Recap: Gateshead v Chester FC - An own goal consigns the Blues to defeat at the Heed

Full-time scores

Eastleigh 1-0 Southport

Aldershot 0-2 Cheltenham Town

Barrow 2-1 Woking

Boreham Wood 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

Braintree Town 0-0 Torquay United

FC Halifax Town 4-2 Dover Athletic

Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Altrincham

Grimsby Town 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers

Guiseley 2-0 Bromley

Lincoln City 1-1 Welling United

Wrexham 2-3 Macclesfield Town

Tough loss on a miserable day

FT Gateshead 1 Chester FC 0

Into the book

Heneghan picks up a yellow card for a nasty foul on Mafuta. We think that’s a suspension.

Half-chance

Rooney has a shooting opportunity from 18 yards but it’s straight at Russell.

Double booking

An off-the-ball clash sees yellow cards for Luke George and Gus Mafuta.

Stoppage time

Not happening

Chances of the Blues getting something out of this? Not high. Time running out and so are the ideas.

Blues make another change

Attendance

Wow!

Goal! Gateshead 1 Chester FC 0

Disaster for the Blues. CJ Hamilton with a shot that looks to be heading wide and it ends up in the net of a combination of Ryan Bowman and Alex Whitmore.

Big save

Jon Worsnop with an important stop, getting down to his right to beat out a deflected Cranston strike.

Scrappy affair

Game has become a little ragged with chances limited. CJ Hamilton brings a save out of Jon Worsnop.

Trying to make an impression

Mahon brings up his century

Chances for Blues

Chester’s first two chances in the second-half. Rooney with a shot that Russell saves easily and then Hannah blasts over from 16 yards.

Another chance for the Heed

Jordan Cranston with a surging run down the left but he fires his shot high and wide under pressure

Goal machine

Second change for the Heed

Heed chance

James Curtis with a shooting chance after Jon Worsnop’s punch from Wrightson’s corner falls to him but he blasts over from 18 yards.

Quiet opening

Not much to report early in the second period. Gateshead have probably just shaded possession but the Blues are defending well.

Second-half begins

We’re back underway as Chester kick-off the second-half.

After just three wins all season...

Halifax are on course for two in a week!

Half-time scores

Eastleigh 1-0 Southport FT

Aldershot 0-2 Cheltenham Town

Barrow 1-0 Woking

Boreham Wood 0-0 Tranmere Rovers

Braintree Town 0-0 Torquay United

FC Halifax Town 3-1 Dover Athletic

Forest Green Rovers 2-0 Altrincham

Grimsby Town 0-0 Kidderminster Harriers

Guiseley 1-0 Bromley

Lincoln City 0-1 Welling United

Wrexham 1-1 Macclesfield Town

Jim Green's half-time verdict

It’s been good to watch considering the conditions and both teams have had opportunities to take the lead. Chester will probably feel they have had the better chances, particularly Tom Shaw, who couldn’t have done much more, and Ross Hannah, who would have expected to gobble up his chance with the kind of form he’s in.

At the other end, the left side is Gateshead’s biggest threat and Ryan Higgins might need some help in the second-half. Ben Heneghan has been outstanding.

All square at the break

HT Gateshead 0 Chester FC 0

That’s the end of the first-half. No goals but decent entertainment with both sides creating chances.

Added-time

Gateshead chance

Ryan Higgins is having a few problems dealing with the threat from the right and Ben Heneghan and Alex Whitmore combine to prevent Paddy McLaughlin finding the target.