Recap: Eastleigh concede late equaliser against Altrincham to put Chesterfield in driving seat for play-offs

Chesterfield will find out tonight what they need to do on Saturday to secure a play-off place.
Live updates from Altrincham v Eastleigh.Live updates from Altrincham v Eastleigh.
Live updates from Altrincham v Eastleigh.

Ninth-placed Eastleigh play their game in hand at Altrincham this evening (7pm KO) and a win for the visitors will leapfrog them to fifth, with the Spireites dropping out of the play-off positions.

If that happens Town will need to beat Halifax this weekend and hope that either Wrexham or Eastleigh don’t win.

But a draw or defeat for Eastleigh tonight would keep the Spireites’ fate in their own hands.

Altrincham v Eastleigh: LIVE UPDATES

Key Events

  • FT: Altrincham 1 v 1 Eastleigh (7pm KO)
  • Draw puts Chesterfield’s play-off fate in their own hands
  • Town play Halifax away on final day of season on Saturday
  • Tyrone Barnett heads Eastleigh in front early in second-half, Ryan Colcloush equalises with 10 to go

Gets a shot off from inside the area for Alty but it is a tame effort.

Alty’s Densmore curling free-kick from 25 yards goes just wide.

A first sub for the hosts as Mooney is replaced by Kosylo.

63 played, 0-1.

Have taken control of this one. Alty are being sloppy in possession and keeping giving the ball back to the Spitfires.

Goal for Eastleigh: 0-1

Barnett heads in at the far post from Green’s cross. 0-1.

Have started this half the better side so far. No big chances of note so far in this 45 though.

We’re back underway

A big 45 minutes coming up...

Ooooft. Eastleigh’s House goes down in the box after possibly being clipped but the ref books him for diving. Heart in mouth moment.

Very scrappy this one. Neither side are putting many combinations together in the final third. 0-0.