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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: The Deva Stadium
  • Attendance: 3060
  • Referee: Woolmer, K

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

64 mins

The referee has booked James Vaughan.

57 mins

Chester are replacing Ritchie Partridge with Tony Grant.

57 mins

Chester are replacing Paul McManus with Paul Rutherford.

56 mins

The referee has booked Anthony Pilkington.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

Ryan Lowe is replaced by Stephen Gleeson.

45 mins

The referee has booked Ryan Lowe.

45 mins

The referee has booked Kevin Roberts.

43 mins

Jason Taylor is being taken off, Paul Turnbull has come on in his place.

43 mins

The referee has booked Mark Hughes.

33 mins

Gareth Owen goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

28 mins

Liam Dickinson is being taken off, Adam Proudlock has come on in his place.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Chester City picked up the vital point they needed to secure their league status and sent Mansfield Town down in the process.

City keeper John Danby was the hero with a string of superb saves to deny a Stockport County side, who put them under the cosh throughout the second half despite already having one eye on the forthcoming play-offs.

There had been little action in the first half aside from a chance on 41 minutes when John Murphy headed the ball back from the byline and Mark Hughes came in at the near post to head over the bar.

But the game sprung into life in the second period as County did their utmost to dig Mansfield out of their hole by laying siege to the Chester goal.

On 48 minutes, substitute Adam Proudlock turned well on the ball just inside the box only to see his effort blocked by the legs of Danby.

On 52 minutes, Proudlock again had a great chance when he was sent clear after a neat one-two with Anthony Pilkington only for his low effort to be blocked by the out-rushing keeper.

Chester had to endure some anxious moments as the second half wore on.

County skipper Gareth Owen headed an effort wide and Gary Dicker also nodded over the bar as the visitors looked the more likely winners.

Good claims for a penalty were waved away after Proudlock appeared to be brought down by Paul Linwood on 67 minutes.

Proudlock also shot into the side-netting and, with eight minutes remaining, Danby produced an unbelievable save to repel a point-blank header from Pilkington to ensure Chester picked up the point that they desperately needed.

Chester City Team

Stockport County Team

Chester City

Stockport County

Corners

5 4

Fouls

15 8

Goal attempts

6 8

Shots off target

4 3

Offsides

0 8

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