Non-League Paper

Promotion dreams die at last

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
14 April 2019

CHESTER 2 YORK CITY 2 By Neil Turner

BOTH sides played their part in an absorbing draw, but the result virtually extinguished any faint hopes that either had of making the play-offs. Chester battled back twice, which showed character after the midweek 6-0 humbling by Stockport. York started the stronger, with Chester keeper Grant Shenton forced to make saves from Sean Newton and Macauley Langstaff.
The deadlock was broken ten minutes from the break, when Adriano Moke took advantage of poor marking to hit an unstoppable effort from 20 yards past Shenton. Three minutes after the break, Cheste...

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