Maidstone United 1 Chesterfield 2 match report: Former Gillingham midfielder Darren Oldaker scores last-gasp winner for Spireites

Former Gillingham midfielder Darren Oldaker scored a last-gasp winner as Maidstone lost to National League leaders Chesterfield.

United looked set to take a deserved point after substitute James Alabi's 88th-minute header cancelled out Kabongo Tshimanga's opener.

But Oldaker, who'd set up Tshimanga's 82nd-minute strike, had the final say at the end of four minutes' added time.

Crowd favourite Tom Hadler made his first appearance this season in goal as one of three changes from the 3-0 defeat at Bromley.

Joe Ellul was back from injury in defence, enjoying a ding-dong battle with ex-Stones striker Joe Quigley, and there was a start in midfield for Dominic Odusanya.

Stones boss Hakan Hayrettin questioned his side’s work rate last week but could have no such complaints here as his side got about the league leaders.

Chesterfield showed their quality in possession at times, and carved out two or three good first half-chances, but Maidstone looked really bright, getting after the visitors and looking threatening in attack themselves.

The Stones worked keeper Lucas Covolan several times in a goalless first half, including a terrific low save after Sam Corne met Jack Barham’s cross with a diving header.

Barham, benefiting from Christie Pattisson’s support up front, was denied by Covolan after when found in space by Dominic Odusanya’s pass down the right.

Covolan made a further save from Barham after the Stones striker latched on to Hadler’s big clearance and took on a first-time shot and got down well after Roarie Deacon won the ball and teed up Pattisson.

At the other end, the Quigley-Ellul battle, a good old-fashioned scrap between two big lumps, made for fascinating viewing.

Quigley got the better of him a couple of times,