National League North

Saints hold on despite dismissal

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 December 2024

BRACKLEY TOWN 2 CHESTER 1
By Tim Carroll

BRACKLEY TOWN did the double over Chester after a nail-biting finale with Saints down to ten men.
While the visitors started well, Brackley came into the game and were deservedly ahead at the break through Shane Byrne’s 43rd-minute penalty. Matt Lowe was pulled down in the area and Byrne converted, finding the top corner.
Chester started the second half brightly. Declan Weeks’ fierce shot was pushed away, Iwan Murray fired just over having worked the position well and Charlie Caton’s header was close from Murray’s...

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