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Chesterfield vs Macclesfield Town. Sky Bet League Two.

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Chesterfield 2

  • C Davies (60th minute)
  • D Whitaker (76th minute)

Macclesfield Town 1

  • L Chalmers (48th minute pen)

Spireites on brink after comeback

Image: Whitaker: Hit the winner for Chesterfield

Chesterfield staged a second-half comeback to claim a 2-1 home win over Macclesfield that takes them to the brink of promotion.

The Silkmen's determination was summed up by skipper Nat Brown who hurled himself at the feet of Jack Lester to deny the striker a certain goal in the 29th minute of Saturday's League Two clash at the B2net Stadium. Brown could not continue but his bravery was rewarded in first-half stoppage time when substitute Emile Sinclair was tripped by Dean Holden and Lewis Chalmers coolly converted the spot-kick. Chesterfield thought they had equalised in the 49th minute but an offside flag ruled out Lester's header and it needed a reaction save by Tommy Lee to deny Tyrone Barnett a second four minutes later. It was a pivotal moment because in the 60th minute, Sam Wedgbury lost the ball to Craig Davies who smashed a shot into the top-left corner. Danny Whitaker rattled the bar in the 74th minute but the midfielder hit the net two minutes later with a deflected effort.

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