MORECAMBE kept up their amazing sequence of victories via penalty shoot-outs in this competition with yet another win, this time away at Chester.

Kevin Ellison had equalised Rene Howe's first half strike to send the tie into a shootout.

Then keeper Barry Roche made three great saves and, with Dave Artell, Diarmuid O'Carroll and young sub Aaron Taylor all converting, it was the Shrimps who went through to the northern section third round.

Howe's fourth goal of the season four minutes from the break gave the Shrimps the lead at half time in this second round tie.

Howe latched on to a long punt upfield to race past a flat Chester back four and produce a cool finish past the advancing John Danby.

Three minutes earlier the Shrimps had gone close through Neil Wainwright. The substitute, on for Michael Twiss after just 16 minutes, curled a left foot shot inches wide of the right hand post after cutting inside.

But in the second half, the home side levelled the scores in the last 10 minutes with Ellison finding the net.

Sammy McIlroy picked a strong line-up with Wayne Curtis starting in place of Diarmuid O'Carroll.

David Artell, Stewart Drummond and Michael Twiss all lined up against their former team.

Morecambe: Roche, McCann, Bentley, Artell, Parrish; Hunter, Drummond, Stanley, Twiss, Curtis, Howe. Subs: Davies, Wainwright, Taylor, McStay, O'Carroll.

Chester: Danby, J Vaughan, Wilson, Roberts, Linwood, Barry, Mozika, Hughes, Partridge, McManus, Ellison. Subs: Kelly, S Vaughan, Harris, Taylor, Lowe.

Ref: A Bates.