Chesterfield 5 - 0 Rotherham

Chesterfield   5 - 0   Rotherham

Chesterfield 5-0 Rotherham

Jack Lester hit a hat-trick as Chesterfield went 13 points clear at the top with a 5-0 win over Rotherham.

Dean Holden's diving header from Dean Morgan's cross was followed by Craig Davies converting a Drew Talbot cross.

Lester then earned a three-goal half-time lead as he fired into the top left-hand corner from inside the box.

The former Forest striker then struck with a low shot into the right-hand corner before completing his hat-trick from just inside the six-yard box.

Chesterfield dominated from the start but had to wait until the 21st minute to go ahead when, taking advantage of a scuffed clearance, Morgan's left-wing cross was met by Holden's head.

A wild Ryan Cresswell back pass saw the home side score their second 11 minutes from a short corner, Davies heading his 22nd goal of the season.

Lester went close moments later before adding the third in first-half stoppage time when he latched onto Danny Whitaker's pass and turned two defenders, before curling his shot past Andy Warrington.

Rotherham improved in the second half but Lester notched his second hat-trick of the season with two late goals in as many minutes, to spark angry scenes from visiting fans.

There were some ugly scenes in the away end as a section of Rotherham supporters turned over advertising hoardings and had to be restrained by police.

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Friday, 18 March 2011

Npower League Two

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Chesterfield	5-0	Rotherham	FT
(HT 3-0)
Holden 21 Davies 31 Lester 45+1 Lester 81 Lester 83

Chesterfield

• 01 Lee
• 03 Robertson
• 12 Griffiths
• 32 Holden
• 07 Allott (Mattis 86)
• 10 Whitaker
• 09 Davies (Bowery 81)
• 14 Lester (Djilali 86)
• 17 D Morgan
• 22 Smalley
• 25 Talbot

Substitutes

• 26 Redmond,
• 08 Niven,
• 11 Mattis,
• 18 Morris,
• 30 Djilali,
• 19 Boden,
• 21 Bowery

Rotherham

• 01 Warrington
• 05 Cresswell
• 17 Mullins
• 23 Kennedy (Tonge 46)
• 24 Coid
• 07 Law
• 08 Taylor
• 21 Marshall (Henderson 81)
• 10 Le Fondre
• 20 Taylor
• 22 Moore (Daley 63)

Substitutes

• 30 Annerson,
• 02 Tonge,
• 06 Fenton,
• 04 Harrison,
• 18 Bradley,
• 26 Daley,
• 27 Henderson

Ref: D'UrsoAtt: 10,089

CHESTERFIELD

ROTHERHAM

Possession

• Chesterfield 60%
• Rotherham 40%

Attempts on target

• Chesterfield 13
• Rotherham 6

Attempts off target

• Chesterfield 6
• Rotherham 5

Corners

• Chesterfield 9
• Rotherham 8

Fouls

• Chesterfield 8
• Rotherham 15

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+3:07 The referee ends the match.
• 90:00+1:07 The offside flag is raised against Dean Morgan. Free kick taken by Ryan Cresswell.
• 90:00+0:14 Adam Le Fondre takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a brilliant save.
• 88:00 Corner from the left by-line taken by Omar Daley, clearance made by Dean Holden.
• Correction - 85:07 Johnny Mullins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jordan Bowery. Centre by Jordan Bowery, Dean Holden takes a shot. Save by Andy Warrington. Dean Holden takes a shot. Save by Andy Warrington. Dwayne Mattis takes a shot. Save made by Andy Warrington.
• Correction - 85:07 Substitution Mark Allott goes off and Dwayne Mattis comes on.
• Correction - 85:07 Substitution Kieran Djilali replaces Jack Lester.
• 85:07 Johnny Mullins challenges Jordan Bowery unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jordan Bowery sends in a cross, Dean Holden takes a shot. Save made by Andy Warrington. Dean Holden takes a shot. Save made by Andy Warrington. Dwayne Mattis takes a shot. Andy Warrington makes a save.
• 85:07 Substitution Dwayne Mattis comes on in place of Mark Allott.
• 85:07 Substitution Kieran Djilali comes on in place of Jack Lester.
• 82:38 Corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line, the assist for the goal came from Danny Whitaker.
• 82:38 GOAL - Jack Lester:Chesterfield 5 - 0 Rotherham Goal scored by Jack Lester from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Chesterfield 5-0 Rotherham.
• 80:56 GOAL - Jack Lester:Chesterfield 4 - 0 Rotherham Jack Lester grabs a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Chesterfield 4-0 Rotherham.
• Correction - 79:35 Nicky Law takes a corner.
• 79:35 Substitution (Rotherham) makes a substitution, with Liam Henderson coming on for Marcus Marshall.
• 79:35 Substitution Craig Davies leaves the field to be replaced by Jordan Bowery.
• 79:35 Corner taken by Nicky Law.
• 79:16 Effort from 25 yards by Omar Daley. Blocked by Gregor Robertson.
• 78:45 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nicky Law.
• 78:05 Drilled right-footed shot by Omar Daley.
• 77:46 Shot by Craig Davies from 25 yards. Save made by Andy Warrington.
• 76:54 Free kick awarded for a foul by Dale Tonge on Deane Smalley. Free kick crossed by Danny Whitaker.
• 75:57 Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Dean Morgan goes wide of the right-hand upright.
• 74:30 Corner taken by Danny Whitaker.
• 73:46 Corner taken by Nicky Law, Jason Taylor takes a shot. Save made by Tommy Lee.
• 71:55 Craig Davies has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.
• 70:10 Dean Morgan fouled by Jason Taylor, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Gregor Robertson.
• 69:57 The official flags Jack Lester offside. Nicky Law takes the indirect free kick.
• 68:47 Mark Allott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Taylor. Nicky Law crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance by Mark Allott.
• 67:18 Omar Daley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Drew Talbot. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
• 66:07 Drew Talbot crosses the ball.
• 64:45 Shot by Nicky Law from just outside the area goes over the net.
• 64:02 A cross is delivered by Deane Smalley.
• 63:09 Ryan Taylor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Griffiths. Direct free kick taken by Gregor Robertson.
• 62:27 Substitution Omar Daley replaces Ian Thomas-Moore.
• 61:41 The ball is crossed by Danny Coid, clearance by Mark Allott.
• 60:13 Foul by Dale Tonge on Craig Davies, free kick awarded. Craig Davies takes the direct free kick.
• 59:33 Adam Le Fondre gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dean Holden. Tommy Lee takes the free kick.
• 56:47 Ryan Taylor produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.
• 56:07 The assistant referee flags for offside against Jack Lester. Indirect free kick taken by Ryan Cresswell.
• 51:22 Dean Morgan takes a shot from long distance which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
• 49:50 Unfair challenge on Danny Coid by Craig Davies results in a free kick. Andy Warrington takes the free kick.
• 49:13 Drew Talbot gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dale Tonge. Nicky Law crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Tommy Lee makes a save.
• 45:50 Inswinging corner taken by Nicky Law, Ryan Cresswell produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand post.
• 45:01 The second half kicks off.
• 45:01 Substitution Dale Tonge replaces Callum Kennedy.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:46 The first half comes to an end.
• 45:00+0:14 Mark Allott provided the assist for the goal.
• 45:00+0:14 GOAL - Jack Lester:Chesterfield 3 - 0 Rotherham Jack Lester finds the net with a goal from just inside the area to the top left corner of the goal. Chesterfield 3-0 Rotherham.
• 44:50 Adam Le Fondre produces a cross.
• 43:48 Shot by Jason Taylor. Save by Tommy Lee.
• 42:25 Nicky Law takes a shot. Blocked by Mark Allott.
• 40:21 Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Allott on Nicky Law. Free kick crossed right-footed by Nicky Law from left channel, free kick awarded for a foul by Johnny Mullins on Tommy Lee. Tommy Lee takes the free kick.
• 37:52 The ball is sent over by Callum Kennedy, Gregor Robertson manages to make a clearance.
• 37:12 Danny Coid takes a shot. Adam Le Fondre gets a block in.
• 36:47 Mark Allott concedes a free kick for a foul on Nicky Law. Direct free kick taken by Jason Taylor.
• 35:49 Jack Lester has a drilled shot. Andy Warrington makes a save. Jack Lester takes a shot. Ryan Cresswell gets a block in.
• 34:36 Unfair challenge on Mark Allott by Jason Taylor results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
• 32:40 Dean Morgan fouled by Danny Coid, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Dean Morgan, Callum Kennedy manages to make a clearance.
• Correction - 31:00 Corner taken by Danny Whitaker, assist on the goal came from Deane Smalley.
• 31:00 Corner from the right by-line taken by Danny Whitaker, Drew Talbot provided the assist for the goal.
• 31:00 GOAL - Craig Davies:Chesterfield 2 - 0 Rotherham Craig Davies gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the top left corner of the goal. Chesterfield 2-0 Rotherham.
• 30:10 Jack Lester gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Cresswell. Free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
• 25:41 Marcus Marshall crosses the ball, clearance by Dean Holden. Inswinging corner taken by Callum Kennedy, clearance made by Dean Holden.
• 25:03 The assistant referee flags for offside against Dean Morgan. Andy Warrington takes the free kick.
• 24:18 The ball is crossed by Dean Morgan, Danny Coid makes a clearance. Corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Callum Kennedy.
• 23:18 Corner taken right-footed by Dean Morgan from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Marcus Marshall.
• 22:20 Drew Talbot delivers the ball, clearance by Johnny Mullins.
• 20:55 Scott Griffiths provided the assist for the goal.
• 20:55 GOAL - Dean Holden:Chesterfield 1 - 0 Rotherham Dean Holden finds the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Chesterfield 1-0 Rotherham.
• 20:25 Short corner taken by Dean Morgan, Danny Whitaker delivers the ball, Ryan Cresswell makes a clearance.
• 18:43 Marcus Marshall has a drilled shot. Tommy Lee makes a save. Outswinging corner taken by Nicky Law from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Drew Talbot.
• 17:35 Dean Morgan takes a inswinging corner.
• 17:00 Unfair challenge on Deane Smalley by Nicky Law results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Drew Talbot.
• 16:24 Shot from long range by Deane Smalley goes wide of the left-hand post.
• 15:45 The ball is crossed by Deane Smalley.
• 15:22 Centre by Marcus Marshall, clearance made by Gregor Robertson.
• 14:30 Adam Le Fondre challenges Dean Holden unfairly and gives away a free kick. Dean Holden restarts play with the free kick.
• 13:18 Foul by Jason Taylor on Deane Smalley, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Drew Talbot.
• 10:10 Drew Talbot produces a cross, Danny Coid makes a clearance. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker, Danny Coid makes a clearance.
• 7:55 Drew Talbot produces a cross, Headed effort from inside the area by Craig Davies misses to the right of the target.
• 7:15 Callum Kennedy takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Deane Smalley.
• 6:34 Ryan Taylor fouled by Drew Talbot, the ref awards a free kick. Callum Kennedy delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, Tommy Lee makes a save.
• 5:54 Foul by Craig Davies on Johnny Mullins, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Johnny Mullins.
• 3:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ian Thomas-Moore on Deane Smalley. Danny Whitaker crosses the ball, Deane Smalley produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
• 2:45 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jack Lester by Ryan Cresswell. Dean Morgan shoots direct from the free kick, Andy Warrington makes a save.
• 0:49 Shot by Craig Davies. Danny Coid gets a block in. Danny Whitaker takes a short corner.
• 0:43 The ball is sent over by Deane Smalley.
• 0:00 The referee gets the game started.

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