Chorley 2 Worcester City 0.

Goals: Chorley – Connerton (60 mins), Whitham (64 mins).

Bookings: Chorley – Beesley (foul), Teague (foul), City – Nti (foul).

Referee: Peter Gibbons 6/10.

Attendance: 887.

Match rating: 2/5.

MATCH STATS (Chorley/City) Shots on: 4/5.

Shots off: 6/7.

Corners: 6/6.

Offsides: 3/4.

Fouls conceded: 9/7.

Worcester City (4-2-3-1) 7 Vaughan – Commanded his area well and a made strong save at his near post in the first half. Couldn’t do much to stop the goals going in.

5 Minihan – Made a few promising runs, but lacked an end product and got caught out numerous times defensively.

6 Sharpe – Couldn’t quite cut out the cross which led to Chorley’s second, but was solid for long periods of the game.

7 Gudger – Barring the mistake for the opener, was impressive as he won a number of aerial duals.

6 Jackman – Returning to left back, the skipper put in a professional performance, but City needed his experience in midfield.

6 Waldron – Making his first start in three months, the youngster put in a shift, but lost control when his side were chasing the game.

6 Donnellan – Showed glimpses of his ability, but failed to hit the heights of his previous showings.

5 Murphy – Struggled to cope with the tricky playing conditions and never got a foothold in the game.

6 Gater – Despite his best efforts to find a breakthrough, the midfielder could not land a final pass to unlock Chorley’s defence.

7 Nti – Was positive when he had the ball, but lost his footing at a crucial time when Lee Hughes’ chip came off the bar.

7 BAKAYOKO – Despite not getting on the scoresheet, he held the ball up well and showed great work rate.

Subs: Hughes 7 (Murphy 65mins), Smith (Jackman 82mins), McDonald (Nti 82mins). Not used: Ross, Bates.

Chorley (4-3-3) Ashton 8; Bond 7, Ross 7, Teague 6, Beesley 7; Roscoe 6, Cottrell 7, Whitham 7; Lynch 6 (Dorney 6, 55mins), STEPHENSON 8 (Dean 82mins), Connerton 7 Subs not used: Charnock, Bailey, Field