Match ends, Chesterfield 1, Exeter City 1.
Eoin Doyle's second-half penalty earned promotion-chasing Chesterfield a draw and denied Exeter a precious win in their battle to avoid relegation.
The visitors went in front with a deflected free-kick from Matt Grimes.
Sam Morsy was sent off for a lunging tackle on Grimes but Doyle levelled for the 10 men after he had been tripped.
Chesterfield are second, three points inside the top three, while Exeter lie two points above the relegation zone with three games left to play.
Line-ups
Chesterfield
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Lee
- 4Hird
- 7Darikwa
- 26GardnerSubstituted forGnanduilletat 50'minutes
- 25EvattBooked at 59mins
- 6Cooper
- 5MorsyBooked at 75mins
- 17Doyle
- 9RichardsSubstituted forKearnsat 71'minutes
- 11Roberts
- 3SmithSubstituted forHumphreysat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Togwell
- 10O'Shea
- 15Humphreys
- 21Gnanduillet
- 29Kearns
- 35Dunbavin
- 44Beesley
Exeter
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Pym
- 2Butterfield
- 3Woodman
- 8Oakley
- 4Bennett
- 6Coles
- 7SercombeBooked at 79mins
- 15Moore-Taylor
- 14Richards
- 19O'FlynnSubstituted forNicholsat 68'minutes
- 29Grimes
Substitutes
- 1Krysiak
- 5Baldwin
- 11Davies
- 20Nichols
- 22Keohane
- 32Wheeler
- 35Gill
- Referee:
- Robert Lewis
- Attendance:
- 7,331
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home55%
- Away45%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away6
- Corners
- Home9
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 1, Exeter City 1.
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Attempt saved. Matt Oakley (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
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Attempt missed. Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt missed. Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
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Eoin Doyle (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Daniel Coles (Exeter City).
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Sam Hird (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Eliot Richards (Exeter City).
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Thomas Lee.
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Attempt saved. Scott Bennett (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ritchie Humphreys.
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Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Matt Oakley.
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Attempt missed. Eliot Richards (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Ian Evatt (Chesterfield).
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Eliot Richards (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tendayi Darikwa (Chesterfield).
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Craig Woodman (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Gary Roberts (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.