Recap: Chesterfield suffer second league defeat of season against Maidenhead United despite fightback
The Spireites will go above leaders Halifax, who are not in action this evening, with a win or a draw.
This game should have taken place in November but was postponed due to Covid.
Maidenhead are fourth bottom and have only won once in their last nine matches.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at York Road and will bring you everything you need to know.
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Key Events
- FT: Maidenhead United 3 v 2 Chesterfield (7.45pm KO)
- Spireites miss chance to go top of league after defeat
- Kelly gives hosts lead on seven minutes; Puts hosts back in front on 79 minutes
- Sparkes free-kick makes it 2-0 on 20 minutes
- King halves deficit with superb free-kick right on half-time
- Tshimanga levels on 56 minutes for his 22nd goal of the season
- Two changes as Alex Whittle and Jim Kellermann replace Calvin Miller and AkwasiAsante
- (3-4-2-1) Loach; Williams, Grimes, Croll; King, Weston, Oyeleke, Whittle; Kellermann, Mandeville; Tshimanga. Subs: Maguire, Miller, Khan, Asante, Payne.
GOOOOAAALLLL!!! 2-1
KING!!!
He curls in the resulting free-kick right into the top corner. Two goals in two games for him, both from free-kicks.
The Blues are back in this one right on half-time.
Oyeleke down injured
The midfielder is on the end of a bad tackle by Donnellan about 20 yards from goal. He limps over to the sideline. Town have a free-kick here just before half-time.
Close from Mandeville
Good switch of play out to Whittle, who has been Town’s best player so far, he finds Mandeville in space outside the box. He cuts back on his left and gets a shot off but it goes half a yard wide.
Five to the break.
10 to the break
Town could do with pulling a goal back before the break but there’s not many signs of that happening at the moment.
Too many mistakes
From the Blues in possession so far. They are causing their own problems and are not winning enough second balls.
Second goal for Maidenhead: 2-0
Sparkes smashes in a free-kick from the edge of the box after a foul by Williams. The free-kick was well hit but it was towards Loach’s side, perhaps could have done better there.
20 played, 2-0.
Big chance for Kellermann
A mix-up in the Magpies defence allows Kellermann to race clear one-on-one but his shot is saved by Gyollai and goes behind for a corner.