Chichester City picked up a useful point last Tuesday evening as they held promotion chasing Chatham Town at Oaklands Park.

The home side came of the traps like a team that had been double-espresso’d at kick off. The better of the early chances fell the way of City, but whilst slicing through the visitors back line they could convert their possession into goals.

But it was Chatham who took the lead against the run of play on 18 minutes, a ball over the top saw a misjudged clearing header and it fell kindly to Kofi Anokye-Boadi to bury the ball in the back of the net.

Just as Chi were threatening a comeback an injury to keeper Kieran Magee slowed their progress but to their credit they shook it off and levelled the scores.

A ball in from Kasom Aidoo didn’t look like it would make it, but turned out to be quite the assist as Ethan Pritchard pounced which was no more than the home side deserved.

Chatham though took the lead again before the interval, Matt Macarthur rom no more than four yards out leathered the ball home.

In added time Chi should have had at least an equaliser, first Misha Djemaili headed wide followed by Lloyd Rowlett missing an open goal.

The home side were level again on 58 minutes, Djemaili heading home his first goal for the club after a Chatham defender flicked on a Chichester corner.

With both sides playing alternative styles it served for an interesting last half an hour but neither side could find another way through and had to settle for a point apiece.

Chichester will reflect on a game where not taking the chances of which there were enough means a wait for three more points, but taking a point off a side who are a full time outfit and with a much bigger budget, not to be sniffed at.

City followed up the point with a 3-0 home loss to Cray Valley PM on Saturday afternoon and travel to Canvey Island on Tuesday evening.