English
Chesterfield, England – In a hard-fought match at the SMH Group Stadium, Chesterfield triumphed over Newport County in a League Two encounter that ended with a score of 4 to 1. The home side dominated possession with 57%, translating into a more consistent offensive game.
The first half was clearly in Chesterfield’s favor. W. Grigg opened the scoring in the 34th minute, following an assist from L. Mandeville, who had previously received a yellow card in the 31st minute. The lead was extended in the 43rd minute with a goal by W. Dickson, again assisted by Mandeville. The intense pace of the match also resulted in a yellow card for R. Stirk of Chesterfield just before halftime.
In the second half, Newport County sought to react. M. Spellman scored in the 80th minute, assisted by K. Whitmore, however, Chesterfield’s response was decisive. R. Darcy scored in the 84th minute, following an assist from A. Dobra, and D. Markanday sealed the victory in the 89th minute. Despite the goal, Spellman also received a yellow card for Newport County in the 83rd minute and H. Ogunneye received a yellow card at the 65th minute.
Although Newport County tried to create danger with 10 shots, only 4 were on target. Chesterfield, on the other hand, was more effective with 3 shots on target out of a total of 11. Referee Stephen Parkinson cautioned 3 Chesterfield players and 2 Newport County players, reflecting the intensity of the match.
Substitutions newport county: at minute 46 C. Antwi came in and C. Evans went out., at minute 61 N. Opoku came in and C. Baker-Richardson went out., at minute 78 M. Reindorf came in and M. Spellman went out., at minute 89 K. Whitmore came in and B. Lloyd went out.
Substitutions chesterfield: at minute 66 W. Grigg came in and L. Bonis went out., at minute 67 L. Mandeville came in and D. Markanday went out., at minute 67 W. Dickson came in and R. Darcy went out., at minute 67 D. Tanton came in and V. Daley-Campbell went out., at minute 79 J. Fleck came in and T. Naylor went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Chesterfield
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