As goalless games go, this actually was not a bad game of football. Perhaps devoid in threatening goalscoring opportunities, both sides did have a go and at times had larger periods of the game on top.

The first period was largely better than the second and more attempts at goal followed suit.

Tividale had a couple of long range efforts which flashed wide of the goal while the hosts created two early chances for Richard Davies and Nick Wellecomme but neither attempt really threatened Charles Price in the away goal.

Midway through the half, Nathan Waite timed a pass to perfection to Lee Parsons, but Price rushed off his line to deny the Chase midfielder.

Former Scholar Jazz Luckie, who had only signed for Tividale at the weekend, almost marked his return to Chasetown with a goal, heading wide from six yards out.

Chasetown had strong appeals for a penalty turned away when Wellecomme was barged off the ball inside the box but Referee Miss Rashid deemed the challenge to be a fair one.

As the half came to an end, David Bellis for the visitors fired over from long range as they tried to make their territorial advantage count.

The second’s main highlight was a run from Richard Davies that began in his own half and carried on until the edge of the box before flashing a shot no more than a foot wide of the post.

Substitute Simon Brown saw a free kick easily gathered by Price but Tividale rarely threatened Chase goalkeeper John Bateman whose afternoon was mainly dealing with crosses into the box.

Chasetown: John Bateman, Jermaine Johnson, Dexter Ravenhill, Chris Slater, Tesfa Robinson, Lee Downes, Lee Butler (Simon Brown, 68 mins), Lee Parsons, Nick Wellecomme, Nathan Waite, Richard Davies

Subs: Todd Evans, Ben George, Mitchell McDonald, Curtis Pond (not used)

Tividale: Price, A Parsons, Foster, Bellis, Huckfield, Paskin, Downing, Botfield, Archer (Penny, 86 mins), Taylor-Boyce, Luckie (Wardle, 76 mins)

Other subs: Plows, Williams, Turner (not used)