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STAGS BEATEN BY GRIMSBY AND FAIL TO SCORE AGAIN
29th September 2016 22:00


English Football League - Sky Bet League Two
Mansfield Town 0 - 1 Grimsby Town
Bogle pen 17
Attendance: 4401 (1535 from Grimsby)

Date: 24 September 2016

Martin Shaw at the One Call Stadium, Field Mill

Mansfield Town went down to a 1-0 home defeat for the second home game running, this time to newly-promoted Grimsby Town. The Stags created 9 presentable chances in the first half: Danny Rose, Benning, Green, Mitch Rose, Danny Rose again, then Green twice in a minute cutting in from the left, then Iacovitti and finally Pearce. None of the chances taken, and it was clear that it would probably be costly. In the middle of that and very much against the run of play, Grimsby were ahead on 17 minutes. Bogle played a one-two with Kayden Jackson and broke into the area. As Bogle and Shearer both went for the ball, Bogle was quicker to it than Shearer, nicked it away, going away from goal, and tumbled over Shearer. They are given as penalties every time, and it was here. Clever play from Bogle. A couple of people said to me Bogle was offside as Jackson played the ball to him but he wasn’t. Shearer has to take a large part of the blame as he got his timing wrong on this occasion. Bogle himself converted the resulting penalty. A good performance from Mansfield in the first half with plenty of chances, and despite being a goal down, good applause from the home crowd at the break. The Stags were camped in Grimsby’s half for long spells of the second half, but failed to create so many clearcut chances, with Grimsby often having 9 men behind the ball and crowding the Stags out. Such frustration for Mansfield at the final whistle. Overall, the Stags had 10 corners to Grimsby’s 3, and a host of other free-kicks into the box. But Mansfield are desperately lacking confidence in the final third, too often hesitating and wanting to take an extra touch. The Stags drop into the bottom half of the table, three points outside the play-offs. On to Accrington on Tuesday. The Stags desperately need to find the back of the net, having now failed to score in four league games, plus an EFL Trophy game. The last time the Stags failed to score in 5 league and cup games was 11 months ago.

FULL REPORT IN THE MATCH CENTRE

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MATCH REPORT: Mansfield Town 0 Grimsby Town 1
by JOHN LOMAS, chad.co.uk, Saturday 24 September 2016

Mansfield Town’s poor home form and goal drought continued today as they were beaten 1-0 in the early kick-off by Grimsby Town as the One Call Stadium.

Stags have only won once at home all season and have now gone 451 minutes of football without finding the net.

It started well enough today as they took the game to the Mariners and Danny Rose twice went close.

But when Scott Shearer conceded a 17th minute penalty kick, tucked away well by Omar Bogle, the visitors grew in confidence and defended superbly to frustrate Adam Murray’s men.

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Mansfield made two changes with a full debut for new signing Oscar Gobern in the centre of midfield.

Gobern signed last week and was a second half substitute in the 0-0 draw at Hartlepool United.

Also coming into the side for the early kick-off was fellow midfielder Kevan Hurst.

The changes saw Jamie McGuire and CJ Hamilton drop to the bench.

Defender Krystian Pearce shook off an ankle injury to keep his place in the side and midfield ace Chris Clements was named on the bench after recovering from injury.

The game kicked off in a tremendous atmosphere with over 1,500 Grimsby fans in full cry, filling the whole North Stand.

Stags began on the front foot and tested keeper McKeown after six minutes as Collins slid the ball to Danny Rose to his left and he cut inside on his right foot to curl a shot on target that the keeper punched away.

Stags kept the attack alive and Benning fired just wide from 18 yards.

Mansfield continued to pour forward with a couple of shots blocked and won their first corner, which was cleared.

On 10 minutes Davies launched a free kick to the Stags’ far post where Pearson stretched to head off target.

On 15 minutes Hurst swapped passes out on the right and sent in a superb low ball which Davies managed to slide in and hook away for a corner before Danny Rose could capitalise at the far post.

From the corner Davies then kicked away Danny Rose’s header off the line.

However, the visitors grabbed a 17th minute lead against the run of play.

Bogle ran onto a through ball and just beat Shearer to the ball, the keeper making contact and conceding the penalty, Bogle confidently sending Shearer the wrong way from the spot.

The Stags keeper was also booked for the foul.

Green almost put Mansfield level almost immediately as he cut in from the left and forced McKeown to save at his near post.

Soon after, Mitch Rose turned superbly to send Green away down the left and this time he curled a finish wide of the far post.

Grimsby were now starting to boss the game and looked confident in possession.

Stags’ raids were fewer and Danny Rose was well wide from distance as the home side laboured for a way to end their goal drought.

Mansfield began the second half well, winning their seventh corner and, soon after, Green nodded wide from a Benning cross.

Grimsby won their first corner of the game on 50 minutes which Danny Rose cleared with a brave diving header.

But the home side failed to get going and on 58 minutes Hamilton replaced Gobern to inject more pace into the attack.

Then on 61 minutes Hoban took over from Danny Rose up front.

Stags won their second corner of the half which saw Pearce rise to meet Hurst’s ball in only to nod it wide.

Mansfield made their final change on 65 minutes as they withdrew defender Iacovitti and brought on Clements.

Chambers was booked for tripping Benning on 72 minutes as the visitors comfortably kept the home side at bay.

A minute later Hurst bent in a fine cross from the right which Mitch Rose headed straight at the keeper.

Stags were almost caught on a breakaway, but Collins slid in well to block Tuton’s low shot for a Vose corner from which Pearson headed just wide of the far post.

But Grimsby held firm in four added minutes to secure a second away win on the bounce.

STAGS: Shearer, Bennett, Pearce, Iacovitti (Clements 65), Benning, M. Rose, Collins (C), Gobern (Hamilton 58), Hurst, D. Rose (Hoban 61), Green. Subs not used: Jensen, Clements, Hemmings, Darius Henderson, McGuire.

GRIMSBY: McKeown, Davies, Andrew, Pearson, Chambers, Bogle (Vernon 90+2), Vose, Jackson (Tuton 69), Summerfield, Collins, Comley. Subs not used: Dean Henderson, Disley, Berrett, Bolarinwa, Boyce.

REFEREE: Geoff Eltringham of County Durham.

ATTENDANCE: 4,401 (1,535 away).
CHAD STAGS MAN OF THE MATCH: Mitch Rose.

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REPORT: Mansfield Town 0-1 Grimsby Town
grimsby-townfc.co.uk, 24th September 2016

OMAR Bogle’s penalty gave Grimsby Town a second away win of the season and a first clean sheet on the road as they beat Mansfield Town at the One Call Stadium.

The Mariners, backed by more than 1,500 travelling fans in Nottinghamshire, were the better side for much of the contest and despite creating few clear-cut chances, deserved their win.

The only goal came on 17 minutes, when Bogle was brought down in the penalty area and got up to score from the spot.

The hosts did much of the attacking after that but rarely threatened the Grimsby goal as the visitors comfortably saw out the game to secure all three points.

Two changes were made to the Town side for this lunchtime kick-off after last week’s home defeat by Crewe Alexandra, with Danny Collins coming for his debut in place of Josh Gowling and Kayden Jackson replacing Shaun Tuton.

James McKeown started in goal, with Ben Davies, Shaun Pearson, Collins and Danny Andrew forming the defence.

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Ashley Chambers, Brandon Comley, Luke Summerfield and Dominic Vose were the midfielders, with Jackson selected to partner Bogle in attack.

Tuton dropped to the bench, where he was joined by Dean Henderson, Craig Disley, James Berrett, Tom Bolarinwa, Andrew Boyce and Scott Vernon.

Mansfield’s main threats were likely to come from striker Matt Green, while former Mariner Pat Hoban was named among the Stags’ substitutes.

The game kicked off in windy conditions and an early foul on Jackson just inside the Mansfield half gave Town a first opportunity to attack but the ball into the box from Davies failed to find a man in black and white.

The home side’s first attack saw Mitchell Rose push the ball through for Green but his shot was blocked by Davies.

Danny Rose then tried to curl a shot into the top corner from the edge of the box on six minutes but the ball was beaten away by McKeown, before left-back Mal Benning fired wide from 20 yards.

The home side had started strongly and Green was twice blocked before Vose made an interception after the game’s first corner was played low to the edge of the penalty area.

Town finally got the opportunity to get the ball into the danger zone at the other end when Bogle was fouled on the right. Davies played the free kick to Pearson at the far post but the centre-back’s header was off-target.

Another foul on Bogle on 14 minutes gave Davies a further opportunity to put the ball into the box from the right but this time, his delivery was cleared.

At the other end, a quick break released Danny Rose down the right but his low cross was cut out for a corner. From the flag, the ball was headed goalwards but cleared off the line.

On 17 minutes, the Mariners went on the attack and after Bogle was brought down inside the Mansfield penalty area, referee Geoff Eltringham pointed to the spot. After Krystian Pearce was booked for dissent, BOGLE dusted himself down and beat keeper Scott Shearer from 12 yards to open the scoring.

The hosts looked to hit back when Green broke down the left, although McKeown was equal to his low shot after he cut into the box, pushing it out for a corner, which was cleared.

Green had another chance on 21 minutes but again, he failed to make it count as his powerful drive from 18 yards flew wide.

A Mansfield free kick from the left two minutes later was sent into the box by Kevan Hurst but dealt with by the Town defence, with a home handball then allowing McKeown to get the ball away.

Jackson benefited from a ricochet to take the ball forward before cutting inside and looking for Bogle and after the ball broke for Summerfield, his 25-yard shot deflected wide off Bogle.

Town had looked impressive with the ball but were in danger of being caught out at the back as the home side looked to send Green clear behind the Mariners defence.

But the Grimsby defenders had dealt with everything that had been thrown at them so far, with a Hurst cross being headed away by Pearson as the latest Mansfield attack was repelled.

A foul on Vose at the other end gave Town a free kick in a central position, although after it was played to Jackson, the Barnsley loanee could not turn it into a goalscoring opportunity.

An attempted cross from the home right was cut out for a corner by Collins but again, the flag-kick was comfortably cleared.

Danny Rose hit a weak shot well wide of McKeown’s target four minutes before the break, before Benning had to beat Jackson to the ball after it had been hit forward out of defence by Collins.

Davies conceded a corner after a low cross from Gobern and Hurst’s delivery was headed behind for another one on the opposite side. This time, Pearce sent a header wide for a goal kick.

One added minute was played at the end of the half and with no further chances created by either side before the half-time whistle, Bogle’s penalty remained the difference between the two at the interval.

No changes were made before the restart and Mansfield won an early corner when McKeown carried the ball out after catching a cross from Hurst on the right.

The kick was cleared but another Mansfield attack was not long in coming and after a cross from Benning, Green headed wide at the far post.

Davies won Town’s first corner on 49 minutes but Vose’s delivery was headed clear.

Jackson won another corner four minutes later on the opposite flank and this time, Collins got to the ball first at the far post but it was cleared after he had headed it down.

CJ Hamilton replaced Gobern on 57 minutes as the hosts made the first substitution of the game.

Soon afterwards, Chambers looked to have his shirt pulled as he went through the middle but he stayed on his feet and took the ball on but could not apply the finish.

Bogle then created another chance when he played the ball through for Jackson but he too was unable to take advantage.

Hoban was sent on in place of Danny Rose for the hosts on the hour, with the Mariners looking the more likely to get the next goal.

Hurst won a corner for Mansfield soon afterwards, from which Pearce headed tamely wide.

The third and final home change came after that, with Chris Clements coming on for centre-back Alex Iacovitti.

Jackson was replaced by Tuton in Town’s first substitution as the clock ticked towards the 70-minute mark.

Chambers was booked for a foul on Benning but the resulting free kick came to nothing as Hurst’s ball was headed on by Pearce before being cleared.

Another Hurst cross was headed at McKeown by Mitchell Rose, before Davies had to clear for a throw-in after a flick-on by Hoban.

Tuton won a corner after breaking down the left and shooting from the edge of the box on 77 minutes, with Pearson heading just wide of the far post from the flag-kick.

A corner then came at the other end when Hurst’s cross was blocked by Chambers but after Hurst’s delivery was headed back across goal by Lee Collins, the whistle went for a high foot on Davies and a Town free kick was the result.

McKeown claimed a cross from Hamilton as the hosts kept attacking in search of an equaliser, although up to now, it had been a comfortable second half for the Grimsby goalkeeper and defence.

Pearson did well to head clear after Hurst had picked up a loose ball and crossed from the right with two minutes to go, before the ball was returned into the box and headed straight at McKeown.

Rose then saw a shot deflected away for a corner, which led to the ball bouncing around in the box until a handball decision in Grimsby’s favour relieved the pressure.

Bogle was withdrawn to a standing ovation from the 1,535 travelling Town fans and replaced by Vernon as the game moved into four minutes of added time.

A foul on Vose brought a free kick which led to Vernon holding the ball up near the corner flag until it was eventually won and cleared by the hosts.

Mansfield kept looking for a leveller but it was not to come and there were big celebrations in the away end at the final whistle, with Town collecting the three points.

The Mariners are next in action on Tuesday, when Newport County are the visitors to Blundell Park.

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