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Harrogate Town Edges Out Mansfield Town in Tight EFL Trophy Match
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire – Harrogate Town secured a narrow victory over Mansfield Town in a hard-fought EFL Trophy match at the One Call Stadium. The game, officiated by Peter Wright, was part of the Northern – 1 round of the 2025 season.
The only goal of the match came early, in the 2nd minute, courtesy of M. Bennett for Harrogate Town, who converted a penalty. From that point on, the game was characterized by a strong midfield battle.
While Mansfield Town dominated possession with 56% and generated a higher number of shots (19 in total, although only 4 on target) and corners (10), they failed to translate their dominance into goals. Harrogate Town, with 44% possession, opted for a more direct style of play, generating 10 shots (only 2 on target).
The game was punctuated by several fouls, 14 committed by Mansfield Town and 10 by Harrogate Town. Harrogate Town also received two yellow cards, while Mansfield Town received none. Despite the statistics, the match was settled by a solitary penalty goal in the early minutes, securing the victory for Harrogate Town.
Substitutions harrogate town: at minute 46 J. Evans came in and L. Sutton went out., at minute 68 M. Bennett came in and R. Smith went out., at minute 73 C. McAleny came in and E. Taylor went out., at minute 73 B. Fox came in and B. Morris went out., at minute 78 J. Muldoon came in and T. Cursons went out.
Substitutions mansfield town: at minute 57 K. McAdam came in and G. Maris went out., at minute 57 J. Gardner came in and N. Moriah-Welsh went out., at minute 66 M. Dickov came in and W. Evans went out., at minute 66 S. McLaughlin came in and F. Blake-Tracy went out., at minute 69 E. Hewitt came in and O. Taylor went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Mansfield Town
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