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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Recreation Ground
  • Attendance: 4080
  • Referee: Whitestone, D

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89 mins

Martin Gritton is being taken off, Gareth Evans has come on in his place.

78 mins

Felix Bastians is being taken off, Alan O'Hare has come on in his place.

73 mins

Goal!! Macclesfield have scored with Francis Green putting it in the back of the net.

70 mins

Peter Leven is replaced by Nicky Travis.

64 mins

Levi Reid is replaced by Simon Wiles.

59 mins

Luke Dimech goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

52 mins

Adam Murray goes into the referees book for dissent.

46 mins

Goal!! Chesterfield have scored with Adam Rooney putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

39 mins

Derek Niven is booked for unsporting behaviour.

29 mins

Goal!! Macclesfield have scored with Martin Gritton putting it in the back of the net.

28 mins

The referee has booked Martin Gritton.

14 mins

Felix Bastians is booked for unsporting behaviour.

5 mins

Goal!! Adam Rooney scores for Chesterfield.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Adam Rooney struck an impressive double but it was not enough to earn Chesterfield victory against an attacking Macclesfield side that thoroughly deserved to take a point.

The on-loan Stoke City striker twice put the home side in front only for Martin Gritton and Francis Green to hit back for Macclesfield who were applauded by both sets of fans for the quality of their football.

Certainly there could be no complaints about the entertainment value in an absorbing open game in which both teams created enough chances to have won the match.

But in the end a draw was about right although it needed an impressive save from Barry Roche to deny the visitors a stoppage-time winner.

The game had started in explosive fashion with Rooney striking a close-range volley into the roof of the net after Jack Lester's cross to the back post had been headed down.

Macclesfield replied in kind with Green almost setting up Gritton four minutes later and then having a low shot deflected just wide in the 17th minute.

But a goal always looked like coming and it arrived in the 29th minute when Danny Thomas pulled the ball back from the left touchline and Gritton bundled it in at the back post.

He should have scored again two minutes later after some clever work from Terry Dunfield but Chesterfield re-discovered their rhythm after the break and Rooney diverted a low shot from Peter Leven past Tommy Lee in the 46th minute.

From then on Chesterfield had Macclesfield on the ropes but once again the visitors passed their way out of trouble and were level again in the 73rd minute.

The introduction of Simon Wiles made an impact and it was the substitute who played in Green on the right for the striker to finish with a low shot inside Roche's right-hand post.

Both teams could have snatched a winner in the closing minutes but a draw was the right result and Macclesfield can take heart from this performance.

Chesterfield Team

Macclesfield Town Team

Chesterfield

Macclesfield Town

Corners

9 8

Fouls

10 13

Goal attempts

8 14

Shots off target

1 5

Offsides

4 0

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