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Thursday, 26 April, 2001, 21:57 GMT 22:57 UK
K's relegated at Chester
Chester 0-0 Kingstonian

Chester condemned Kingstonian to relegation as the two sides ground out a draw at the Deva Stadium.

The K's needed to win to avoid the drop after three years in the Nationwide Conference, but failed to perform and were left to rue a missed penalty by Colin Luckett in the second half.

But it was Chester who should have claimed all three points with Steve Whitehall also missing from the spot and Mark Beesley spurning several gilt-edged chances.

The visitors had early chances through Phil Wingfield and Geoff Pitcher but Chester should have taken the lead when Beesley went through on goal but took the ball too far wide.

Beesley had another good chance to open the scoring five minutes before half-time but after being played through by Chris Blackburn, he struck his shot against the outcoming goalkeeper Jimmy Glass.

In the second half Chester had another opportunity when Blackburn was upended in the area but Whitehall blasted his spot-kick against the post.

Then on 67 minutes it was the turn of Kingstonian to miss a penalty when Phil Priestley produced a fantastic save.

Paul Carden was adjudged to have brought down Pitcher but Priestley saved Luckett's shot to his left. Beesley again had another chance to wrap it up 15 minutes from time but he shot straight at Glass from six yards out.


Chester: Brown, Woodyatt, Doughty, Lancaster, Gaunt, Fisher, Carden, Blackburn, Wright, Whitehall, Mark Beesley. Subs: Ruscoe, Priestley, Moss, Berry, Haarhoff.

Kingstonian: Glass, Beard, Luckett, Allan, Stewart, Harris, Patterson, Pitcher, Winston, Boyce, Wingfield. Subs: Akuamoah, Bass, Green, Mark Jones, Blake.

Referee: A Smith (Castleford).

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