Match ends, Chester City 0, Cambridge United 0.
ChesterChester0CambridgeCambridge United0
Kwesi Appiah missed from the penalty spot as Conference Premier leaders Cambridge were held to a goalless draw at Chester.
Luke Berry went close for the U's before Appiah forced a decent save from Chester keeper John Danby.
Appiah then fired his spot-kick wide just before half-time after Harrison Dunk was brought down in the box by George Horan.
Nathan Arnold and Adam Cunnington went close after the break.
Cambridge, who are six points clear of second-placed Kidderminster, are now unbeaten in their last 15 games.
VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Chester manager Neil Young told BBC Radio Merseyside:
"A point is probably a fair result on the day.
"We want to win games at home but you've got to realise what you're up against and they're as well-organised as I've seen in this division.
"It's another good point for the boys. There was no quarter given and they battled hard."
Cambridge United boss Richard Money told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire:
"If I said to them on the bus before we went to Grimsby, we would have four points and two clean sheets this week, they'd have snapped my hand off. It was another good effort from the team.
"We haven't been able to make the breakthrough, but I thought we played well enough to do it. Profligate is our famous word at the moment. We'd like to score more from the chances we're creating but it's another good performance and another good point.
"I think it's very important that people realise that we defend as a team and we attack as a team. The team has won another clean sheet not just the back four and the goalkeeper."
Line-ups
Chester
- 1Danby
- 2Kay
- 12TurnerBooked at 87mins
- 5Linwood
- 4HoranSubstituted forHigginbothamat 54'minutes
- 20Pugh
- 6Harrison
- 14McIntyre
- 11LindfieldSubstituted forTurnerat 58'minutes
- 7ReedBooked at 27mins
- 22TitchinerSubstituted forSeddonat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 17Higginbotham
- 3Heath
- 15Turner
- 19Seddon
- 18McDonald
Cambridge
- 1Maxwell
- 4Coulson
- 6Miller
- 14Tait
- 3Taylor
- 18Berry
- 8Champion
- 11Dunk
- 21AppiahSubstituted forSam-Yorkeat 66'minutes
- 10ElliottSubstituted forCunningtonat 60'minutes
- 17HughesSubstituted forArnoldat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 24Arnold
- 19Sam-Yorke
- 9Cunnington
- 13Norris
- 5Bonner
- Referee:
- Anthony Backhouse
- Attendance:
- 2,530
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterAway TeamCambridge
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home2
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away12
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chester City 0, Cambridge United 0.
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Attempt missed. Adam Cunnington (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Nathan Turner (Chester City).
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Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Nathan Turner (Chester City).
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Delano Sam-Yorke (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
Booking
Lewis Turner (Chester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Lewis Turner (Chester City).
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Nathan Arnold (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. Delano Sam-Yorke (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Offside, Chester City. Jamie Reed tries a through ball, but Jamie Reed is caught offside.
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Foul by Kevin McIntyre (Chester City).
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Nathan Arnold (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Kevin McIntyre (Chester City).
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Richard Tait (Cambridge United) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Nathan Arnold (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Foul by Richard Tait (Cambridge United).
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Jamie Reed (Chester City) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Paul Linwood (Chester City).
