Barry Conlon made an immediate impact on debut after sealing a loan move from Grimsby with the winner as Chesterfield kept their promotion push on track.Torquay's Scott Rendell headed against the post early on, while Jake Thompson saw his shot ruled out for offside.
Conlon then grabbed the only goal of the game, sweeping Dominic Green's low cross into the net from 15 yards out.
Chris Zebroski forced a fine save and Nicky Wroe a goalline clearance as Chesterfield held off a late rally.
Torquay manager Paul Buckle told BBC Radio Devon:
"I was very pleased with the players today. I'm disappointed to lose, but it was sort of a freak goal really that cannoned off Wayne (Carlisle) and put them straight in.
"We know goals change games, it's an old clich?ut it's true and if we'd have got a goal I think that we'd have definitely taken a point out of the game.
"The progression we've made as a club and as squad we expect to get something, it doesn't always happen that way but we've never lacked belief."
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Saturday, 16 January 2010
League Two
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Chesterfield
1-0
Torquay
R
(HT 0-0)
Conlon 72
Chesterfield
01 Lee
05 Page (Hall 68)
12 Goodall
15 Downes
07 Allott
08 Niven yellow card
20 Gray
31 Morris (Gritton 90+2)
34 Green
13 Conlon
19 Boden yellow card
Substitutes
23 Crossley,
02 Picken,
06 Austin,
18 Hall,
11 Harsley,
33 Clay,
09 Gritton
Torquay
30 Poke
05 Robertson
22 Smith
23 Charnock
07 Mansell
11 Wroe
14 Hargreaves yellow card (O'Kane 84)
15 Carlisle
33 Thomson
10 Rendell
29 Zebroski (Benyon 76)
Substitutes
01 Bevan,
03 Nicholson,
04 Ellis,
19 Stevens,
21 Haldin,
32 O'Kane,
09 Benyon
Ref: HainesAtt: 3,215
CHESTERFIELD TORQUAY
Possession
Chesterfield 49%
Torquay 51%
Attempts on target
Chesterfield 8
Torquay 4
Attempts off target
Chesterfield 2
Torquay 5
Corners
Chesterfield 7
Torquay 2
Fouls
Chesterfield 8
Torquay 8
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:55 The match has reached full-time.
90:00+3:24 Adam Smith has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
90:00+1:02 Substitution Ian Morris goes off and Martin Gritton comes on.
89:51 Scott Boden takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Blocked by Lee Mansell.
89:38 Scott Boden produces a drilled right-footed shot from 20 yards. Chris Robertson gets a block in.
87:01 Booking Scott Boden goes into the book for time wasting.
86:42 Scott Boden is ruled offside. Michael Poke takes the indirect free kick.
85:31 Mark Allott handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Jake Thomson takes the direct free kick.
83:26 Substitution Eunan O'Kane replaces Chris Hargreaves.
83:26 Adam Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Boden. Free kick taken by Dan Gray.
83:01 Corner taken right-footed by Jake Thomson, clearance by Barry Conlon.
82:48 Nicky Wroe takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Derek Niven gets a block in.
81:46 Booking Chris Hargreaves booked.
80:07 Barry Conlon concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Hargreaves. Michael Poke takes the free kick.
Correction - 79:04 Chris Hargreaves produces a cross, Shot by Nicky Wroe. Daniel Hall manages to make a clearance.
79:04 Chris Hargreaves crosses the ball, Nicky Wroe has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Dan Gray manages to make a clearance.
78:20 The referee blows for offside. Michael Poke takes the free kick.
77:59 Foul by Kieran Charnock on Barry Conlon, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Daniel Hall.
77:30 Nicky Wroe has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the target.
77:17 Wayne Carlisle produces a cross, Daniel Hall manages to make a clearance.
76:31 Chris Robertson takes a shot from 12 yards. Tommy Lee makes a save.
75:57 Substitution Chris Zebroski goes off and Elliot Benyon comes on.
75:15 Outswinging corner taken by Jake Thomson, clearance made by Ian Morris.
74:56 Chris Zebroski takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
74:25 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ian Morris on Adam Smith. Jake Thomson takes the direct free kick.
73:42 Jake Thomson sends in a cross.
71:23 Assist on the goal came from Dominic Green.
71:23 GOAL - Barry Conlon:Chesterfield 1 - 0 Torquay Barry Conlon finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal.
Chesterfield 1-0 Torquay.
70:47 Jake Thomson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dan Gray. Dan Gray restarts play with the free kick.
69:21 Dominic Green decides to take a short corner.
69:13 Dominic Green sends in a cross, blocked by Lee Mansell.
67:53 The assistant referee signals for offside against Jake Thomson. Tommy Lee takes the indirect free kick.
67:01 Substitution Daniel Hall replaces Robert Page.
65:25 The ball is sent over by Dominic Green.
65:08 Wayne Carlisle sends in a cross, Alan Goodall makes a clearance.
64:14 Dan Gray produces a cross.
64:06 The ball is swung over by Alan Goodall, clearance by Chris Zebroski.
63:47 Ian Morris takes the inswinging corner, save by Michael Poke.
63:41 Scott Boden delivers the ball, Chris Robertson gets a block in.
62:55 Scott Boden is caught offside. Free kick taken by Chris Robertson.
62:22 Corner from left by-line crossed in by Dominic Green, clearance by Chris Robertson.
62:13 The ball is crossed by Dominic Green, Kieran Charnock makes a clearance.
60:22 Dominic Green produces a cross, comfortable save by Michael Poke.
59:36 Nicky Wroe concedes a free kick for a foul on Derek Niven. Robert Page restarts play with the free kick.
58:25 Shot from just outside the box by Nicky Wroe goes over the crossbar.
58:08 The ball is swung over by Scott Rendell, blocked by Alan Goodall.
57:39 Handball decision goes against Alan Goodall. Free kick taken by Wayne Carlisle.
56:14 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Ian Morris, save by Michael Poke.
56:07 Ian Morris sends in a cross, Chris Robertson makes a clearance.
55:41 The referee blows for offside against Scott Rendell. Indirect free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
53:16 Free kick taken by Adam Smith.
53:16 Booking Derek Niven goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.
53:03 Adam Smith fouled by Derek Niven, the ref awards a free kick.
50:08 The offside flag is raised against Chris Zebroski. Indirect free kick taken by Alan Goodall.
49:23 The ball is delivered by Dan Gray, clearance made by Lee Mansell.
48:25 Short corner taken by Ian Morris from the left by-line, Alan Goodall sends in a cross, clearance made by Chris Hargreaves.
Correction - 48:10 The ball is crossed by Dominic Green, clearance made by Adam Smith.
48:10 A cross is delivered by Dominic Green, clearance made by Lee Mansell.
47:48 Ian Morris takes a inswinging corner to the near post.
46:18 Chris Zebroski challenges Mark Allott unfairly and gives away a free kick. Aaron Downes takes the direct free kick.
45:01 The match restarts for the second half.
Half Time
45:00+1:05 The ref blows to end the first period.
44:53 Dominic Green sends in a cross.
43:42 Scott Rendell crosses the ball.
43:20 Adam Smith delivers the ball, Tommy Lee makes a comfortable save.
42:25 Scott Boden is caught offside. Lee Mansell takes the indirect free kick.
41:32 Ian Morris delivers the ball, Barry Conlon takes a shot. Save made by Michael Poke.
41:03 The ball is swung over by Jake Thomson, Robert Page manages to make a clearance.
39:35 Robert Page gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Zebroski. Direct free kick taken by Nicky Wroe.
39:04 Ian Morris sends in a cross, free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Boden on Scott Rendell. Michael Poke restarts play with
the free kick.
38:55 A cross is delivered by Dominic Green.
36:44 The referee blows for offside. Aaron Downes restarts play with the free kick.
35:27 Chris Zebroski crosses the ball, Aaron Downes manages to make a clearance.
33:45 Mark Allott has an effort at goal from 25 yards. Chris Hargreaves gets a block in.
29:44 Dan Gray delivers the ball, Robert Page has an effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.
29:39 The ball is crossed by Derek Niven, blocked by Nicky Wroe.
28:59 Dominic Green takes a shot. Save by Michael Poke.
28:49 The ball is swung over by Dominic Green, clearance by Wayne Carlisle.
28:26 A cross is delivered by Jake Thomson, clearance by Aaron Downes.
26:42 Centre by Dominic Green, save by Michael Poke.
26:07 The ball is sent over by Ian Morris, clearance made by Lee Mansell.
25:14 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Rendell by Aaron Downes. Direct free kick taken by Nicky Wroe.
23:57 The ball is delivered by Barry Conlon, Alan Goodall takes a shot. Michael Poke makes a save.
23:03 Shot from just outside the box by Chris Zebroski misses to the right of the target.
22:56 Wayne Carlisle produces a cross.
20:58 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Boden by Chris Robertson. Alan Goodall restarts play with the free kick.
19:43 Kieran Charnock concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Boden. Free kick crossed left-footed by Ian Morris.
19:18 Centre by Alan Goodall, clearance made by Chris Hargreaves.
18:36 Chris Robertson fouled by Barry Conlon, the ref awards a free kick. Michael Poke takes the free kick.
16:20 Barry Conlon produces a left-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
14:23 Foul by Robert Page on Chris Zebroski, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jake Thomson.
13:30 A cross is delivered by Nicky Wroe, Header from inside the area by Scott Rendell strikes the post.
11:01 The ball is crossed by Alan Goodall, Michael Poke makes a comfortable save.
8:06 Ian Morris sends in a cross, blocked by Lee Mansell.
6:19 Unfair challenge on Dominic Green by Adam Smith results in a free kick. Dan Gray restarts play with the free kick. Ian Morris
produces a drilled left-footed shot from 25 yards. Michael Poke makes a save.
5:54 The ball is crossed by Ian Morris, Chris Robertson manages to make a clearance.
3:41 Centre by Dan Gray.
3:29 The ball is sent over by Barry Conlon.
1:06 The referee blows for offside against Dominic Green. Indirect free kick taken by Michael Poke.
0:00 The game begins.
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Source: BBC Sport
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