The Stones left Melbourne Stadium with all three points after an efficient performance against a poor Chelmsford side. The game was only three minutes old when we witnessed an absolute cracker of a goal from the away side when the ball looped out of the penalty area to the waiting Elliott Godfrey who from 25 yards out hit a dipping first time volley which crashed in off the underside of the bar giving keeper Bradley Watkins no chance whatsoever. City had a couple of chances from corner kicks, both headers from Yado Mambo, but his efforts were off target as City failed to test Stones keeper Jonathan North. The second half started badly for City as their half time team talk was blown out of the window when Leon Redwood's headed back pass came back off the post allowing Shaun Lucien to walk the rebound into the net from a yard out to give the Stones some breathing space. Both teams had chances thereafter with City probably having the better ones but they once again there forward line could not convert in an evening when they just would never score. It was one of the days as they say. Stones held on with relative comfort to grab an important three points and leave the majority of the 701 crowd disappointed as they headed for the exits.
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