Byline: NEIL TURNER
CHESTER'S biggest crowd of the season saw City's unbeaten Na-tionwide Conference record fall to 10-man Nuneaton. Mark Quayle's volley 12 min-utes from time, when he outpaced a static Chester defence, proved the decisive strike. The match was played under the club's new-strength flood-lights and with satellite TV cameras also providing the spotlight City will be disappointed they couldn't make their numerical advantage tell.
Chester were caught cold after just 62 seconds as Squires' cross left central defender Angus with a simple finish past the returning Wayne Brown from six yards. Nuneaton's Angus had an eventful first half, as 27 minutes later he was sent off for two bookable offences, each time penalised for a foul on Dave Cameron.
City had four changes to the side that won at Margate and struggled to get their passing game going. Kevin McIntyre's curling free-kick and Ryan Sug-den's angled drive came closest to a first-half equaliser. However Sugden it was who brought Chester level three min-utes after the break with a closerange header from McIntyre's inswinging corner. Chester had all the second half pressure but the 10 men of Nuneaton held firm and also had their share of good fortune. Jimmy Kelly's overhead kick passed narrowly over and Carl Ruffer's header, turned behind by Borough keeper Mackenzie, so nearly put Chester ahead. But on 78 minutes they were punished for some slack defending as a long ball forward saw Quayle produce Nuneaton's killer goal. Despite a triple substitution which saw Twiss, Brown and Davies join the action City couldn't find a second equaliser. Bolland, Ruffer, Hatswell, Blackburn, Kelly, Carden (Twiss 80), Sugden (M Brown 80), Cameron, Brady (Davies 80). Subs: Lancaster, McCaldon.
