BOTTOM SIDE STUN BELEAGUERED BLUES

By Craig Stoddart

DARLINGTON 3 CHESTER 2 DARLINGTON survived a second-half Chester fightback and ten agonising minutes of added time to secure a shock win at Blackwell Meadows.Quakers began the day bottom with Chester eighth, so few had predicted a home win.They had some luck in taking the lead after 18 minutes. Ben Hedley delivered a cross to the far post and, in attempting to clear, Chester left-back Joel Taylor managed to send a looping header over Wyll Stanway.Seconds after referee Alex Sawden waved away George Glendon’s penalty appeal, Quakers went 2-0 ahead. Hedley&#...

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