Burton had the brightest start to the game and could have been ahead as early as the first minute when Gary Twigg placed a low shot at goal to test Ian McCaldon, who parried the ball initially but collected it at the second attempt.

Ian Foster at the other end in the third minute tried an overhead kick at goal as the ball was played into him by Darryn Stamp but the goalkeeper was well placed to collect the shot.

In the fifteenth minute Carden and McIntyre made a good move down the left and played the ball into Kevin Rapley but he could only blast the ball over from 18 yards out.

The best chance of the game so far fell to Talbot of Albion in the eighteenth minute after beating a Chester defender but his shot was saved brilliantly by McCaldon forcing a corner.  This was a good attacking spell by Albion forcing another corner within a minute but Chester dealt with them without danger.

Chester had a brace of corners at the other end a few minutes later.  McIntyre played the first one short and won another as the ball was put behind for a second but Chester could not make any goal scoring chances from either.

Jamie Heard had a decent effort at goal in the 34th after making space for himself with a good jinking run down the right. His shot was from over 20 yards out though so the keeper had plenty of time to get on the end of it.

Foster shot over from 10 yards out a minute later with a first touch shot which would have been an excellent goal had it gone in.

Two minutes before the break Chester made another good move forwards involving McIntyre and Stamp but as the ball fell to Foster once again he blasted it well over the goal from a first touch effort 20 yards from goal.

Right on the half time mark Chester had a great opportunity from a free kick in front of goal and McIntyre's shot was superb. Six inches lower and the ball would have been in the back of the net but instead it bounced agonisingly off the crossbar.

So 0-0 at half time but with several chances at both ends despite Chester's defensive orders (allegedly if rumours from the touchline are to be believed). It looks like there will be goals in this game in the second half.

Chester started well in the second half and Foster could have had an excellent goal scoring chance after breaking through from midfield but as he loomed down on goal Steve Chettle put in an excellent challenge to deny him a clear shot at goal.

Jamie Heard had an astounding effort at goal in the fiftieth minute from a Darryn Stamp assist.  His shot came off the left hand upright from 20 yards out at an acute angle from the right just as the Mill Hotel was about to go ballistic.

Another excellent chance came Chester's way in the 56th when Jamie Heard played an excellent ball into the goalmouth from wide on the right. Darryn Stamp was there but his timing was just out and he couldn't get his head to it.

Burton really should have been 1-0 up on 68 minutes when a free kick was headed towards the goal-line by Darren Stride but Henshaw completely fluffed his effort and the ball went behind for a goal kick.

Chester made a double substitution up front on 70 minutes when Twiss replaced Foster and Clare came on for Rapley.  Two minutes later the change up front paid dividends when Chester took the lead.  Once again it was Darryn Stamp who knocked the ball home with his feet this time on the rebound from McIntyre's initial shot. 1-0.

Clare could have wrapped it up in the 90th after jinking through the middle but he forced a great save from the keeper.

Chester looked to be playing out for a win until 4 minutes into injury time when McIntyre was judged to have brought down Kirkwood inside the penalty area.  It was a cool penalty from Aaron Webster sending McCaldon the wrong way with virtually the last kick of the game.

Absolutely unbelievable but Chester had plenty of chances to wrap this up but you have to be disappointed with what was a very weak penalty decision deep into injury time. Burton 1-1 Chester.  Chester MOM goes to Darryn Stamp. Goodnight from a very disappointed Mill Hotel, Chester.

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