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

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.

But Male saves.

3-3, weve played 96 minutes.

Sub Bowerman fires home from inside the area.

We’ve played two minutes of the 13 added.

Yes, 13!

Mandeville off, Uchegbulam.

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.

Chesterfield are not controlling this one as they would like. Dorking are first to lot of second balls.

It’s 2-2.

Sheckleford and Naylor are caugh out at the back but Tyrer rescues them with a low save to his right.

Prior goes through one-on-one but he messes up the chance and it goes straight into the hands of Tyrer.

MANDEVILLE!!!

Chesterfield are level, 2-2. A swift counter sees Colclough cross low for Mandeville to tap in at the back post. Great determined play by Colclough to dig that cross out. A goal and an assist for him.

Spireites have it all to do, they are behind 2-1.

Prior tucks away the penalty.

The referee has seen something in the box from a corner and pointed to the spot.

Dobra and Grigg are both inches away from heading in Colclough’s cross from the right.