Dartford 2-4 Chester

Craig Mahon scored twice as Chester hit back from 2-0 down to move to within six points of the play-off places.

Ryan Hayes set up Lee Noble to volley Dartford into an early lead and Noble then crossed for Elliot Bradbrook to head their second in the 47th minute.

Seven minutes later it was 2-2 as Mahon scored from 12 yards and then hit his second from John Rooney's pass.

Matty Hughes hit Chester's third goal in 11 minutes with a low shot, before Rhys Oates coolly scored the fourth.

Chester climb two places to 14th in the Conference table, while Dartford remain inside the bottom four - three points adrift of safety.

Chester manager Steve Burr told BBC Radio Merseyside:

"I don't mind conceding two goals when we score four. Dartford was a difficult place to come, but we've put on a good show, so it is a great result for us.

"We were very frustrated at half-time because we felt our build-up play was very good but in that final third we just didn't cause Dartford enough problems as an attacking force.

"But we looked at it in the break and, in the second half, our final third play was extremely good to watch and it was nice to see some moves finished off."

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Dartford

• 1Brown
• 2Bender
• 4McAuley
• 14Mitchell-King
• 19DriverSubstituted forCollierat 59'minutes
• 5Bradbrook
• 6CornhillSubstituted forHarrisat 71'minutesBooked at 90mins
• 8NobleSubstituted forDaleyat 81'minutes
• 16Sweeney
• 7Hayes
• 23Bradbrook

Substitutes

• 9Daley
• 11Harris
• 15Collier
• 21Ibrahim
• 29Dembele

Chester

• 1WorsnopBooked at 67mins
• 3Roberts
• 5BrownBooked at 35mins
• 4Kay
• 6Charnock
• 7MahonSubstituted forTourayat 88'minutes
• 10Rooney
• 8JamesBooked at 68mins
• 16McConvilleSubstituted forHobsonat 76'minutes
• 27Hughes
• 9OatesSubstituted forPeersat 90+1'minutes

Substitutes

• 13Roberts
• 17Harrison
• 19Hobson
• 21Peers
• 25Touray

Referee:

Jeff Muschik

Attendance:

904

Match Stats

Home TeamDartfordAway TeamChester

Possession

Home53%

Away47%

Shots

Home4

Away5

Shots on Target

Home3

Away4

Corners

Home0

Away0

Fouls

Home3

Away3

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Dartford 2, Chester FC 4.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Dartford 2, Chester FC 4.

Booking

Posted at 90'+5'

Danny Harris (Dartford) is shown the yellow card for dissent.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+1'

Substitution, Chester FC. Tom Peers replaces Rhys Oates.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Chester FC. Ibou Touray replaces Craig Mahon.

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Dartford 2, Chester FC 4. Rhys Oates (Chester FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Hobson.

Substitution

Posted at 81'

Substitution, Dartford. Luke Daley replaces Lee Noble.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Chester FC. Craig Hobson replaces Sean McConville.

Substitution

Posted at 71'

Substitution, Dartford. Danny Harris replaces Max Cornhill.

Booking

Posted at 68'

Kingsley James (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Booking

Posted at 67'

Jon Worsnop (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Craig Mahon (Chester FC).

Posted at 66'

Lee Noble (Dartford) wins a free kick.

Posted at 63'

Corner, Chester FC.

Goal!

Posted at 60'

Goal! Dartford 2, Chester FC 3. Matty Hughes (Chester FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhys Oates.

Substitution

Posted at 59'

Substitution, Dartford. Nathan Collier replaces Callum Driver.

Goal!

Posted at 54'

Goal! Dartford 2, Chester FC 2. Craig Mahon (Chester FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Rooney.

Posted at 52'

Corner, Dartford.

Goal!

Posted at 50'

Goal! Dartford 2, Chester FC 1. Craig Mahon (Chester FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.

Goal!

Posted at 47'

Goal! Dartford 2, Chester FC 0. Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Noble with a cross.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Dartford 1, Chester FC 0.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+3'

First Half ends, Dartford 1, Chester FC 0.

Posted at 37'

Corner, Dartford.

Booking

Posted at 35'

Matty Brown (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 35'

Foul by Matty Brown (Chester FC).

Posted at 35'

Peter Sweeney (Dartford) wins a free kick.

Posted at 34'

Attempt missed. Ryan Hayes (Dartford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 33'

Offside, Dartford. Tom Bradbrook tries a through ball, but Tom Bradbrook is caught offside.

Posted at 25'

Attempt saved. Elliot Bradbrook (Dartford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.

Posted at 23'

Corner, Chester FC.

Posted at 18'

Foul by Matty Brown (Chester FC).

Posted at 18'

Tom Bradbrook (Dartford) wins a free kick.

Goal!

Posted at 15'

Goal! Dartford 1, Chester FC 0. Lee Noble (Dartford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Hayes with a cross.

Posted at 11'

Hand ball by Tom Bradbrook (Dartford).

Posted at 11'

Foul by Tom Bradbrook (Dartford).

Posted at 11'

Kingsley James (Chester FC) wins a free kick.

Posted at 10'

Offside, Chester FC. Kingsley James tries a through ball, but Kingsley James is caught offside.

Posted at 10'

Attempt missed. Rhys Oates (Chester FC) right footed shot from outside the box.

Posted at 7'

Offside, Dartford. Tom Bradbrook tries a through ball, but Tom Bradbrook is caught offside.

Posted at 5'

Offside, Chester FC. Rhys Oates tries a through ball, but Rhys Oates is caught offside.

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