Chester rallies past Marine with two late second-half goals
STEVENAGE, United Kingdom (Interstat) — Chester defeated Marine 2-1 on Tuesday at Deva Stadium, using late second-half goals from Sam Foley and Jefferson Abreu to erase a one-goal deficit. Cole Simms put Marine ahead in the 56th minute. Foley equalized in the 69th, and Abreu supplied the winner in the 81st. Foley, Abreu and Simms each played 90 minutes and scored once, with Foley and Abreu leading Chester’s key performances and Simms finishing Marine’s scoring. Chester’s record in this competition now stands at three wins, one loss and one draw, and its all-competitions mark is seven wins, five losses and three draws. Marine’s record in this competition is two wins, one loss and one draw, with an all-competitions mark of eight wins, six losses and one draw. Chester next hosts Hednesford, while Marine visits Buxton. The result gave Chester the home victory after Marine had opened the scoring and held the lead for 13 minutes before Chester’s comeback.