𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 | Chelmsford City vs Chippenham Town | National League South, Mon 26th Aug 2024

ch [Applause] chip will be hoping not to reap that fate having return to return turn to the West country do the opposite Journey hopefully with three points for the blue BS Matt mclair picks it up and plays a long ball down the low looking for Tyreek Johnson who could sneak in inside the penalty a left fo his shot it's saved by the face of Ted Collins and all Applause from all the champ of fans in this near Sand it was a great ball for Matt mccl defending from the right hand side from chelsford wasn't exemplary and Tyreek Johnson just managed to latch onto it and have a shot but it hits the face of the former Colchester United man in goal and goes out for the first goes backwards to Mannings Manning put a cross in it's flick through and eventually cleared by the chps with number 10 of Kane Kito it's back with Nat Williams from Deep Mannings is going to have another go but it's going to run at the number 26 ball down the line for spokes delivered into the area hacked Away by the number 15 of Penny into the Sky King's going to return it into the area with a head a Parsons can bring it down good touch but he flicks it over the top of the bar and goes out for a corner kick to chiam I do believe bouncing last field by Williams to find will King in the center spot launches the ball towards the right hand side number 17 VRE heads forward brought down by Parsons and after a couple of stabed attempts at it chsf eventually get it clear brought down by Ruff and now plays the ball down the line looking for hocky who is on side says the official left footed shot but it's stabbed Away by the foot of will Henry and cwell can get the ball clear first chance for chelwood City on the 24-minute mark but it's equally well matched by Will Henry Tyreek Johnson now being challenged in there by the number 22 of Bradley Williams chelsford throwing in in from Blackman and spokes goes down and Blackman shouting something at Luke spokes chiam do win the ball back and now Johnson on the left hand side keeps the ball in play cross can come into the area cleared Away by Penny only as far as Parsons inside the area left footed shot hacked away blocked by Penny Parson still with the ball left hand side of the area poke through to Mannings on the edge of the Box will he go left will he go right he'll find pass and shot is blocked and it's going to squirm away to cwell in fact now it finds rough on this near side and chipping him with three or four blocks chances champs for throwing their maybe left maybe right finds the middle of Spokes and Co goes backwards before hannes can just relieve the pressure by thudding the ball from right to left left being Nat Williams poke down the line to Tyreek Johnson Tyreek Johnson can run at Williams with Williams in the shipham colors overlapping ball played to the edge of the Box by McClair who spins his man mclair with a deadly shot and it's more than that it's a deadly goal shipham find the back of the headed in ess6 and it's the number nine M MCL it's a lethal touch it's a lethal finish from chiam number nine he marks his first tally on the goal scoring charts this season and chiam town have the lead in SX Chippenham W chelsford City nil they make the Breakthrough wonderful work from chiam and that is the sort of move that they long ball cleared forward by Chipen and bod dropping over the shoulder of Penny but Parsons could be in behind but Penny drops the ball down smartly and using all the experience despite being a 21y old and he's now giv the ball away McClair driving into the penalty he's throwing goal and he knocks it just past the post Matt mlar Miss is a big big chance for chiam to double his lead in fact it's a superb piece of Defending from this angle it looked like McClure had put the ball uncharacteristically wide but it's a great piece of recovery play from either the chelsford defender or from the goalkeeper it will trickle out will Henry Arrow to will doors but only as far as ay finds a substitute Foo on the right hand side level with the edge of to the Penalty Arrow driving up against Freddy Grant will he go left will it go right he use a left foot F to tampl in on the edge of the area fires a shot that just goes over the bar and for the first time today chelsford can put a shot on goal this one ever hand side spokes will chip towards the far post looking for Grant who heads into the area but no chiping players can be there Tamplin is going to knock the ball as it stayed in play yes it has launched long but coell on halfway takes a touch and knocks it over his own head but then loses it to grny cwell is going grenage is also going launching into the penalty are into the penalty here is now grenage with the shot but it's well blocked and just takes a deflection as it spins past the poach Jordan grenage with his first chance in claric colors and wins chelsford a corner kick coell losing the ball on halfway and then managing to keep well with grenage but grenage with probably nearly a foot himself a free kick inside the penalty area which Collings is quickly over to go and take and clear long but instead Donaldson is going to take matters into his own feet and clear long but it's only as far as a brave Header by Luke Haynes chip now have the ball on their deck in their own half and now send another one long of their own looking for pass and who could be in he's knocked it over the top of his man passons with a shot of goal blocked on the line with a brilliant block on the line from the number 15 of Arthur Penny to deny Harry Parsons who' gone through beaten both goalkeeper and a center half but the arrow the angle was tight and it was a good block he was only a few yards away from the shot pass with a shot on target another chippingham chance with a good piece of Defending from a chelsford player throw in for chip on the right hand side of him and Blackman can work some neak triangles down the left hand side flicked forward only as far as rough and now watt flicked forward to grenage who's on side and bearing down on goal inside the penalty area now is grenage who levels up the game it's a debut goal for the number 31 of Jordan grenage chumford break and they immediately run to grab the ball chamford City one shiam town one chenam just caught in the center of the park and it was the two forward Runners one of which being grenage you marches through and can come away with it down their right hand side now with Charlie Ruff ball played down the line to Jordan greenage on side says the official tight to the right hand side driving into the penalty area now he's driving up against Freddy Grant comes inside Grant makes the challenge now Chippenham can come forward for one of their own will dors takes a touch and goes backwards he's fouled is he no he isn't Charlie Ruff can come forward on the edge of the Box poked into greenage in the area smashes it over Anda to the crossbar and bounces over on the stand Jordan greenage eyes up a debut brace for chelsford and from about and ended up drawing and they work very nicely on the way at the edge of the Box Tom makeu with some good shielding long ball down the line looking for the Run of Harry Parsons who could be in a in behind and in the penalty area he's got penny for defending get pulled back but it's an inch or so away from the boot of Tom o and Evans who won the penalty spot had he made contact could have scored chelsford get their lines clear long diagonal ball looking for Foo foyo the ball bounces off the top of his head it's going to trickle to this near side and it's just about kept in play he's going to run up inside the penalty area up against Freddy Grant foyo lays it off a shot comes in and it's over the top of the bar again and Robbie Simpson jumps around in his technical area he knows that's another significant chance for the house