Recap: How Chesterfield beat Dorking Wanderers 4-3 in thrilling season opener

Chesterfield host Dorking Wanderers today (3pm) in the first game of the new 2023/2024 National League season.
Chesterfield v Dorking Wanderers - live updates.Chesterfield v Dorking Wanderers - live updates.
Chesterfield v Dorking Wanderers - live updates.

Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the SMH Group Stadium and will bring you the team news and updates so stay tuned throughout the day.

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FT: Chesterfield 4 v 3 Dorking Wanderers

The Spireites start the new season by edging a seven-goal thriller against the 10-man visitors.

It’s 4-3!!! Quigley glances a header home in the 98th minute. Crazy, crazy game.

Williams heads at goal

But Male saves.

3-3, weve played 96 minutes.

Goal for Dorking: 3-3

Sub Bowerman fires home from inside the area.

We’ve played two minutes of the 13 added.

Mandeville off, Uchegbulam.

Spireites subs - 84

Jacobs is on for his debut, replacing Colclough, who may have got a knock.

Quigley also comes on for Grigg.

MANDEVILLE AGAIN!!!

Former Spireite Joe Cook collects his second yellow card and is sent off.

Mandeville then superbly curls home the resulting free-kick from the edge of the box. Chesterfield are back in front, 3-2.

Former Spireite Joe Cook receives his second yellow card and the visitors are down to 10 men.

Horton has a shot blocked and then Naylor heads over from a corner.