Match ends, Chester FC 2, Salisbury City 2.
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Chester were relegated from the Conference Premier after conceding a late equaliser to Salisbury.
The home side opened the scoring when Jason Jarrett's shot was re-directed by Danny Carlton into the bottom corner.
Salisbury levelled through Charlie Sheringham's near-post header but John Rooney made it 2-1 with a wonderful curling shot from the edge of the area.
With five minutes to go Elliot Frear's cross was headed in by Jamie White and Chester could not respond.
Hereford's dramatic 2-1 win at Aldershot meant that they escaped the drop on goal difference.
Salisbury City manager Mikey Harris told BBC Wiltshire:
"I feel for Chester. Relegation must be a bitter pill to swallow, particularly on goal-difference.
"I was delighted with the way my lads performed today and I thought both teams had a right go.
"That was a positive way to end the season - hard work, endeavour and little bits of quality at the right time.
"I'm delighted with the way the season has gone. I'm proud of each and every one of the players for what they've achieved."
Line-ups
Chester
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Chapman
- 2Kay
- 14McIntyre
- 8Jarrett
- 5LinwoodSubstituted forMahonat 46'minutes
- 17Brown
- 12Turner
- 16Bond
- 24Rooney
- 26CarltonSubstituted forHobsonat 77'minutes
- 34MenaghSubstituted forSeddonat 46'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Danby
- 7Hobson
- 10Ashworth
- 19Seddon
- 21Mahon
Salisbury
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Puddy
- 30AmankwaahSubstituted forFitchettat 89'minutes
- 4Brett
- 14Sinclair
- 16DuttonSubstituted forMacDonaldat 74'minutesBooked at 80mins
- 6Wilson
- 10LewisBooked at 50mins
- 7McPheeSubstituted forSinclairat 62'minutes
- 31Sheringham
- 9White
- 11Frear
Substitutes
- 8Wellard
- 13Sinclair
- 20Fitchett
- 23MacDonald
- 29Roberts
- Referee:
- Adrian Holmes
- Attendance:
- 3,588
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterAway TeamSalisbury
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away6
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chester FC 2, Salisbury City 2.
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Corner, Salisbury City.
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Offside, Chester FC. Kevin McIntyre tries a through ball, but Kevin McIntyre is caught offside.
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Attempt saved. Rob Sinclair (Salisbury City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Attempt missed. Andrew Bond (Chester FC) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Offside, Salisbury City. Rob Sinclair tries a through ball, but Rob Sinclair is caught offside.
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Foul by Angus MacDonald (Salisbury City).
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Gareth Seddon (Chester FC) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Salisbury City. Dan Fitchett replaces Kevin Amankwaah.
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Attempt missed. John Rooney (Chester FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
Goal!
Goal! Chester FC 2, Salisbury City 2. Jamie White (Salisbury City) header from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliott Frear with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Gareth Seddon (Chester FC) right footed shot is too high.
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Offside, Chester FC. Gareth Seddon tries a through ball, but Gareth Seddon is caught offside.
Booking
Angus MacDonald (Salisbury City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Angus MacDonald (Salisbury City).
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Craig Hobson (Chester FC) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Chester FC. Craig Hobson replaces Danny Carlton.
Substitution
Substitution, Salisbury City. Angus MacDonald replaces Brian Dutton.
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Offside, Chester FC. Gareth Seddon tries a through ball, but Gareth Seddon is caught offside.
