Both Steve Leslie and Tom Bradshaw went close before Craig Disley went one-on-one with Spireites keeper Tommy Lee but his effort edged inches wide.
Chesterfield came alive when substitute Jack Lester was brought on and they nearly stole a late winner but Deane Smalley missed from six yards out.
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Saturday, 22 January 2011
Npower League Two
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Shrewsbury
0-0
Chesterfield
FT
(HT 0-0)
Shrewsbury
25 Smith
03 Sadler
05 Sharps
06 Cansdell-Sherriff
18 Grandison
07 Wright
08 McIntyre yellow card
11 Leslie
20 Disley (McAllister 90)
14 Collins
34 Bradshaw (Harrold 89)
Substitutes
01 Neal,
15 Holden,
19 Goldson,
04 McAllister,
16 Ainsworth,
09 Harrold,
10 Robinson
Chesterfield
01 Lee
03 Robertson
06 Ford
16 Breckin
31 Vidal yellow card
07 Allott
10 Whitaker
11 Mattis
09 Davies (Lester 67)
22 Smalley (Bowery 90+3)
25 Talbot
Substitutes
26 Redmond,
04 Lowry,
12 Griffiths,
08 Niven,
18 Morris,
14 Lester,
21 Bowery
Ref: MathiesonAtt: 6,483
SHREWSBURY CHESTERFIELD
Possession
Shrewsbury 45%
Chesterfield 55%
Attempts on target
Shrewsbury 9
Chesterfield 2
Attempts off target
Shrewsbury 7
Chesterfield 6
Corners
Shrewsbury 5
Chesterfield 4
Fouls
Shrewsbury 10
Chesterfield 9
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:15 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
90:00+0:27 Mark Wright takes a shot. Drew Talbot gets a block in.
89:43 Javan Vidal gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Collins. Free kick taken by Kevin McIntyre.
89:43 Substitution Sean McAllister on for Craig Disley.
Correction - 89:43 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Collins by Javan Vidal. Free kick taken by Kevin McIntyre. Foul by Deane
Smalley on Mat Sadler, free kick awarded. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff restarts play with the free kick.
Correction - 89:43 Substitution Craig Disley goes off and Sean McAllister comes on.
88:53 The ball is sent over by Drew Talbot, Benjamin Smith makes a save.
88:08 Substitution (Shrewsbury) makes a substitution, with Matt Harrold coming on for Tom Bradshaw.
87:49 Steven Leslie has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.
87:44 Mark Wright crosses the ball.
Correction - 86:25 Substitution (Chesterfield) makes a substitution, with Jordan Bowery coming on for Deane Smalley.
Correction - 86:25 Matt Harrold gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Simon Ford. Direct free kick taken by Javan Vidal.
86:25 Tommy Lee restarts play with the free kick.
86:25 Substitution Jordan Bowery is brought on as a substitute for Deane Smalley.
86:25 Drew Talbot fouled by Mat Sadler, the ref awards a free kick. Javan Vidal takes the free kick.
85:42 Deane Smalley produces a right-footed shot from close in that goes over the bar.
85:35 Jack Lester crosses the ball.
84:27 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Dwayne Mattis, clearance by Ian Sharps.
84:06 Danny Whitaker takes a shot. Shane Cansdell-Sherriff gets a block in.
82:02 Mat Sadler concedes a free kick for a foul on Drew Talbot. Direct free kick taken by Javan Vidal.
80:52 Jermaine Grandison sends in a cross, Simon Ford makes a clearance.
77:17 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on James Collins by Ian Breckin. Steven Leslie shoots direct from the free kick.
75:02 Shot on goal by Simon Ford from just inside the area goes over the target.
74:29 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker, Mat Sadler makes a clearance.
74:21 Drew Talbot crosses the ball, blocked by Mat Sadler.
73:28 Craig Disley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dwayne Mattis. Danny Whitaker takes the direct free kick.
72:30 Dwayne Mattis challenges Mat Sadler unfairly and gives away a free kick. Benjamin Smith takes the direct free kick.
70:38 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Wright by Drew Talbot. Benjamin Smith takes the direct free kick.
69:48 Kevin McIntyre gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Javan Vidal. Javan Vidal restarts play with the free kick.
69:48 Booking Booking for Kevin McIntyre for unsporting behaviour.
67:20 Effort from the edge of the area by Tom Bradshaw goes wide of the right-hand upright.
66:29 Substitution Jack Lester joins the action as a substitute, replacing Craig Davies.
65:55 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mat Sadler by Deane Smalley. Free kick taken by Mat Sadler.
65:02 Mark Allott concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Disley. Direct free kick taken by Ian Sharps.
63:35 Gregor Robertson has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.
61:26 Drew Talbot fouled by Mark Wright, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Javan Vidal.
59:39 Drew Talbot has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the goal.
57:39 A cross is delivered by Deane Smalley, clearance by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff.
56:08 James Collins takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
55:27 Inswinging corner taken by Steven Leslie from the right by-line, save by Tommy Lee.
55:14 The ball is swung over by Jermaine Grandison, blocked by Gregor Robertson.
54:53 Ian Sharps takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
54:36 Corner taken right-footed by Mark Wright.
54:14 James Collins takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
51:19 A cross is delivered by Mat Sadler. Tom Bradshaw takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a save.
49:05 Mark Wright produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
48:57 Steven Leslie crosses the ball, Ian Breckin manages to make a clearance.
45:35 Foul by Ian Sharps on Craig Davies, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Danny Whitaker.
45:01 The match restarts for the second half.
Half Time
45:00+1:41 The ref blows to signal half-time.
45:00+0:50 Corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Craig Disley.
43:14 Craig Disley takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a save.
41:37 The ball is delivered by Jermaine Grandison, Tommy Lee makes a save.
38:56 Outswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff.
36:57 Mark Wright takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a save.
36:23 Tom Bradshaw takes a shot. Save made by Tommy Lee.
33:06 Shot from outside the area by Steven Leslie misses to the left of the target.
31:33 Booking The referee shows Javan Vidal a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
31:06 Mark Wright delivers the ball, Header from close in by Steven Leslie misses to the right of the target.
29:05 Free kick awarded for a foul by Dwayne Mattis on Kevin McIntyre. Ian Sharps takes the direct free kick.
26:40 The ball is crossed by Drew Talbot, Ian Sharps makes a clearance.
23:47 Inswinging corner taken by Mark Wright, James Collins produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which
goes wide of the right-hand post.
23:35 The ball is swung over by Mark Wright, blocked by Javan Vidal.
22:31 Steven Leslie takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Deane Smalley.
22:22 Jermaine Grandison produces a cross, Gregor Robertson gets a block in.
20:22 Steven Leslie challenges Simon Ford unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Allott restarts play with the free kick.
19:04 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Steven Leslie, Unfair challenge on Tommy Lee by Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
results in a free kick. Tommy Lee takes the direct free kick.
18:54 Jermaine Grandison produces a cross.
18:45 Jermaine Grandison sends in a cross.
18:33 Mat Sadler delivers the ball, Gregor Robertson manages to make a clearance.
16:56 The ball is swung over by Gregor Robertson, Header from close in by Deane Smalley misses to the right of the target.
15:58 Craig Davies crosses the ball, blocked by Ian Sharps.
13:55 Steven Leslie takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a save.
13:46 Centre by Jermaine Grandison, Simon Ford manages to make a clearance.
12:00 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mat Sadler by Danny Whitaker. Benjamin Smith takes the direct free kick.
8:48 Danny Whitaker has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide left of the goal.
6:55 The ball is swung over by James Collins, Tommy Lee makes a save.
5:55 The assistant referee flags for offside against Deane Smalley. Free kick taken by Benjamin Smith.
2:52 Mat Sadler gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Deane Smalley. Gregor Robertson has a direct shot on goal from
the free kick, Benjamin Smith makes a save.
0:00 The match has kicked off.
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