Full time report

The Blues held on - somehow.

HERE is our full time report.

James Akintunde in action against Hartlepool
James Akintunde in action against Hartlepool (Image: Terry Marland)
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Full time: Hartlepool 1 Chester 1

A hard earned point

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Let off

Rodney races through but first touch too heavy and Mitchell gathers

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Added time

FIVE MINUTES!

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Pools sub

Featherstone off, Rodney on. 90 mins

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Well held

Mitchell up well to pluck corner out of the air.

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Saved

Turnbull’s cross finds head of White but Loach down well to save from 15 yards.

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Chester sub

Mahon off, Joyce on. 83 mins.

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Well over

Amond curls free kick well over from 22 yards.

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Under the cosh

Home fans willing their side on here and they are responding. Turnbull blocks a goalbound Amond effort superbly.

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Chester sub

Akintunde off, Chapell on.

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Hartlepool 1 Chester 1

Cassidy jumped for high ball with Mitchell and it looked like a foul but ref says goal.

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Well wide

Dawson blazes wide from 25 yards after White had held ball up in corner.

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Magnay booked

Rough challenge on Mahon.

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Wow

Magnay thunders a 30 yarder onto the crossbar and it bounces down and Blues clear. Third time they’ve hit woodwork

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Chester sub

Hannah off, White on. 63 mins

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Held

Akintunde pass finds Dawson who bends first time a 20-yarder that Loach gathers easily.

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At the other end

Newton sidefoots wide from 18 yards when well placed.

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Close

Hannah latches on to Dawson pass and breaks into box but cut back just evades Dawson.

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And again

Dinaldson effort deflects wide for another corner. Cleared.

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Pools corner

Bit of pressure from the hosts here.

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Scrappy start

Neither side having much joy in keeping hold of the ball early doors here.

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Second half kicks off

We’re back underway at Victoria Park.

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Pools sub

Adams off, Liam Donnelly on. 46 mins

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The teams are back out

Big 45 for the Blues.

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Match action

James Akintunde gives Chester a first minute lead at Hartlepool. Picture by Terry Marland.

James Akintunde gives Chester a first minute lead at Hartlepool
James Akintunde gives Chester a first minute lead at Hartlepool (Image: Terry Marland)
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Half time: Hartlepool 0 Chester 1

Akintunde’s first minute opener has Chester ahead but it has been the home side who have been far the better side. Still, scoreline that matters.

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Struggling

Chester really on the back foot here. Can’t win the second ball and just heaped under pressure.

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Drops wide

Magnay sends in deep cross from the right to Cassidy whose header drops wide.

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Off the bar AGAIN

Deverdics hits first time from pass from the right and it hist the bar and bounces away with the Blues then conceding a corner. Cleared.

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