Chester FC Secure Dominant Victory Over King’s Lynn Town
A scintillating display from Chester FC earned them a convincing 3-0 win over King’s Lynn Town on the final day of the regular National League North season, as reported by Chester FC’s official website. The victory, which was marked by a dominant performance from the Seals, secured a home play-off tie against Buxton at the Deva on Wednesday evening.
The match got off to a flying start, with Kurt Willoughby opening the scoring in the early stages with a powerful finish that beat Paul Jones in the home goal. According to Chester FC’s match report, Willoughby latched on to an incisive pass from Dan Mooney before slotting past Paul Jones in expert fashion, setting the tone for a memorable afternoon. As the Chester FC website noted, the number nine’s goal was a brilliant finish that gave the Seals a fantastic start to the final day of their regular season.
Chester’s momentum continued to build, and the lead was doubled just before the half-hour mark with another slick move. Dylan Mottley-Henry twisted and turned down the left wing and delivered a pin-point cross which found Jack Bainbridge at the back post. The Chester FC report described it as a simple finish for Bainbridge that capped off a faultless opening 30 minutes. The Linnets attempted to hit back in immediate fashion, but Jonny Margetts miscued his effort from close-range and the ball rolled wide.
The afternoon got even better for the Seals on the stroke of half-time as an inviting ball from Jack Lambert found Mottley-Henry who added to his early assist with a clever finish that beat Jones and rolled into the bottom corner. As Chester FC’s website reported, Willoughby almost bagged his second after the break but he fired just over after more positive work from Mottley-Henry, who was a constant threat to the home back line throughout the contest.
The hosts’ best chance came for Kyle McFadden who sent a powerful header towards the top corner but it was deflected behind for a corner off the head of Matty Warburton. McFadden was a threat from corners and he connected again just a few minutes later but the effort looped into debutant goalkeeper Alex Brown’s hands. The remaining minutes were controlled in comfortable fashion by the Seals who held out for a memorable final day victory in Norfolk.
The win marked a perfect end to the regular season for Chester FC, who will now host Buxton at the Deva on Wednesday evening in the play-offs. As Chester FC’s match report noted, the team will be looking to build on this impressive performance as they bid to make a deep run in the play-offs. The Chester FC website provided a detailed account of the match, including the team lineups and scorers.
Match Details
- CHESTER FC: Brown, Hunter, Rawlinson (Leak 88′), Briscoe, Heywood, Mottley-Henry, Bainbridge (O’Kane 46′), Burgess, Lambert, Mooney (Rosenblatt 70′), Willoughby (Turner 65′).
- Subs not used: Storer.
- Scorers: Willoughby 14′, Bainbridge 29′, Mottley-Henry 44′
- Attendance: 1,645.
According to Chester FC’s official website, the match report was written by Tom Bird.
