English:
Mansfield Town Stuns Bolton on Home Turf
Bolton, England – In a match played at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, Mansfield Town pulled off a surprising victory over Bolton on matchday 23 of League One. Despite Bolton’s overwhelming ball possession (79%), Mansfield Town demonstrated effectiveness and solid defense to secure the three points.
The match was intense from the start, with an early yellow card for Mansfield Town’s E. Hewitt in the 21st minute. However, it was R. Oates who unleashed joy for the visitors in the 43rd minute, after an excellent assist from N. Moriah-Welsh, putting the score at 1-0 just before halftime.
The second half saw Bolton intensify their offense, accumulating shots on goal and corners. However, Mansfield Town’s defense remained firm. The referee showed several yellow cards, including J. Sheehan and I. Cissoko from Bolton, and N. Moriah-Welsh and L. Reed from Mansfield Town. Despite Bolton’s 17 shots and 12 corners, Mansfield Town’s effectiveness was the difference maker. The match ended with a 1-0 victory for Mansfield Town.
Substitutions mansfield town: at minute 28 E. Hewitt came in and L. Reed went out., at minute 55 M. Dickov came in and W. Evans went out., at minute 66 R. Oates came in and L. Bolton went out., at minute 66 K. McAdam came in and S. McLaughlin went out.
Substitutions bolton: at minute 58 X. Simons came in and A. Morley went out., at minute 66 S. Dalby came in and M. Burstow went out., at minute 66 J. Randall came in and K. Dempsey went out., at minute 75 T. Gale came in and I. Cissoko went out., at minute 75 G. Johnston came in and M. Forss went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bolton
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