Match Report
Blyth Spartans, 21st on 50 points, faced a 19-point deficit to Chester (10th, 69). In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.78 for Blyth Spartans and 1.26/0.8 for Chester (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
Chester carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this. Blyth Spartans had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Chester, 11.
Croft Park in Blyth staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,435. Blyth Spartans led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.




