Chester Battle Back To Earn Second Away Point

The Spitfires were looking to follow up last weekend`s win over Macclesfield Town, while struggling Chester were hoping to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat at Maidstone United after an encouraging win for Marcus Bignot`s side against Barrow AFC in their previous outing.

So, at start of play, the visitors would probably have settled for a point – only their second earned away from home to date this season.

It didn`t start well for Bignot`s men, however, as they trailed after less than 2 minutes when Ben Williamson scored from the edge of the box.

Chester came close to immediately levelling, but Ross Hannah`s header was cleared off the line by Callum Howe.

The home side took their lead into the break, and then just 8 minutes after it, doubled their advantage with a strike from the experienced Gary McSheffrey.

However, Chester showed some battling spirit and reduced the deficit on the hour-mark when James Akintunde netted after good work from Kingsley James.

Two minutes from time, the visitors shocked their hosts by equalising when Ryan Astles headed home from a corner.