TWO goals in the last nine minutes ended Chorley's FA Trophy interest last night in an absorbing and very tight third round replay.

It was another heartening performance by a brave Magpies team, again lacking several players ineligible for the tie, but the need to recruit a matching-winning goal poacher clearly remains the club's most pressing priority. Chorley made the early running and came closest to scoring in a goal-less first half through Gary Dullaghan, whose goal bound header from a corner was cleared off the line.

The Magpies survived early second half pressure from Guiseley then looked to have a strong case for a penalty when Neil Mitchell was tripped as he cut into the box on the hour, but the referee was unmoved by strident appeals.

As Guiseley began to get on top they had a goal disallowed and then the ever dangerous Simon Parke was only fractionally off target with an overhead shot.

Chorley shocked the Yorkshiremen by snatching the opening goal after 75 minutes. Darren Quick's long diagonal free kick was headed square by Jim McCluskie to Colin Potts and, though his shot was beaten out, Mitchell was on hand to net the rebound from six yards.

The lead lasted only six minutes, until Guiseley's Des Hazel crossed for Parke to nod the ball back to player manager Bobby Davison who headed in from some 12 yards.

The decisive goal on 83 minutes was a worthy matchwinner, clever interpassing opening up the Chorley defence to leave substitute Michael Morrell with a simple chance to side foot the ball past Simon Marsh.

Undaunted, Chorley twice in the last two minutes were very close to forcing extra time, Potts cracking a great shot narrowly wide and substitute Dean Cooper cutting in and shaving the angle of post and bar with a powerful drive.

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