We gained an interval lead in a strongly-contested first half. It was anticipated that this would be a hard game, for Chelsea had gained 21 of their last 22 points, whilst we had sustained four succesive defeats (all away from home), and that one goal was very welcome. Following a free-kick by John Bond, the ball came out to Andy Malcolm who took it downfield and passed to Danny McGowan for the latter to slip it to Eric Betts; a cross-field pass to the far post resulted in a visiting defender heading out to George Petchey who sent in a hard shot from about twelve yards. However, the Pensioners' golas were scored in more direct fashion, their first following a corner and the second being a very fine effort by the left-half who had come up into our penalty area. It was unfortunate for us that Peter Pickering was in such good form in the chelsea goal, for he repelled two terrific shots in the 66th minute, five minutes afetr the equaliser, and made another first-rate save in the last minute when we made a final effort.