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FA YOUTH CUP RD2: FLEETWOOD U18 1-0 STAGS U18 aet
16th November 2021 19:35


FA Youth Cup Rd 2.
Fleetwood 1-0 Mansfield, aet
Johnson 113 minutes
12 Nov 2021

Stags (4-4-2, diamond in midfield):
Mason;
Anderson, Hill-Smith, Collins, Wauchope;
Carter,
Flanaghan, Bouch,
Kruszynski;
Deakin, Edwards.
Subs:
Hurdis (for Flanagan, 78)
Abdullah (for Edwards, 86)
Kokkinos (for Kruszynski, 118).
Subs not used: Turner (GK), Hamilton, Whelan, Whyle.

By Martin Shaw, from the live video stream

Mansfield bowed out of the FA Youth Cup at a windy Fleetwood thanks to a deflected shot from the edge of the area in the 2nd half of extra time from Will Johnson. It was gutting for the Stags who I thought overall were marginally the better side.

It was an even first half. But the Stags were unlucky on 37 minutes when a shot from Diego Edwards smacked against the crossbar after a great run from Taylor Anderson down the right.

HT Fleetwood 0-0 Mansfield

Mansfield were much the better side in the 2nd half. A great shot from Jonty Bouch was well saved (61 minutes), Kruszynski fired over the bar from 16 yards (88 minutes), Bouch volleyed just wide (90+1 minutes), and Jack Deakin fired over the bar (90+2 minutes).

But Fleetwood were unlucky with just about their only chance of the 2nd half when they had a goal disallowed (82 minutes) as Clarke knocked into the net from a free kick, and rewinding the video, it was clearly onside.

FT Fleetwood 0-0 Mansfield

Into extra time.

Taylor Anderson flashed a shot just wide with a great shot from the right (104 minutes). That was just about the only chance for either side in the 1st half of extra time.

Into the 2nd half and Fleetwood won it with a fortunate goal after 113 minutes. Fleetwood were awarded a free kick which was clearly not a foul 35 yards from goal. The free kick was cleared for a corner. From the corner, the ball was headed out to Will Johnson on the edge of the area and his shot deflected wickedly past Owen Mason in the Stags goal.

The Stags couldn’t find an equaliser, and were out.

Hard luck to the lads who put in a great shift in very windy and wet conditions. Plenty of impressive performances in the Stags side, but right back Taylor Anderson, who just 4 days ago signed a pro deal at the club, really caught the eye.

FT Fleetwood 1-0 Mansfield, aet

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Report: Under-18s beat Mansfield in extra-time to progress in FA Youth Cup

https://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/news/2021/november/report-mansfield-u18-h/

Fleetwood Town’s Under-18s earned their spot in the Third Round of the FA Youth Cup after beating Mansfield Town 1-0 at Highbury on Friday evening.

After getting two goals called offside from Harry Clarke and Zane Marsh, captain Will Johnson stepped up to the plate as he smashed a strike home from 18-yards to secure the win for the young Cods.

The away side had the first chance of the game as Jack Deakin was played through the Town backline, and even though he seemed to be in an offside position, play continued as he fires his effort over the crossbar.

They were on the attack again a few minutes later as Diego Edwards moved from left to right and played a low cross into a packed box, aiming for Deakin, but it went all the way through and out for a throw-in.

Ten minutes later, Dominic Richmond went on the attack for Fleetwood as he stormed down the right-wing, taking on his man in the process before playing a brilliant cross into a dangerous area for Donte Thompson-Prempeh to attack, but the goalkeeper managed to get there first.

Mansfield had another effort soon after as their left-back Darien Wauchope brought the ball down on the wing and aimed a cross towards Edwards inside the six-yard box, with his eventual header going over Connor Eastham’s bar.

23 minutes in, Town came close to breaking the deadlock as Thompson-Prempeh did well to control the ball on the wing, play a low-driven cross into the box, but Kyle King couldn’t quite get the ball out of his feet as he looked to shoot at goal from close range.

Most of the play for the rest of the half was in the middle of the pitch until Taylor Anderson went on a winding run to the edge of the Fleetwood area, then managed to play the ball to Edwards in space whose strike hit the crossbar. The rebound then came out to Finn Flanagan but his shot went wide of the far post.

Richmond had a good chance just before the break as he latched onto the end of King’s deep cross to the edge of the box, volleying his effort towards goal, with a defender jumping in the way and deflecting his shot just wide.

Eastham was forced into making a brilliant diving save just after the hour mark as Mansfield’s right-winger played a cross all the way to Jonty Bouch, who struck a volley towards goal, but Town’s goalkeeper was a match, pushing it wide.

With 15 minutes to go, Mansfield had a chance from a set-piece as Bouch got on the end of Anderson’s looping free-kick from deep, but his header lacked power and was easily saved by Eastham.

With not long left to go, Fleetwood had the ball in the back of the net after a clever free-kick was played in behind by King, but the linesman deemed substitute, Harry Clarke, to be offside as he struck the ball into the goal.

With seconds to go, Bouch connected with Lewis Hill-Smith’s lobbed pass from the edge of the box, with his volley going just wide of the near post, fooling everyone in the ground.

Fleetwood felt as if they should have had a penalty ten minutes into extra time as Smith tried to latch onto a forward pass just inside the box, where the Mansfield goalkeeper seemed to bring him down but the referee waved play on.

They had it in the net for the second time in the game 104 minutes into the game as King fired a low-ball through the defensive line to substitute Zane Marsh, who fired a ferocious strike past Mason but was flagged offside.

The deadlock was broken with not long left to go and it was captain Johnson after a bit of pinball inside the opposition's box. A free-kick was played into the area with Harry Wilson getting a shot, but it was deflected to Johnson who rifled it home.

Town XI: Eastham (GK), Jones, Leggett, Morrison, Johnson (C), Hand, King, Kearns (Wilson 45+5’), Thompson-Prempeh (Smith 69’), Hunter (Marsh 101'), Richmond (Clarke 57’).

Unused subs: Cragg (GK), Butterworth, Lord.

Mansfield XI: Mason (GK), Anderson, Wauchope, Collins, Hill-Smith, Carter, Bouch, Flanagan (Hurdis 78'), Deakin (C), Kruszynski (Kokkinos 118'), Edwards (Abdullah 86’).

Unused subs: Turner (GK), Hamilton, Whelan, Whyle.

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