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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Fitness First Stadium
  • Attendance: 5499
  • Referee: Taylor, P

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Goal!! Chesterfield have scored with Paul Shaw putting it in the back of the net.

90mins

Phil Picken is booked for unsporting behaviour.

90mins

The referee has booked James Hayter.

82mins

Bournemouth are replacing Callum Hart with Warren Cummings.

75mins

Colin Larkin is being taken off, Caleb Folan has come on in his place.

74mins

Eddie Howe is replaced by Steve Fletcher.

64mins

The referee has booked Karl Broadhurst.

62mins

Goal!! Chesterfield have scored with Colin Larkin putting it in the back of the net.

47mins

Goal!! Derek Niven scores for Chesterfield.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Taylor

23mins

The referee has booked Derek Niven.

8mins

Marcus Browning is being taken off, Stephen Cooke has come on in his place.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, August 5th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Bournemouth goalkeeper Gareth Stewart's second-half howler helped Chesterfield start the new season off in emphatic style at Dean Court.

Stewart came charging out of his area on 62 minutes to try and intercept a Paul Shaw throughball only to misjudge his clearance and allow Colin Larkin an open route for goal.

Earlier Derek Niven had given the away side the lead just after half-time and the win was polished off 30 seconds from time by Paul Shaw.

The Cherries miserable afternoon began as early as the sixth minute when captain Marcus Browning limped off with a calf injury and things rarely improved from there.

Larkin should have scored on five minutes when he attacked Shaw's low cross only to fire his effort well over from 15 yards.

Steven Foley-Sheridan had a penalty appeal for the home side turned down on 15 minutes when Reuben Hazell appeared to handle his cross and although the assistant referee temporarily raised his flag, referee Paul Taylor ignored the appeals.

Chesterfield continued to press in the first half and went close through Mark Allott and then Paul Hall but the first half petered out.

Niven's opener two minutes into the second period came after Kevan Hurst crossed from the left-hand side, stand-in skipper Karl Broadhurst struggled to clear and the Scottish midfielder finished well from just outside the penalty area.

Bournemouth's top scorer last season, James Hayter then missed what proved to be their best chance of the game.

Hayter sprayed the ball out wide to loanee Lionel Ainsworth on the right-hand side who cut back onto his left foot and crossed for the Cherries' striker to head narrowly wide from six yards.

Twelve minutes later came Stewart's moment of madness.

As Chesterfield broke Shaw delivered a perfectly weighted pass for Larkin to chase onto, but Stewart looked favourite to win the ball.

However, his attempted tackle only allowed the Chesterfield midfielder arguably the easiest goal of his career.

Bournemouth manager Sean O'Driscoll threw on club captain Steve Fletcher with 15 minutes to go but it was Chesterfield who continuted to look the greater attacking threat.

And Shaw got himself on the scoresheet with a well taken finish just inside the penalty area.

Bournemouth

Chesterfield

Corners

46

Fouls

1115

Goal attempts

614

Shots off target

59

Offsides

20

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