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....Stocksbridge Park Steels were finally beaten by fancied Chorley by the odd goal in NINE!

In front of a decent crowd of 322 at Bracken Moor, it was Steels who scored the opening goal of the new campaign with a 14th minute James Brooker effort.

Ciaran Kilheeney equalised 5 minutes later only for Gavin Ellison to restore Steels` lead 5 minutes after that.

Adam Roscoe pulled the Magpies back on level terms after 33 minutes so that the sides went into half-time all-square.

But in what was a brilliant game for the neutrals, Steels moved 4-2 ahead with goals from Grant Darley 3 minutes after the restart and Michael Fish on 69 minutes.

But Chorley, who had been behind four times on the night, responded brilliantly with a Tom Ince brace on 71 and 74 minutes pulling them level and Andy Russell winning it 3 minutes after that.

The only surprise was that the final 13 minutes saw no further goals!

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