Recap: Kabongo Tshimanga scores twice as Chesterfield thrash Barnet to close gap at top of National League
The Spireites are second in the table and are four points behind leaders Halifax but have three games in hand.
Town are guaranteed to close the gap on the Shaymen if they pick up points because the west Yorkshire side are involved in the FA Trophy today.
Barnet are 15th in the league.
Our reporter Liam Norcliffe is at the game and will bring you everything you need to know.
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Key Events
- FT: Barnet 1 v 4 Chesterfield (3pm KO)
- Spireites one point off top with two games in hand
- Tshimanga scores 20th goal of season on 49 minutes; Asante adds second on 58 minutes from close-range; Tshimanga makes it 0-3 on 70 minutes
- King grabs fourth with deflected free-kick late on
- Richards-Everton scores late consolation
Big relief
As Williams turns the ball behind for a corner from Hall’s cutback. For a moment it looked like it was going to be an own goal.
From the resulting corner, the ball skims off a Chesterfield and goes behind for another corner. Again, that looked like it was going in at one point.
Big chance!
For Tshimanga.
Miller’s cross from the left takes a deflection and it falls to Tshimanga at the near post. His first-time effort is saved and then he skews his second shot wide with the goal gaping. Big chance. 0-0.
King’s free-kick is tipped onto the crossbar and then Croll heads over the rebound from close-range.
Mandeville
Hooks one at goal from distance but it drifts a yard wide. It was a nice ball from Oyeleke start with.
Barnet’s Hall goes close with a left-footed curler from inside the area which narrowly went past the far post. It looked like it took a slight deflection but the referee awards a goal-kick.
24 played, 0-0.
For Chesterfield.
Mandeville’s deep cross from the right reaches Miller at the far but the angle is against him. He flashes it towards/across goal but it goes wide.
Half chance
Weston sends a long ball over the top of the Barnet defence and Tshimanga looked to be in but he was eventually bundled off the ball.