Debutant Paul Gascoigne rolled back the years to help inspire Boston to a comfortable win over Chester. He left the field after 69 minutes with Boston 2-0 up through Danny Thomas' shot from a tight angle and Zema Abbey's close range header.
Boston substitute Courtney Pitt netted from a twice-taken penalty on 73 minutes after he had been brought down by Danny Collins.
Late on, City's Michael Branch scored a penalty after Paul Ellender handled.
Boston Utd: Nathan Abbey, Beevers, Ellender, Greaves, McCann, Holland, Bennett, Gascoigne (Thompson 69), Thomas (Carruthers 82), Lee, Zema Abbey (Pitt 56).
Subs Not Used: Bastock, Rusk.
Booked: Beevers, Holland, Gascoigne.
Goals: Thomas 3, Zema Abbey 45, Pitt 73 pen.
Chester: Brown, Bolland, Collins, Hessey, Vaughan, Ellison (Drummond 66), Davies, Navarro, McIntyre, Branch, Belle.
Subs Not Used: MacKenzie, Carden, Rapley, Edmondson.
Booked: Ellison, Davies, Belle, Vaughan, Branch.
Goals: Branch 84 pen.
Attendance: 2,698
Referee: G Lewis (Cambridgeshire).
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