FA Trophy (1st round proper) : Guiseley 0, Chorley 2.

Magpies’ manager Garry Flitcroft hailed ‘a magic performance’ which put Chorley through to the last 32 of the FA Trophy.

He said: "We were absolutely outstanding today and could have been five or six up at half-time.

"Guiseley never looked like scoring."

It was fair comment.

Chorley delivered a commanding performance against a Guiseley side lying second in Conference North and were value for victory by a wider margin.

As the Magpies took an early grip on proceedings, Chris Simm mis-hit his shot with the goal gaping before two goals in the 28th and 32nd minutes effectively settled the tie.

There was an element of controversy about the first. Adam Mather netted direct from a free-kick but a linesman signalled a Chorley player offside, only to be overruled when briefly consulted by the referee.

There was however no doubt about the second.

A typically fast burst down the wing by Darren Stephenson culminated in an inviting centre and a neat side-footed finish by Simm.

An incredible miss just after the interval cost Chorley a third goal.

Simm seized possession and raced on goal before squaring to Paul Jarvis who in turn set up Jack Lynch but with keeper Steve Drench out of position the youngster hit a back-tracking defender rather than the back of an empty net. It made little difference.

Though Guiseley began to see more of the ball, they rarely threatened to open up a compact Magpies’ defence superby marshalled by centre-backs Andy Teague and Chris Doyle.

Sam Ashton in goal was never seriously tested, his only scare arising from a shot-cum-centre which rebounded from the post and into his arms some fifteen minutes from time.

Shortly before that, Guiseley were reduced to ten men when Adam Boyes was shown a straight-red card for kicking out at Doyle after a clash of heads as the pair competed for a high ball.

Chorley might have added a couple more in the closing stages with Jake Cottrell not far off-target and Simm seeing a curling effort beat Drench but sail just past the post.

Guiseley boss Mark Bower was realistic in his post-match assessment: "Chorley thoroughly deserved their win. We were second-best all game and got what we deserved for a very poor performance."

As for Garry Flitcroft, he can look forward to a home tie against old rival FC United as the competition reaches the latter stages.