League Two
October 6, 2012
Aldershot Town
0 - 1
Chesterfield
League Two
14:00 +00:00, October 6, 2012
The EBB Stadium at the Recreation Ground
Referee: Steve Martin
Atkinson cures Spireites' travel sickness
Scoring Summary
| Aldershot Town | Chesterfield |
|---|---|
| Chris Atkinson (76') |
Teams
| Aldershot Town | Chesterfield |
|---|---|
| 21 Jamie Young | 13 Richard O'Donnell |
| 15 Guy Branston | 4 Terrell Forbes |
| 3 Anthony Tonkin | 5 Neal Trotman |
| 2 Ben Herd | 16 Liam Ridehalgh |
| 7 Alex Rodman | 12 Tendayi Darwikwa |
| 6 Oliver Lancashire | 7 Mark Allott |
| 4 Aaron Morris | 8 Sam Togwell |
| 5 Troy Brown | 25 Drew Talbot |
| 26 Scott Donnelly | 17 Chris Atkinson |
| 20 Craig Reid | 11 Craig Westcarr |
| 10 Daniel Hylton | 29 Micah Evans |
| Substitutes | |
| 29 Glenn Morris | Ben Wilson 27 |
| 23 Sonny Bradley | Craig Clay 15 |
| 24 Myles Anderson | Jack Broadhead 30 |
| 8 Josh Payne | Jack Lester 14 |
| 28 Kieron Cadogan | Scott Boden 18 |
| 17 Adam Mekki | Jacob Hazell 19 |
| 9 Michael Rankine | |
| Substitutions | |
| Adam Mekki for Scott Donnelly (63) | Craig Clay for Mark Allott (22) |
| Josh Payne for Alex Rodman (73) | Jack Lester for Micah Evans (90) |
| Michael Rankine for Aaron Morris (84) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Daniel Hylton (30) | Craig Clay (50) |
| Josh Payne (83) | |
| · Squads: Aldershot Town | Chesterfield | |
On-loan midfielder Chris Atkinson scored the only goal of the game as Chesterfield won on the road for the first time this season at struggling Aldershot.
The 20-year-old, on loan from npower Championship outfit Huddersfield, pounced on a loose ball in the 76th minute to condemn the Shots to a fourth straight defeat and leave the Hampshire club second from bottom of the table.
Earlier in the second half, Atkinson fired just wide while at the other end Shots striker Danny Hylton could not convert his chances.
Stand-in Chesterfield skipper Sam Togwell cleared a Troy Brown header off the line after three minutes before Hylton registered his first shot on target moments later.
Brown then almost headed Tendayi Darikwa's cross into his own net while at the other end Spireites goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell had to be alert to save a Alex Rodman header.
Togwell had a shot saved early in the second half and Atkinson hit a sweet volley from 25-yards wide of the left-hand upright.
He made no mistake with 14 minutes remaining though, while Hylton could have grabbed an equaliser for the Shots at the death but his header drifted wide.