Worcester City 0 Chorley 1

Worcester City (4-4-1-1)

5 Draper – pulled off one fine save, but almost gifted Chorley a goal when fumbling a cross and his distribution was often wayward.

6 Gallinagh – huffed and puffed all afternoon, making several brave blocks, but struggled to stop left wing back Will Beesley.

6 Hutchison – after a sloppy start, the centre back coped well when facing a bombardment of long balls into the box.

7 Oji – a much-improved display from the defender who held firm against Chorley’s front two and City missed him when he hobbled off.

6 Weir – started brightly and wore his heart on his sleeve throughout, but visibly tired towards the end.

6 Steele – had plenty of the ball and attacked at every opportunity down the right without creating any clear cut chances.

7 English – saved his keeper’s blushes with an impressive goal-line clearance and kept battling away with tackles and blocks.

7 JACKMAN – despite the odd stray pass, the midfielder looked a class apart as he knocked the ball around with calm and confidence.

6 Keane – given a more advanced role, the left-sided player showed some nice touches, but made a reckless tackle late on.

5 Murphy – after forcing a good save from Sam Ashton, the number 10 made little impact and lost possession too many times.

5 Bishop – hardly had a sniff of the ball as Chorley’s experienced defensive trio kept the young striker quiet.

Subs: Sharpe 5 (Oji 63), Craig 5 (Murphy 3), Olukanmi (Steele 75). Not used: Ross, Batchelor.

Chorley (3-5-2):

Ashton 6; Leather 7, Charnock 7, Jordan 7; Challoner 7, Cottrell 6, Whitham 7, O’Keefe 6 (Blakeman 61, 6), Beesley 7 (Jarvis 74); CARVER 8, Gonzales 7 (Walker 55, 7). Not used: Azam, Lynch

Referee: Joe Hull 7/10 Attendance: 623.

Match rating: 2/5

MATCH STATS CITY/CHORLEY

Shots on: 4/6

Shots off: 6/5

Corners: 8/5

Offsides: 3/2

Fouls conceded: 7/8

Yellows: 0/1 (Keane).