Mansfield Town Secure Victory in Thrilling Encounter Against Crawley Town
Mansfield Town defeated Crawley Town by 2-0 in a thrilling encounter at the Broadfield Stadium in Crawley, West Sussex, on the ninth matchday of the League One season 2024.
The game started with an intense pace, and Mansfield Town took the lead in the 12th minute thanks to a goal from L. Gregory. The away side continued to press, and W. Evans received a yellow card in the 13th minute. Crawley Town responded with a yellow card for A. Adeyemo in the 22nd minute.
Mansfield Town’s dominance was interrupted by a series of bookings: K. Baccus in the 29th minute, A. Lewis in the 44th minute, and B. Waine in the 46th minute, who came on as a substitute in the second half. Crawley Town also suffered several yellow cards: B. Ibrahim and J. Williams in the 36th minute, R. Darcy in the 69th minute, T. Mullarkey in the 76th minute, and J. Roles in the 89th minute.
In the second half, both teams made numerous substitutions, but Mansfield Town managed to hold on to their lead and secure victory with a second goal from B. Waine in the 90th minute.
Despite the defeat, Crawley Town dominated possession with 61%, while Mansfield Town had 39%. In terms of shots, Crawley Town had 14 shots, of which 3 were on target, while Mansfield Town had 9 shots, of which 4 were on target.
Mansfield Town take away three important points that place them in a favorable position in the League One standings.
Substitutions crawley town: at minute 46 J. Roles came in and A. Adeyemo went out., at minute 66 M. Anderson came in and B. Ibrahim went out., at minute 66 R. Hepburn-Murphy came in and W. Swan went out., at minute 66 J. Kelly came in and H. Forster went out.
Substitutions mansfield town: at minute 46 B. Waine came in and L. Gregory went out., at minute 46 E. Hewitt came in and B. Cargill went out., at minute 46 G. Williams came in and K. Baccus went out., at minute 78 T. Nichols came in and W. Evans went out., at minute 86 S. Quinn came in and H. Boateng went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Crawley Town
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