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DANNY ROSE IS THE STAGS MATCHWINNER AT LINCOLN
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English Football League - Sky Bet League Two
Lincoln City 0 - 1 Mansfield Town Rose 61 Attendance: 9563 (1459 from Mansfield) Date: 16 September 2017 Martin Shaw at Sincil Bank A header from substitute Danny Rose from a wonderful run and cross by Hayden White proved to be the winner for Mansfield in today’s early kick off against Lincoln. There have been games this season where the Stags have not got what they deserved, I’m thinking of the draw with Luton where the Stags played well enough to have won comfortably but were pegged back by two late goals and still missed an injury time penalty, and the defeat at Accrington in the injury time when Mansfield deserved a draw. Today, the Stags didn’t do enough to deserve victory but achieved it with a moment of high quality for the goal, and a fine defensive display with David Mirfin excellent, along with Krystian Pearce alongside him, White particularly impressive at right back, and Paul Digby putting in a terrific defensive midfield showing just in front of the back four. And behind them, Conrad Logan made some more fine saves after his superb performance against Wycombe. This was Lincoln’s first home defeat in one day short of a year! Lincoln played some decent football up to the final third but lacked a cutting edge and when they did get efforts in, Stags defenders were there to block them (Mirfin getting in several blocks) or Logan saved. A tremendous following of 1459 Stags fans, and there would have been more with a bigger allocation, enjoyed the result and the hard work of the players, in an impressive crowd of 9563. The Stags are up to 5th. FULL REPORT IN THE MATCH CENTRE ------------------------------------- REPORT: Lincoln City 0-1 Mansfield Town chad.co.uk, by Agency, Saturday 16 September 2017 Super-sub Danny Rose handed Mansfield their first win on the road this season by scoring the only goal at Lincoln. The striker was on the pitch just three minutes before popping up with his third league goal of the season. Steve Evans’ men have struggled to put sides away so far this term, drawing four of their opening seven games before this win. But victory at Sincil Bank ended the Imps’ five-game unbeaten run in all competitions - and avenged the Stags’ 3-1 Football League Trophy defeat a few weeks ago. David Mirfin was like a brick wall at the heart of the Stags defence, constantly getting himself in the way of the hosts’ firing frontline. Billy Knott was a constant source of danger for the hosts. The game sprung into life at 13 minutes as Mirfin threw himself in the way of Knott’s thunderous effort. But Mirfin was a constant deterrent, blocking another effort from Knott before deflecting his next attempt for a corner. Scot Alex MacDonald smartly fired a free-kick under the Imps’ wall, only for it to skid wide of the post. Michael Bostwick then also had a smart drive blocked by Mirfin. The Stags were more attack minded after the second half got underway. Alfie Potter fired over moments after the influential introduction of Rose. It was a simple header for Rose after Hayden White went on a brilliant solo run down the right before producing a pin-point cross for the 23-year-old to beat Paul Farman. The hosts almost drew level seven minutes later with Conrad Logan producing a fine save to deny Josh Ginnelly at the near post. The Stags had to fight valiantly to keep the Imps out late on. Logan had to make another top stop to beat away Knott’s verocious volley with seven minutes left. Rose could have put the game at the death as he lashed over from outside the box. Lincoln: Farman, Eardley, Dickie, Raggett, Habergham (Long, 78), Anderson (Palmer, 78), Woodyard, Bostwick, Knott, Rhead (Ginnelly, 60), Green. Unused subs: Vickers, Whitehouse, Waterfall, Maguire-Drew. Mansfield: Logan, White, Pearce, Mirfin, Hunt, Potter, Digby, Butcher, MacDonald (Anderson, 85), Hemmings (Rose, 58), Angol (Atkinson, 90). Unused subs: Olejnik, Diamond, Sterling-James, Mellis. Referee: Robert Jones Attendance: 9,563 (1,459) Read more at: http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/sport/football/report-lincoln-city-0-1-mansfield-town-1-8757217 ----------------------- REPORT: Imps 0-1 Mansfield Town redimps.co.uk/ Substitute Danny Rose scored the game's decisive goal to end City's 364-day home unbeaten run as the Stags ran out 1-0 victors at Sincil Bank. The Imps made two changes to Tuesday night's win at Forest Green Rovers, with former Mansfield men Matt Green and Matt Rhead replacing Ollie Palmer and Nathan Arnold. https://www.redimps.co.uk/news/2017/september/170916-mansfield-report/ Once captain Alex Woodyard had done the pre-match routine with referee Rob Jone, Green kicked the game off with City attacking the Bridge McFarland Stand in front of a packed-out Sincil Bank. Danny Cowley's men started brightly with Harry Anderson and Green causing early issues. And it was Green who created the game's first real opening as he beat the high defensive line, rounded a rushing Conrad Logan by the touchline, squared for Knott but his effort was heroically blocked by the Mansfield man. Green and Anderson continued to cause problems down the right channel as the latter set Michael Bostwick in the 18th minute, but his long-range effort rose comfortably above Logan's crossbar. Lee Angol was brought down 25 yards from goal on the half hour mark, but MacDonald's low free-kick went wide of Paul Farman's post. The downpour at became evident shortly after as Sam Habergham's throw slipped out his hands and went immediately out for a visiting throw just yards ahead, but City dealt with the following attack as Neal Eardley cleared upfield. With 34 minutes gone, Dickie started a City attack down the right as he drove forward after dispossessing Angol, set Green, whose cross was knocked down by Rhead for Billy Knott, but his effort was superbly blocked again for another corner. The resulting corner was headed on goal by Sean Raggett, but Logan was equal to it. The Stags' Hayden White brought Anderson down in the 43rd minute to give Knott the opportunity to deliver from the wide left. Steve Evans' side couldn't clear properly as Eardley's left-footed ball in found Raggett again, but Logan was equal to it once more. City continued to press as Knott and Woodyard allowed Bostwick to get a shot off from the edge of the box, but once again it was deflected behind for a corner. HALF TIME: IMPS 0-0 MANSFIELD TOWN After a relatively quiet start to the second half, Danny Rose was brought on for Kane Hemmings for the visitors, and immediately won the visitors a free-kick as he was uphended by Bostwick 30 yards from goal. The resulting free-kick landed to Potter whose volley went into the car park behind the Bridge McFarland stand. Josh Ginnelly was brought on for Matt Rhead on the hour mark as Knott reverted into a central role, Mansfield took the lead in the 61st minute, as White's cross by the byline on the right looped over the City defence and subsitute White nodded home from yards out. Ginnelly began to spring City into life as he forced Logan into a good low save after dancing through the Mansfield defence previously. Anderson called Logan into action shortly after as he worked his way past two Mansfield men on the right before getting a shot off at the near post. The Imps then made a double-sub as former Stag Ollie Palmer and Sean Long replaced Harry Anderson and Neal Eardley respectively. Bostwick soon saw the game's first yellow card for a late challenge on Calum Butcher. Long and Palmer then combined as the former drilled an inviting ball across goal, with Knott inches away from connecting, but Mansfield scrambled it away. Knott forced Logan into a fine save from the resulting throw-in in the 82nd minute as the ball landed for the midfielder in the area, but his half-volley was palmed away by the visiting goalkeeper. Rose continued to show class as he drove forward and hit a dipping 30-yard effort just over Farman's bar. FULL TIME: IMPS 0-1 MANSFIELD TOWN LINCOLN CITY 1 Paul FARMAN 3 Sam HABERGHAM 9 Matt RHEAD 10 Matt GREEN 11 Billy KNOTT 15 Rob DICKIE 16 Michael BOSTWICK 23 Neal EARDLEY 25 Sean RAGGETT 26 Harry ANDERSON 30 Alex WOODYARD subs 2 Sean LONG (78 for HABERGHAM) 4 Elliott WHITEHOUSE 5 Luke WATERFALL 7 Josh GINNELLY (60 for RHEAD) 8 Ollie PALMER (78 for ANDERSON) 14 Jordan MAGUIRE-DREW 21 Josh VICKERS BOOKINGS: BOSTWICK (79) MANSFIELD TOWN 1 Conrad LOGAN 4 Paul DIGBY 5 Krystian PEARCE 7 Alex MACDONALD 9 Lee ANGOL 16 Hayden WHITE 17 Alfie POTTER 18 David MIRFIN 19 Johnny HUNT 23 Kane HEMMINGS 24 Calum BUTCHER subs 6 Zander DIAMOND 8 Jacob MELLIS 10 Paul ANDERSON (85 for MACDONALD) 11 Will ATKINSON (90 for ANGOL) 21 Omari STERLING-JAMES 32 Danny ROSE (59 for HEMMINGS) 12 Bobby OLEJNIK GOAL: White (61) BOOKINGS: MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE: Rob Jones ASSISTANTS: Ken Haycock & Paul Thompson FOURTH OFFICIAL: James Wilson ATTENDANCE: 9.563 (1459 Mansfield supporters) ----------------- |
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