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.

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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.

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Jai Reason booked

Jai Reason booked for the home side

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Added time

Five minutes to be added on.

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Spitfires switch

Michael Green replaces Lee Cook for the hosts.

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Final change

Craig Hobson replaces Alabi.

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Crowd

Attendance confirmed as 1,831 this afternoon.

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Thompson saves

Midson straight into the action as he tees up Tubbs and his deft flick is saved by the excellent Thompson.

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Change for Spitfires

Jack Midson replaces Odubade.

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Luke Coulson booked

Yellow card for Luke Coulson after he fouls Ryan Lloyd.

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Second change

Craig Mahon has replaced Danny O’Brien.

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Harsh penalty?

It was coming but first impression was that penalty decision was harsh on the Blues.

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Goal! Eastleigh 1 Chester FC 0

On-loan Matt Tubbs breaks the deadlock with a well taken spot kick, clipping it down the middle.

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Penalty to Eastleigh

Ryan Astles penalised for a foul on Matt Tubbs. Yellow card for the defender. Tubbs to take...

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Blues change

Change for Chester as Tom Shaw replaces Jordan Chapell in midfield.

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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.

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Blues have a sniff

Hannah dispossess Evans and releases O’Brien but he dallies as the defence recovers. Hughes fires over.

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Spitfires pressing

Blues again having to withstand a lot of pressure. Free-kick for a foul on O’Brien provides some relief.

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Good decision

Odubade breaks behind the defence and Thompson decides to rush out, the right decision as he blocks well.

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Josh Payne booked

Eastleigh’s Josh Payne shown a yellow card for bringing down Ross Hannah 30 yards from goal.

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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.

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Back underway

The teams are back on the pitch and the Spitfires kick-off the second period. COYB!

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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.

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Alabi heads over

Promising from the Blues in last five minutes. Alabi stretches for Hunt’s cross and can’t keep header down.

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Thompson saves again

Tony Thompson denies Odubade a point blank range with an instinctive save after ping-pong in the box.

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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.

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Blues trying to make something happen

James Alabi gets behind defence but is hustled and finds O’Brien whose shot is deflected away

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Heavy pressure

Tony Thompson with another vital save, punching out a volley from Yemi Odubade before Heneghan blocks Tubbs’ strike

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Thompson saves

Josh Payne forces Thompson into an unorthodox save with a powerful strike from 15 yards.

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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.

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