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CHESTER 1 WALSALL 2

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
23 July 2017

By Neil Turner
WALSALL just edged a keenly fought pre-season friendly, but Chester will take a number of positives from the clash against their League One opponents.
Chester boss Jon McCarthy reflected: “Possibly we gave them too much respect in the first half, but I thought we edged the second period. The match was a step up in quality from the previous pre-season games, and we have learnt a lot.”
The Saddlers looked the stronger outfit in the opening stages and, after spurning a penalty midway through the period, the visitors took the lead after 26 minutes when Luke Leahy fire...

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