Chester 0-0 Aldershot Town

Relegation-threatened Chester showed their battling qualities as they held promotion-chasing Aldershot to a draw.

The Blues ended a four-match losing streak against the Shots, despite having to ride their luck at times as the visitors dominated.

Shamir Fenelon thought he had given the away side the lead in the first half, but Andy Firth turned his strike on to the post.

Matt McClure was even more convinced when he steered home on the hour, but was denied by the linesman's flag.

Gary Waddock's men simply could not find the breakthrough as Firth reacted superbly to repel Fenelon's shot from close range.

Despite the gutsy point, Chester remained eight points adrift of Hartlepool and Barrow, the two teams immediately above the drop zone.

Match report supplied by the Press Association

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Chester

• 1Firth
• 2Halls
• 6Astles
• 15Hobson
• 18Jones
• 35AndersonSubstituted forRowe-Turnerat 76'minutes
• 16VoseSubstituted forAkintundeat 60'minutes
• 22Crawford
• 27RobertsBooked at 87mins
• 10HannahSubstituted forWhiteat 67'minutes
• 30Archer

Substitutes

• 3Rowe-Turner
• 9White
• 17Dawson
• 20Akintunde
• 33Jaaskelainen

Aldershot

• 1Cole
• 3Alexander
• 5Evans
• 16GallagherSubstituted forKabambaat 68'minutes
• 22Reynolds
• 20KinsellaBooked at 12mins
• 8Oyeleke
• 19McDonnellBooked at 83mins
• 7FenelonSubstituted forRoweat 81'minutes
• 10McClureSubstituted forKellermanat 68'minutes
• 15McQuoid

Substitutes

• 9Rendell
• 12Kabamba
• 17Kellerman
• 18Rowe
• 21Fowler

Referee:

Peter Wright

Attendance:

1,612

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Chester FC 0, Aldershot Town 0.

2. 90'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Chester FC 0, Aldershot Town 0.

3. 87'

   Booking

   Gary Roberts (Chester FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

4. 83'

   Booking

   Adam McDonnell (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.

5. 81'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. James Rowe replaces Shamir Fenelon.

6. 76'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Chester FC. Lathanial Rowe-Turner replaces Myles Anderson.

7. 68'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jim Kellerman replaces Matt McClure.

8. 68'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Aldershot Town. Nicke Kabamba replaces Jake Gallagher.

9. 67'

   Substitution

   Substitution, Chester FC. Harry White replaces Ross Hannah.

10. 60'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Chester FC. James Akintunde replaces Dominic Vose.

11. Second Half

    Second Half begins Chester FC 0, Aldershot Town 0.

12. 45'

    Half Time

    First Half ends, Chester FC 0, Aldershot Town 0.

13. 12'

    Booking

    Lewis Kinsella (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.

14. Kick Off

    First Half begins.

15. Posted at 14:10 17 Mar 201814:10 17 Mar 2018

    Post update

    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.