In the third minute a free kick from Brady was cleared by Steve Bushell inside the box.  Two minutes later and Chester had another free kick near the goal line after a foul on Brady.  It was Brady himself who took the free kick high into the box where Wayne Hatswell managed to get a header in but he was off target.

In the 15th minute Jon Brady made a short run down the right hand side and after what looked like a painful interception when a Halifax defender lamped the ball into his groin he still managed a good cross into Darryn Stamp.  Stamp headed towards goal but Clint Davies in the Halifax goal was well placed to collect it.

In the 19th minute Chester won a corner on the right which Brady played into the box.  After an initial clearance the ball was played left out to Wayne Hatswell who scored a fantastic goal from an acute angle across the front of the goal into the bottom right hand corner. 1-0 Chester a fairly just reward after good possession for most of the game so far but without really threatening in front of goal.

Foster made a good run down the right hand side breaking the Halifax offside trap to get a cross into Darryn Stamp but the goalkeeper was on hand to intercept it.

Halifax had been very quiet until this point but on the half hour mark Lee Elam created a half chance for himself in front of Wayne Brown's goal but Phil Bolland was there with a great interception to keep Wayne Brown as a spectator.

Halifax had a brace of corners on the left on 33 minutes.  At the first the ball was put behind easily for a second corner.  Wayne Midgley's second corner saw Wayne Brown fouled as he came out to collect it to end the immediate danger.

Lee Elam two minutes later created a great chance for himself and Halifax but with a clear shot at goal from the edge of the box could only manage to blast over.

A similar chance for Chester at the other end saw Stamp blast over from even closer in front of goal.

Foster made a good run down the left in 39th minute but his cross to Brady was too far forward and the goalkeeper collected the ball easily. Immediately at the other end Shaun Garnett headed the ball straight to Wayne Brown after Halifax had broken away down the left.

Halifax had a chance on the 44th minute but Lewis Killeen's low shot was well saved low by Wayne Brown to give Chester a deserved lead at half time on possession alone.

The second half opened quietly but then on 51 minutes came to life with a second goal for Chester.  Foster made a run down the right and crossed the ball into Darryn Stamp and once again it was a precision header from Stamp which saw the ball hit the back of the net.

Another goal could have come a minute later when Ben Davies had an overhead kick at goal after an initial shot by Foster had been blocked by the keeper.

Then on the hour mark Chester won a corner which Brady played right footed into the box. Wayne Hatswell's goalbound header was cleared off the line by Darren Hockenull.  Chester by this point were in complete control of the game and more goals looked a distinct possibility.

It could have been 3-0 on 73 minutes when a Brady corner was initially cleared by Adam Quinn but only as far as Andy Harris whose shot diagonally across goal clipped the right hand crossbar as it went behind for a goal kick.

Another great chance for Chester a few minutes later when great play in front of goal by Foster who fed the ball through to Darryn Stamp.  With his feet this time though Darryn hit the left hand post from two yards in front of goal.

The final 15 minutes or so were a quiet affair in which Chester sat back slightly and let Halifax come at them though with no real danger.

Man of the match Foster was replaced by Rapley towards the end and Chester were happy to let the clock tick over to a comfortable 2-0 victory.