Recap: Chesterfield beat Halifax to progress to National League play-off semi-finals

The Shaymen finished fourth so they have home advantage this evening.

The Spireites secured seventh spot on the last day of the season.

Halifax, who have the best home record in the division, have taken four points off Town this campaign and go into this one as hot favourites.

The winner will play Solihull Moors away this Sunday in the semi-finals.

Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will bring you everything you need to know.

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Key Events

FT: Halifax 1 v 2 Chesterfield (7.45pm KO)
Spireites will play Solihull Moors away on Sunday in semi-finals
Rowe header on 20 minutes put Blues in front; King blasts in for 0-2 on 66 minutes
Sub Stenson pulls one back two minutes later on 66 for 1-2
Spireites XI: Loach; King, Williams, Maguire, Grimes, Miller; Kellermann, Whelan, Khan; Mandeville, Rowe. Subs: Whittle, McCourt, Rowley, Denton, Tyson.
In: Maguire, Miller, Whelan. Out: Whittle, Weston, Denton.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:31 BST

Five minutes added time

0-1.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:31 BST

Five to the break

Chesterfield have restricted Halifax to very little so far.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:24 BST

Anger

Halifax are fuming and want a red for Mandeville for a challenge on Senior. He gets a booking. Shaymen boss Pete Wild is not happy. I’d have to watch that back.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:17 BST

Booking

For a blatant foul on Woods to stop a Halifax counter.

Spireites lead 1-0 after half an hour, so far so good. But a long way to go.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:11 BST

0-1

That was Danny Rowe’s first goal since October against Boreham Wood.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:08 BST

GOOOOOAAAAALLL!!! 0-1

ROWE!!!

Wild celebrations in the away end as Chesterfield lead 1-0 after 20 minutes. Rowe’s flicked near-post header from King’s corner finds the net.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:08 BST

Great play

By Miller who beats a couple of players and drives into the space that opens up in front of him.

He bursts into the box and his shot takes a deflection and goes behind for a corner.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 20:04 BST

Halifax

Respond and win their first corner of the game after 17 minutes.

From the delivery, Warburton and Woods both have shots at goal, the second of which is superbly blocked by Grimes who threw his body at it.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 19:59 BST

King

Plays a one-two with Whelan and the blasts wide and over from about 20 plus yards.

Some attacking intent here from Town.

Tue, 24 May, 2022, 19:58 BST

Good play

Between Khan and Miller down the left, who exchanges passes, to win Chesterfield their first corner of the game.

Rowe tries to win it at the near post and it goes behind for another corner, which comes to nothing.

0-0 after 12 minutes.