National League North

Debut boy Asante earns triple crown

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
2 December 2018

By Neil Turner
CHESTER 3
DARLINGTON 1
AKWASI ASANTE registered a stunning hat-trick on his Chester debut.
The 26-year-old former Grimsby Town striker returned an imperious performance for the Cestrians, who played for an hour of the match with ten men after winger Dan Mooney had been dismissed.
Asante’s first goal came after 27 minutes, when he rose above his marker to power home a close-range header following a cross from Craig Mahon.
After 31 minutes, midfielder Mooney gave referee Barry Lamb no option but to brandish a second yellow card after he lunged into Joe Wheatley.
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