Key Events
Signing off
That’s the end of our live coverage. The Blues go home empty-handed and will feel hard done to after a gutsy defensive display was settled by a contentious penalty.
FT Eastleigh 1 Chester FC 0
Matt Tubbs’ 70th minute penalty settles the contest and keeps Eastleigh in the play-off mix. The Blues defended manfully under intense pressure but never really came to life in attack.
Thompson saves
Midson straight into the action as he tees up Tubbs and his deft flick is saved by the excellent Thompson.
Harsh penalty?
It was coming but first impression was that penalty decision was harsh on the Blues.
Goal! Eastleigh 1 Chester FC 0
On-loan Matt Tubbs breaks the deadlock with a well taken spot kick, clipping it down the middle.
Penalty to Eastleigh
Ryan Astles penalised for a foul on Matt Tubbs. Yellow card for the defender. Tubbs to take...
More chances
Ryan Astles with a sensational block to prevent Odubade converting from Reason’s cross. How is this still 0-0!? Partington drags a shot across the face of goal for the hosts.
Blues have a sniff
Hannah dispossess Evans and releases O’Brien but he dallies as the defence recovers. Hughes fires over.
Spitfires pressing
Blues again having to withstand a lot of pressure. Free-kick for a foul on O’Brien provides some relief.
Good decision
Odubade breaks behind the defence and Thompson decides to rush out, the right decision as he blocks well.
Josh Payne booked
Eastleigh’s Josh Payne shown a yellow card for bringing down Ross Hannah 30 yards from goal.
Off the line twice!
Johnny Hunt comes from nowhere to clear Lee Cook’s goalbound shot and Hunt again to the rescue, this time nodding Will Evans’ header clear.
Back underway
The teams are back on the pitch and the Spitfires kick-off the second period. COYB!
HT Eastleigh 0 Chester FC 0
Hosts have been on top and but for Tony Thompson would be ahead, although Ross Hannah had early ‘goal’ chalked off.
Alabi heads over
Promising from the Blues in last five minutes. Alabi stretches for Hunt’s cross and can’t keep header down.
Thompson saves again
Tony Thompson denies Odubade a point blank range with an instinctive save after ping-pong in the box.
Shot on target
O’Brien wastes a corner but then crosses deep for Heneghan who hooks back across goal where Astles fires into the ground and Flitney saves.
Blues trying to make something happen
James Alabi gets behind defence but is hustled and finds O’Brien whose shot is deflected away
Heavy pressure
Tony Thompson with another vital save, punching out a volley from Yemi Odubade before Heneghan blocks Tubbs’ strike
Thompson saves
Josh Payne forces Thompson into an unorthodox save with a powerful strike from 15 yards.
Blues hanging in there
Tony Thompson with a good save after a scramble in the area. Ben Heneghan then heads corner from under the bar.