LIVELY BORO PUNISH BLUES
RAD CLIFFE brushed aside National League North club Chester as fans were welcomed back to the Neuven Stadium for the first time.
Luca Navarro put the Boro ahead mid-way through the first half before Rhain Hellawell and a trialist own goal made it three.
Chester’s Danny Elliott grabbed a late constellation in stoppage time.
Lee Fowler’s side started the better of the two in the opening exchanges.
Andy Owen’s forced a smart low save from Louis Gray in the Chester net.
John Johnston drove forward on nine minutes, he forced a great save from Cameron Belford with his feet. Will Goodwin fired the rebound well wide of the mark.
With 23 minutes on the clock the home side were ahead. Luca Navarro fired past Gray into the far corner to give Fowler’s side a deserved lead.
Johnston was called into action again by Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro, his effort was pushed wide of the mark.
Just after the hour mark the Boro’s lead was doubled. Matty Crothers whipped in a brilliant ball into the box that was turned home by a trialist Chester defender.
Belford was called into action shortly after. He turned Danny Elliott’s effort over the bar after a dangerous free kick from George Glendon.
Radcliffe grabbed a third late in the game through Rhain
Hellawell. Akpa-Akpro touched past Worsnop in goal to leave Hellawell with a tap in.
Chester managed to grab a goal back on the 90th minute through Elliott. He finished well into the far corner of Belford’s goal but the result was not in doubt.