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Chesterfield righted a few wrongs against Cheltenham – assistant boss Danny Webb

Chesterfield righted a few wrongs against Cheltenham – assistant boss Danny Webb

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Second-half goals from Lewis Gordon and Dylan Duffy made it two wins from two for the Spireites so far in League Two this season.
And Webb was delighted to defeat a team who took four points off Chesterfield in 2024-25.
'It was a really good away performance against a team that we were poor against last year,' he said.
'We had a few wrongs to right and I thought we did that with the way we set up for the win, learning lessons from last year.'
Forward Lee Bonis was praised for his workrate and setting the tone for an impressive afternoon's work.
'We played in their half a lot, while not being just a team that were smashing it,' Webb added.
'We were putting it in areas and when you have Lee Bonis running the channels, making some bad balls look good, it put Cheltenham under pressure.
'He carries the baton and continues that good work even when the game is pretty comfortable at 2-0.
'Cheltenham are honest and they throw it at you, so they kept going right to the end, but our boys stood up to the test valiantly.
'Lewis was excellent and Dylan made a great run for the goal, as well as scoring the free-kick, so the lads have done themselves proud and given themselves a confidence boost for Tuesday (a Carabao Cup first-round tie with Mansfield).'
After a goalless first half in which the visitors looked the more likely to score, Chesterfield broke the deadlock two minutes after the restart.
A low ball in from the right by Duffy was flicked against the far post by Bonis and left-back Gordon was on hand to tap in the rebound, his first professional goal.
Paul Cook's side continued to assert control in the second half and doubled their lead in the 68th minute when Duffy stepped up to curl a perfectly placed free-kick into the bottom left corner.
Cheltenham boss Michael Flynn had no complaints after the final whistle.
'They're a very, very good team,' he said. 'In the first half, we were fairly solid, but where they raised their levels in the second, we dropped. There was only really going to be one winner.
'You have to give them credit because they don't panic, they're good in possession and their clearances give their strikers something to chase. Ours were just hopeful swipes.
'We knew it was going to be a tough start, but we have to stick together and come through it stronger.'
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