REPORT: Marine 0-2 Chorley
The Magpies come out on top with a dominant display on the road...
CHORLEY were dominant in their 0-2 victory away against Marine.
First half goals from Callum Rowe and Mike Calveley were enough for the Magpies to take all three points on Tuesday evening in Crosby.
The first came within the opening 90 seconds, as Callum Rowe curled a sweet free kick low around the wall and it nestled into the bottom left corner, catching the keeper off guard.
Andy Preece’s side got their second in the 27th minute, following a Max Hunt long ball, defender James Abankwah got his header all wrong and Calveley pounced on the loose ball and battled extremely well to keep it under pressure, eventually managing to get half a yard of space and placing his effort brilliantly into the bottom corner.
The Magpies had a chance for a third in the 63rd minute, when a Jack Moore corner found Harvey Smith’s head in the box, he saw his shot travel just over the bar.
Marine were pushing for a goal back late on, but Li-Bau Stowell was eager to keep his clean sheet, and he did so in fine fashion, with a great save deep into second half stoppage time preventing James Potter from point blank range.
Chorley’s attention will now turn to Saturday’s fixture against Scarborough Athletic, back at the Grant Store Victory Park Stadium.
Chorley: Stowell, Moore (Bird 85'), Hunt, Smith, Clarke (Henley 79'), Fielding, Calveley, Rowe, Bala (Hazlehurst 74'), Whitehouse, Taylor (Salmon 77').
