Chester 0-2 Macclesfield Town

Macclesfield secured a second successive away win to bolster their National League promotion hopes at the expense of Cheshire rivals Chester.

Chester had no answer to two fortune-assisted goals from the Silkmen inside six first-half minutes.

First home skipper Ian Sharps put through his own net, comically slicing in Daniel Rowe's left-wing cross.

Then Kristian Dennis scored from the spot following a contested penalty decision, awarded for pushing.

Chester improved after the break following winger Craig Mahon's half-time introduction in a tactical reshuffle which saw Sharps taken off, but Macclesfield still ran out worthy winners.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Chester

Formation 3-5-2

1Worsnop

5George22Heneghan24Whitmore

8Shaw25Hattersley3Hunt26Lloyd2Higgins

9Hannah6Sharps

• 1Worsnop
• 5GeorgeSubstituted forRooneyat 58'minutes
• 22Heneghan
• 24Whitmore
• 8Shaw
• 25Hattersley
• 3Hunt
• 26LloydSubstituted forHobsonat 74'minutesBooked at 84mins
• 2Higgins
• 9Hannah
• 6SharpsSubstituted forMahonat 46'minutes

Substitutes

• 7Mahon
• 10Rooney
• 11Chapell
• 13Forth
• 19Hobson

Macclesfield

Formation 4-3-3

13Jalal

2Halls5Pilkington10Sampson19Fitzpatrick

4Byrne18Whitehead6Turnbull

11Rowe14Dennis9Holroyd

• 13Jalal
• 2Halls
• 5Pilkington
• 10Sampson
• 19Fitzpatrick
• 4Byrne
• 18WhiteheadSubstituted forDiagneat 80'minutes
• 6Turnbull
• 11Rowe
• 14Dennis
• 9Holroyd

Substitutes

• 1Branagan
• 12Cowan
• 15Diagne
• 24Churchman
• 26Sutherland

Referee:

Ian Hussin

Attendance:

2,791

Match Stats

Home TeamChesterAway TeamMacclesfield

Possession

Home56%

Away44%

Shots

Home9

Away8

Shots on Target

Home3

Away3

Corners

Home4

Away6

Fouls

Home10

Away6

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Chester FC 0, Macclesfield Town 2.

2. 90'+4'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Chester FC 0, Macclesfield Town 2.

3. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Offside, Chester FC. Danny Hattersley tries a through ball, but Danny Hattersley is caught offside.

4. 89'

   Post update

   Hand ball by Paul Turnbull (Macclesfield Town).

5. 88'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Craig Hobson (Chester FC) header from outside the box is too high.

6. 87'

   Post update

   Foul by Chris Holroyd (Macclesfield Town).

7. 87'

   Post update

   John Rooney (Chester FC) wins a free kick.

8. 87'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Kristian Dennis (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

9. 86'

   Post update

   Foul by Tom Shaw (Chester FC).

10. 86'

    Post update

    Paul Turnbull (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.

11. 84'

    Booking

    Craig Hobson (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

12. 84'

    Post update

    Foul by Craig Hobson (Chester FC).

13. 84'

    Post update

    Tony Diagne (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.

14. 81'

    Post update

    Offside, Macclesfield Town. Chris Holroyd tries a through ball, but Chris Holroyd is caught offside.

15. 80'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Tony Diagne replaces Danny Whitehead.

16. 77'

    Post update

    Hand ball by Tom Shaw (Chester FC).

17. 76'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Danny Hattersley (Chester FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

18. 74'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Chester FC. Craig Hobson replaces Ryan Lloyd.

19. 74'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Ryan Higgins (Chester FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

20. 71'

    Post update

    Offside, Chester FC. Danny Hattersley tries a through ball, but Danny Hattersley is caught offside.

Page 1 of 4

Navigate to the next page

Navigate to the last page