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.
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Hide AdHalifax, 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.
Formation
Looks like a back four for Chesterfield. Maguire left-back. Miller playing more advanced. Kellermann and Whelan holding in midfied.
Eight gone, 0-0. Decent start from the visitors.
Chance!
For Chesterfield, the first of the game.
King’s cross from the right is not cleared and it lands to Mandeville, who blazes wide from inside the area. Good chance, that.
We are underway
Chesterfield are wearing all red, while the hosts are in all blue.
The Spireites have turned Halifax around so both teams are kicking towards their own fans in the first-half.
The referee blows his whistle!
No sub keepers
Neither Chesterfield or Halifax have a sub goalkeeper on the bench. Reading between the lines, it sounded like in an ideal world Paul Cook would have liked to have selected one but there’s a bigger risk of one of the starting players having to come off injured, which has been the case for a few games now.
Chesterfield team news confirmed
Three changes.
We are not sure whether it is a three or a four-man defence. We will see.
In: Maguire, Miller, Whelan.
Out: Whittle, Weston, Denton.
Loach; King, Williams, Maguire, Grimes, Miller; Kellermann, Whelan, Khan; Mandeville, Rowe.
Subs: Whittle, McCourt, Rowley, Denton, Tyson.
Grimsby Town
Booked their place in the semi-finals last night with a dramatic late extra-time winner away at Notts County.
The Mariners equalised in the 90 minute of normal time to make it 1-1 before scoring a winner in the 120th minute to avoid penalties.
They now travel to Wrexham on Saturday in the semi-finals.