Lucas Akins gave the Stags the lead early on, and they appeared to be in control at the half.
The visitors had optimism thanks to goals from Paul Glatzel and Aaron Drinan after a Davis Keillor-Dunn goal.
However, only moments after coming onto the field, substitute Will Swan’s header restored Mansfield’s lead, giving the promotion-chasing team three vital points.
However, only moments after coming onto the field, substitute Will Swan’s header restored Mansfield’s lead, giving the promotion-chasing team three vital points.
“Will Swan was unmarked as their winner; all he needed to do was want to approach and make contact with him inside the box. All week long, we focus on getting close to the players.
“The first five/ten minutes we were all over the place and then we grew into it and had our moments.
“It is frustrating. It is tough to get the words out, we went toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the league, but we conceded some horror show goals.
“We score and then switch off. We didn’t mark in the box and we conceded, it’s simple.”
Leave a Reply