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

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

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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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.

Huge chance for Dorking

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.

Goal for Dorking: 1-2

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.

Here we go in the second-half.

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