Another busy week of pre-season games began for Chester FC on Monday night with a 3-1 win at Welsh Premier League side Bala Town .

Fast forward 24 hours and the Blues are back in action again, this time at Evo-Stik Northern Premier League side Altrincham (7.45 kick-off).

Can't get to Moss Lane this evening? Fear not, we'll bring you updates from the action as it happens right here on the blog throughout the evening.

FT: Altrincham 3 Chester 2

Poor performance tonight from the Blues. Alty deserved winners.

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GOAL! Altrincham 3 Chester 2

Lucas Dawson slams home. 82 mins.

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Chester penalty

Nyal Bell judged, harshly, to have been fouled Moult.

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Too easy

Amis latches on to ball down right and fires at Trialist A who should have done better but ball sneaks home. Poor.

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GOAL! Altrincham 3 Chester 1

Josh Amis - 746 mins

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Not a great spectacle

The Blues have been second best by some distance tonight. Five games in eight days taking its toll?

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Off the bar

Trialist D almost heads Chester level from a pin-point Joyce cross. Corner.

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GOAL! Altrincham 2 Chester 1

Jerome Wright - 69 minutes

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Close

Omotola almost tuns home an inviting left wing cross. All Alty still.

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No dice

Great run from Omotola to the byline and he cuts back to Johnston to stabs home but Omotola deemed to have taken ball out of play.

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Some player

Alty No.7 John Johnston has been a thorn in Chester’s side all evening. Talented winger.

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Seven changes

Alty ringing the changes here.

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Charged down

The wall does it’s job as it blocks James Poole free kick from 25 yards.

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Punched clear

Trialist A punches inswinging Alty corner well clear.

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Alty corner

Trialist C blocks Taylor effort.

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Alty biting back

The home side starting to ask a few questions now. Some hairy moments going unpunished.

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Chester second half team

Trialist A, Trialist B, Jones, Trialist C, Downes, Chapell, Dawson, Joyce, Hellawell, Bell, Trialist.

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Wide

Good run from Dawson from midfield sees him tee up Bell who skews wide from 10 yards.

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Second half underway

We’re back at it as Moss Lane.

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The teams are back out

All change at the break for Chester and numerous changes for Alty as all subs come on.

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Attendance tonight

Crowd of 412 at Moss Lane.

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Blues lucky to be level

A very leggy first half from the Blues and they have been second place by some distance. Davies’s superb effort hauled them level, though.

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Half time: Altrincham 1 Chester 1

Liam Davies strike cancels out Tom Peers opener.

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Out of nowhere

A rare Blues foray into the Alty half sees Davies find room 25 yards out and he fires beyond Thompson. Superb strike.

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GOAL! Altrincham 1 Chester 1

Out of nowhere - LIAM DAVIES!

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Deserved

Altrincham have bossed this. Peers’ deflected effort from eight yards hands the Robins the lead. Blues been poor.

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GOAL! Altrincham 1 Chester 0

Tom Peers. That’s been coming.

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Long range

Hancock hits one from 25 yards but tame and Lynch down to save

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Escape

Poor defending from Astles as he is caught in possession and Peers can only lift over the bar when one on one with Lynch.

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Saved

John Johnston twists and turns before firing a low effort at Lynch. Still 0-0.

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