Match ends, Chesterfield 1, Morecambe 0.
Chesterfield 1-0 Morecambe
- From the section League Two
Jay O'Shea scored the only goal as League Two promotion-chasers Chesterfield beat Morecambe.
The Irish winger went close to creating an opener for Eoin Doyle, who fired wide before later crossing for O'Shea to nod home.
Morecambe's Ryan Williams tested keeper Tommy Lee with two free-kicks.
Shrimps keeper Barry Roche saved well from Doyle before also denying Jimmy Ryan, while Sam Morsy bent one effort wide and hit the crossbar with another.
Chesterfield's first win in three matches sees them stay in the automatic promotion places, six points above Fleetwood in fourth place, while 15th placed Morecambe have now gone four games without a win.
Morecambe manager Jim Bentley told BBC Radio Lancashire:
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"We said before the game that it was going to be tough. I thought they would win the league, and whether they do or they don't, I still think they'll win automatic promotion.
"We were beaten by the better side, but we weren't steamrolled.
"We gave it our all and we've got to do that between now and the end of the season."
Line-ups
Chesterfield
- 1Lee
- 7Darikwa
- 15Humphreys
- 12RyanBooked at 88mins
- 23Evatt
- 6Cooper
- 10O'SheaSubstituted forBanksat 71'minutes
- 5Morsy
- 17DoyleSubstituted forRichardsat 63'minutes
- 30BennettSubstituted forRobertsat 63'minutes
- 29Kearns
Substitutes
- 2Banks
- 4Hird
- 9Richards
- 11Roberts
- 21Gnanduillet
- 25Talbot
- 35Dunbavin
Morecambe
- 1Roche
- 8Wright
- 3Threlfall
- 6Diagne
- 5Hughes
- 34EdwardsBooked at 85mins
- 14MarshallSubstituted forRedshawat 56'minutes
- 4KenyonBooked at 90mins
- 27AmondSubstituted forSampsonat 69'minutes
- 10Williams
- 11EllisonBooked at 80mins
Substitutes
- 7Redshaw
- 9Sampson
- 15McCready
- 20Mwasile
- 23Doyle
- 25Arestidou
- 35Dunleavy
- Referee:
- Michael Naylor
- Attendance:
- 4,891
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterfieldAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away10
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 1, Morecambe 0.
Booking
Alex Kenyon (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
Daniel Kearns (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Kenyon (Morecambe).
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Andrew Wright.
Booking
Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Jimmy Ryan (Chesterfield).
Jack Sampson (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Kevin Ellison.
Booking
Ryan Edwards (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Edwards (Morecambe).
Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Kenyon (Morecambe).
Booking
Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card.
Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kevin Ellison (Morecambe).
Sam Morsy (Chesterfield) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Attempt blocked. Oliver Banks (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Sam Morsy (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kevin Ellison (Morecambe).
Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Oliver Banks replaces Jay O'Shea.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Jack Sampson replaces Padraig Amond.
Foul by Marc Richards (Chesterfield).
Mark Hughes (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Mark Hughes (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Marc Richards (Chesterfield).
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Barry Roche.
Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Edwards (Morecambe).
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Marc Richards replaces Eoin Doyle.
Substitution
Substitution, Chesterfield. Gary Roberts replaces Mason Bennett.
Attempt missed. Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt saved. Eoin Doyle (Chesterfield) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Jack Redshaw replaces Marcus Marshall.
Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Kevin Ellison.
Attempt blocked. Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.