Chasetown won a dramatic eight-goal thriller after training 3-1 early in the second half ending a run of five winless games.
The visitors took the lead after 3 minutes when Jake Bennett got the wrong side of the Chasetown defence and squared the ball to Mike O'Reilly who couldn't miss from close range.

Chasetown levelled when Todd Evans’ long throw-in was flicked on by Simon Brown into the Drayton six yard box and defender Calvin Haughton steered the ball past his own goalkeeper.

Against the run of play, the Shropshire side regained the lead three minutes before the break with only their second serious attempt on goal in the first half. Aiden Haughton was in acres of space inside the Chasetown penalty area and rifled beyond John Bateman.

The home side made the worst possible start to the second half inside the first minute after the restart when Joe Woolley waltzed past a host of Chasetown defenders and drove home.

Craig Harris' side turned the game on its head with three goals inside eight minutes. On 56 minutes, Simon Brown went on a run and delicately chipped the ball over Mason Springthorpe and five minutes later Brown got his second assist of the night teeing up leading scorer Nathan Waite who coolly slotted the ball home from 12 yards.

Simon Brown was tripped inside the box and made it 4-3 from the penalty spot to complete a dramatic turnaround.

Lee Butler saw his dipping shot tipped over by the visiting keeper as The Scholars looked to put daylight between themselves and their opponents.

The game-clinching fifth goal came three minutes from the end of time. After substitute Jack Lees was pulled back by Calvin Haughton – who was surprisingly only yellow carded – Simon Brown completed his first Chasetown hat-trick with his second spot-kick of the night.
Brown was a whisker away from his fourth of the night forcing a full length save out of Springthorpe who leapt to his right to claw the ball away.

Chasetown: John Bateman, Todd Evans, Grant Beckett, Chris Slater, Alex Dallison (Jermaine Johnson, 51 mins), Lee Downes, Lee Butler, Lee Parsons (Jack Lees, 82 mins), Nathan Waite (Nick Wellecomme, 74 mins), Simon Brown, Danny Edwards

Other subs: Jonathan Haynes, Theo Robinson (not used)

Market Drayton Town: Springthorpe, Smith, Edmunds, McMullen, C Haughton, Irvine, Bennett, Campbell, A Haughton (O'Neill, 74 mins), O'Reilly (Whieldon, 74 mins), Woolley

Other Subs: Donaldson, Spooner, Street (not used)