), Bauress (Johnston 67). Subs not used: Hughes,
Morgan.
Referee: Aaron Bannister.
Chester
and Farsley Celtic fought out an entertaining 2-2 draw
at The Citadel with all
the goals and most of the action coming in the opening
45 minutes. The Blues named
the same starting X1 as Saturday and got off to a flying
start with a goal in the opening five minutes.
Declan Weeks clever ball through the home defence saw
Danny Elliott through on goal, his shot was partially
saved by Steven Drench but the loose ball fell to captain
George Glendon who steered it home from six yards out.
The lead lasted barely four minutes
though as Will Hayhurst fired home an unstoppable shot
to draw Celtic level.
The home side turned matters round and took the lead on
27 minutes. With the Blues rearguard appealing for offside
Paddy Lane raced through and crossed for James Spencer
to turn the ball home from close range. Elliott
and Weeks both saw efforts saved by Drench before Chester
struck back to level the game on 38 minutes. A corner
routine saw the ball lofted to the back post where Paddy
Lacey was on hand to head home his first goal for the
club.
The second period couldn't live
up to the first 45 for entertainment. Chances were few
and far between as defence’s dominated. The best
efforts on goal fell to the home side with Kevin Roberts
superbly blocking a Carl Johnston effort and Spencer was
unlucky to see an effort hit the bar in the dying stages
of the game.
The point moves Chester up to eighth in the league, just
out of the play-off places on goal difference.
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Saturday
21 November Brackley
Town 1 Chester 1
National League North
Attendance: 0 Half Time: 0-0
Booked: Taylor.
Sent-off: Taylor.
Brackley Town: Wordy, Chambers (Armson 57), Flowers
(Myles 57), Byrne, Cullinane-Liburd, Dean, Lowe, Murombedzi
(York 81), Ndlovu, Mitford, Coleman. Subs not used: Noon,
Lewis.
Chester: Gray, K.Roberts, Taylor, Weeks,
Livesey, Grand, Lacey, Glendon, Elliott (Hughes 83), Dudley
(Waring 75), Bauress (Jackson 75). Subs not used: Johnston,
Morgan.
Referee: Ben Wyatt.
This
was a deserved point for Chester who returned to action
after their enforced two week lay-off and with just one
training session under their belt.
It was a scrappy opening which saw Simon Grand have the
first real effort blocked following a Bradley Bauress
corner, while at the other end Louis Gray was called into
action to block Tre Mitford’s first time effort.
Chester’s main threat was coming from corners though
Danny Elliott managed to shoot over the bar having been
set-up by Declan Weeks.
Chester broke the deadlock six minutes after the break
as Bauress swung in a corner and Jordan Cullinane-Liburd,
under pressure from Grand, headed into his own net.
The Blues almost doubled their lead moments later as Alistair
Worby made a fine save to deny Elliott’s smart header.
Brackley equalised ten minutes after Chester’s opener
as Lee Ndlovu found Matt Lowe who cut inside and shot
low and hard past Gray to find the net.
Chester looked for a winner and went close through Weeks
who flashed an effort just over following fin play from
Anthony Dudley, and substitute George Waring missed a
great chance five minutes from time skying a shot over
when well placed.
With time running out, defender Joel Taylor picked up
two yellow cards in three minutes to receive his marching
orders from referee Ben Wyatt. The defender will now miss
the home game with Gateshead.
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