The game started quietly with both teams content to settle down in midfield for the task ahead.

The first chance came from a set piece in the 8th minute midway inside Rovers half after a foul on Carl Ruffer. Alex Smith took the free kick into the right hand side of the box but Smith's flick on towards Daryl Clare was easily intercepted by his markers.

Forest Green had a half chance in in the 18th minute when Alex Meechan was released with the ball down the right hand flank.  His shot was easily blocked by McCaldon though as there was no-one to assist his attack.

This was a good spell for Rovers though and they had a corner a few minutes later but as the cross came in it was headed well wide of the target.

The best chance of the game so far fell to Daryl Clare in the 22nd minute when he received the ball on the left hand edge of the box.  With the goalkeeper advancing he went for the lob but was off target and the ball went wide to the right of goal.

Chester had a corner in the 27th minute which McIntyre played to the centre of the box but the ball was smothered by Perrin in the Rovers goal a few moments later.

This really was uninspiring stuff at this stage although there were signs that the game was starting to pick up from it's early slumber.  Clare again came close on the half hour mark after Heard and Stamp had worked the ball into him on the right but he had no time to control the ball and could only manage to head it over for a goal kick.

Rovers won another corner in the 34th minute but it brought out an excellent save from McCaldon, diving backwards to pluck the ball out of the air before there was any danger.

The game continued in it's uneventful fashion and just as the first half looked likely to end in stalemate, the Blues scored the opener in first half injury time.  Darryn Stamp played the final ball into the area from the right hand edge of the penalty box and it was knocked home by Daryl Clare from close range. And that was it for the first half.

Into the second half then and Daryl Clare came close in the 47th minute after Darryn Stamp's shot was parried by the goalkeeper right to his feet. The goalkeeper was still well placed though to block Daryl's shot but a decent chance nonetheless.

Rovers still were having a lot of possession and nearly equalised in the 57th minute.  The ball was played high into the box after a throw in on the right hand side and Scott Rogers found himself in enough space right in front of goal to get a header in.  Fortunately for the Blues he missed the target and the ball sailed high over the bar for a goal kick.

A minute later Ruffer was dispossessed and Alex Meechan this time found himself with a scoring chance but launched the ball high over the crossbar from close range.

FGR were surging forwards at this stage and Chester have Danny Collins to thank for maintaining their lead with a crucial clearance off the line.

Rovers kept on the pressure and won a brace of corners which were crucially cleared away with McCaldon making a good punch to get rid of the first.

It was some relief then that Chester made a rare attack straight away at the other end and Smith found himself in acres of space with only the keeper to beat.  The keeper held his line well though and deflected the shot for a corner, which was cleared upfield without incident.

In the 70th minute Rovers got the equaliser that had been threatening for some time.  Meechan was involved in a move on the right hand side which resulted in the ball being played across the goal to Steve Cowe on the left. Totally unmarked and with McCaldon stranded, he had the easiest of tasks to tap the ball home from about 6 yards out. 1-1.

In almost a mirror image of their first goal Rovers took the lead in the 75th minute.  Meechan again was the creator, playing the ball across goal from the left to find Scott Rogers unmarked to finish the job from 10 yards.  The Blues are all over the place!

Inevitably Chester made substitutions at this point with Twiss replacing Smith and Rapley replacing Stamp.

Rovers unsurprisingly were getting everyone behind the ball whenever Chester came forward making the task of salvaging something from the game even more frustrating.

The Blues won a brace of corners with only a minute remaining.  The first was too close to the keeper who tipped it over the bar for the second.  Again this was played too deep into the box and the whistle blew for a foul on the keeper as he came out to collect the ball in the crowded goal mouth.

Michael Twiss had a shot on target in the fourth minute of injury time but it was smothered by the keeper just in front of the goal line. No time left, so a poor result for Chester but they got today what their performance deserved. Nothing.  Let's hope for an improvement at Northwich.