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Chester 2-1 Leamington: Horsfield strikes it late for Blues

A GOAL in the fifth minute of added time from James Horsfield gave Chester’s interim boss Danny Livesey victory in his first League game in temporary charge of the Blues.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
5 December 2021

CHESTER 2 LEAMINGTON 1
By Neil Turner

A GOAL in the fifth minute of added time from James Horsfield gave Chester’s interim boss Danny Livesey victory in his first League game in temporary charge of the Blues.
Chester had been winless in their previous four outings, with the team’s inconsistent form leading to the dismissal of joint managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley.
The match, which was played in driving wind and rain, was held up for thirty minutes after Leamington keeper Jake Weaver sustained a neck injury in endeavouring to keep out Paddy Lacey’s opening Chester goal after 32 ...

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