The hosts took the lead after just 3 minutes. Chasetown conceded a silly free kick just outside the penalty area and Danny Brooks rifled a bullet of a shot into the roof of Ryan Price's net.

Stamford’s Ricky Miller was a whisker wide in the first few minutes and Chasetown really hadn’t got going, and were struggling to stay in the game.

Ironically, it was a head injury to captain Richard Teesdale gave the Scholars some respite, after which they took control of the game themselves. Teesdale carried on, and he later revealed he was oblivious at times to what was going on around him.

The visitors deservedly equalized when Gary Hay advanced outside the penalty area and drove a right foot shot which curled just inside Matt Finlay's right hand post.

Danny Bragoli flashed a free kick just wide of the target as The Scholars took control of the game.

Chasetown will consider that they should have been leading by half time. Hay fashioned out a chance for Nick Wellecomme and Chase’s leading marksman scraped the outside of the post with a chance that beat Finlay.
Hay, who had missed some games lately, was a thorn in the Stamford defence and Finlay had to rush out from goal to deny Hay when he would otherwise had been clean through on goal.

Finlay clattered into Hay, in a one-sided first half, but the referee waved away strong penalty appeals.

The half ended with Chasetown on top. Tesfa Robinson was a whisker away from getting on the end of a Hay header back across goal with Finlay beaten and then Stamford’s Richard Jones almost sliced into his own net, eventually conceding a corner.

At the start of the second period, Teesdale headed wide but that was the arguably Chasetown’s last serious threat in the game as The Daniels took over and The Scholars look tired.

Roared on by the majority of the 861 crowd Stamford started the second half strongly and twice went close to regaining their lead.

Again, Chasetown dragged themselves back into the game but for all of their possession never looked like threatening Finlay's goal.

Stamford looked the fitter side as Chasetown tired and it came as no surprise when the home side struck the winning goal. Striker Ricky Miller cut inside from the Stamford right and fired a left footer past Price.

Stamford looked more likely to add a third as they clinched promotion to the Evo-Stik Northern League Premier Division.

Chasetown: Price, Farmer, Jackson (Harris, 85 mins), Slater, Tesfa Robinson, Teesdale (Butler, 64 mins), Smith, Bragoli, Wellecomme, Hay (Brown, 75 mins), Theo Robinson

Other subs: Branch, Kisiel (not used)