THE Magpies got their Vanarama National League North season off to the perfect start with a 0-1 win at PIMS Park against Peterborough Sports on Saturday afternoon thanks to Momodou Touray's second-half penalty.
Both sides took their time to settle into the game, the first real chance of the game falling to Mark Ellis, who looked to find the far-corner with his head but it was well-held by Peter Crook in goal.
Ashton Fox was booked before the break for a high foot on Adam Henley, before Matt Urwin made a fantastic to deny Hugh Alban-Jones's curling shot from range, capping off a fairly quiet first-half.
The Magpies came out firing after the break, Ellis, again, heading into the palms of Crook with another header from a corner.
Pressure continued to mount on the hosts as Chorley's tenth and latest signing of the summer, Craig Hewitt, ran quickly down the left wing before cutting the ball back to Kole Hall who saw his attempted shot scrambled clear.
Momodou Touray was introduced from the bench and very nearly made an instant impact, his shot from Joe Nolan's flick-on, just wide.
Then came the definitive moment in the game, Ellis sandwiched between two players leaving the referee with no choice but to point to the spot. Touray then made no mistake from the, sending Crook the wrong way to hand the Magpies a very important three points to kick-off their Vanarama National League North campaign.
Momodou Touray slots home the winning goal for Chorley from the penalty spot (David Airey)
Goal: Touray (78') (p).
Bookings: Fox (34'), Urwin (45+3'), Calveley (68').
Peterborough Sports: Crook, Fox, Kamara, Fryatt, Felix, Lawlor (c), Alban-Jones (Gallagher, 66'), Putman, Jarvis, Goodman (Gash, 66'), Sembie-Ferris.
Chorley: Urwin (c), Henley (Bird, 65'), Ellis, Wilson, Blakeman, Nolan, Calveley, Horbury, Hewitt (Clarke, 81'), Carr (Touray, 58'), Hall.
Up Next: We take on Hereford FC in our first home outing of the 2024/25 Vanarama National League North campaign.
