Keep checking back here as The Silkmen face Chester in a Bank Holiday Derby match!

Turnbull, James, Halls and McCoombe all line up against Macc this afternoon.

Team news –

Come on Silkmen!!!!!

The teams are out and ready for battle.

We have kicked off – come on you red and blacks!!!!!!!!

3 mins Halls knocks the ball out to the cheers of the Macc fans

Macc fans in great voice at the minute

5 mins Durrell doesn’t give a monkeys – he is out to terrorise his former club

6 mins Jordan Chappell breaks free down the right but his dangerous cross is sublimely dealt with by Lowe

6 mins GOOOOOOOAL Cross from left glanced in off the head of Hancox

Hallsy what’s the score bellows out of the away end!!!!

Chester offering nothing upfront. They are there for the taking

12 mins Macc well on top at the minute

15 mins Lowe has Dawson in his pocket at the minute

18 min Craig Mahon hits well over for the hosts

21 mins Only one team in this at the minute and that is the boys from Macc

23  mins Fitzpatrick turning on the style as he leaves Chapell red faced with an exquisite turn, before almost unleashing Toure 

28 mins Hancox broke free down the right and sent a dangerous cross into the area which Toure headed inches over the bar

32 mins Fairly even at the minute, yet the hosts have created precious little to test Jalal.

38 mins Jalal confidently punches Turnbull’s corner to safety.

40 mins Long throw from the left is easily dealt with by Kennedy.

42 mins Halls’ last gasp tackle denies Toure from surely making it two.

Two minutes added on

45 mins Awesome run from Durrell but just failed to find a man to tap the ball home.

HALF TIME: CHESTER 0 v 1 MACCLESFIELD TOWN

We are back underway 

46 mins Dawson hits a tame shot well wide for the hosts 

48 mins Toure is running rings around Halls at the minute

49 mins Chester corner from the right easily dealt with 

54 mins James breaks free down the left, cuts inside and his low drive saved by Jalal. Hosts pressing

63 mins GOOOOOAL Kennedy gets on the end of Durrell’s corner to double our lead

65 mins Craig Mahon goes down in the box – no hope pal, now get to your feet and take your beating!!!

68 mins Whitaker hits tame shot at Lynch but Macc dominate again.

69 mins Almost three as Durrell plays Marsh in but his effort goes just wide of the far post

70 mins Chester corner is easily dealt with by Macc

Halls is having a mare he really is

Macc are playing brilliant football, they really are and more than deserve their two goal advantage.

71 mins Hancox sends shot just wide of the near post as the visitors continue to dominate.

74 mins Brilliant Macc. Whitaker breaks free down the right before his cross is headed on to the bar by Marsh.

77 mins Burgess runs the length of the field before smashing his thirty yard drive just over the bar

Baba replaces Toure

Richards replaces Durrell

Wilson replaces Marsh

81 mins Mahon launches an intricate run into the box before firing well over the bar

82 mins Mahon finds James free in the box but the former Silkman blazes over from ten yards

84 mins Wilson teared into the Chester area but caught the ball in his feet to give Turnball a desperate opportunity to clear.

85 mins Baba hammers over from twenty yards 

Turnbull substituted to the delight of the away following

89 mins Free kick from the right evades everyone and is sliced wide at the far post by Halls.

89 mins Hancox goes for the spectacular after attempting to lob the keeper from 40 yards!

Added time 3 mins

FULL TIME: CHESTER 0 v 2 MACCLESFIELD TOWN.

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