Ollie Banks fires late winner for NL Champions Chesterfield against Maidenhead

Apr 20, 2024 1 min read
Ollie Banks fired Chesterfield’s winner in a 3-2 victory over Maidenhead (Isaac Parkin/PA).
Ollie Banks fired Chesterfield’s winner in a 3-2 victory over Maidenhead (Isaac Parkin/PA).

Ollie Banks scored a late winner as champions Chesterfield ended their time in the National League with a 3-2 victory over Maidenhead in front of a sell-out crowd of 10,108 at the SMH Group Stadium.

The Spireites, having lost four consecutive games since sealing promotion back to the English Football League last month, were 2-0 ahead after half an hour.

Joe Quigley’s fine work helped Liam Mandeville poke in from close range in the 28th minute before the forward got on the scoresheet himself shortly after, firing home after a goal-mouth scramble.

However, Maidenhead came out firing after the interval and were level courtesy of two goals in three minutes, with Tristan Abrahams slotting into an empty net after Harry Tyrer parried Reece Smith’s shot and then Kevin Lokko heading in.

But after Tom Naylor had a goal disallowed and Armando Dobra hit the post, Chesterfield finally found a winner at the death when Banks hammered in.

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