In
what was a dominant performance at the Forest Town Arena, AFC Mansfield
overcame Garforth Town 3-1 in the NCEL Premier Division. It could have been
more for the Bulls had it not been for some unlucky, and at times, wasteful
finishing.
Matty
Plummer, returning to the starting line-up after a hamstring injury, marked his
return with a goal in the 11th minute. The centre-half for the evening
converted a corner from Connor Smythe to get Rudy Funk’s side off to the
perfect start.
Chances
came thick and fast in the first-half but the home side failed to add to their
one-nil scoreline. Hitting the post as well as some outstanding goalkeeping
from Lawrie meant Garforth only trailed by a single goal at the interval.
The
visitors then drew level on 52 minutes courtesy of a wonder strike from
substitute Mark Simpson. A stunning effort from outside the area found its way
into the top corner, leaving Jason White helpless.
The
Bulls would have thought they were to rue missed chances yet again – had it not
been for Nick Guest and Ollie Fearon. The former put the hosts back in front on
54 minutes, before the latter dispatched his 24th goal of the season
just two minutes later.
Two
goals in as many minutes for AFC Mansfield allowed them to see the game out
with relative ease; and clinch three points for the first time since last month.
No comments:
Post a Comment