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Grimsby 1 v Chesterfield 2

Grimsby 1 v Chesterfield 2

Steve Lord31 Mar - 08:30
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Last day of season for 2s

Saturday 23rd March 2024

Grimsby 1 v Chesterfield 2
Final Score: 4-0 (3-0)

Player of the match - Ieuan Hooper

The 2s set off early from Chesterfield to make the long trip to Grimsby and play out their final game of the season.

The preparations through the week weren't ideal as a number of players were unavailable and the prospect of a long away trip for a dead rubber was inevitably unappealling. And so it was that Chesterfield travelled with a full team sheet, but no subs, to face Grimsby, a team already relegated from the league.

However Grimsby didn't receive the memo about it being a "dead rubber", and turned up mob handed, with a full team plus a full bench of subs - perhaps ready to correct the scoreline from the previous fixture against Chesterfield. The signs were there for Chesterfield as the warm up was anything but warm. It then proceeded to rain, and then hail, before a cold wind blew in from the North Sea leaving the Chesterfield players regretting all their life decisions at that point. Before the game started the rain clouds passed and glimmers of sun appeared and the umpires signalled the start of the game.

The first half was a tale of taking your o