AFC
Mansfield are now through to the Notts Intermediate Cup Final after a
tough encounter away at Awsworth Villa.
From the start the home side gave
nothing away but in the first five minutes the normally reliable Dean
Rick Stepped up and missed a penalty.
This saw the home sides confidence
grow and they dug deep to keep The Bulls at bay.
Several chances fell
AFCs way but it looked like being one of those days as the woodwork came
to the rescue on a couple of occasions.Mansfield goalkeeper Ed Eley was
rarely tested and in the end
it petered out to a 0-0 draw at full time.
In extra time the
visitors came to the fore and soon took the lead through a Matt Draper
header.
Leading
striker Dean Rick was taken off in a double substitution with Callum
Green and Mark Robinson adding pace to the attack.
Green soon added to
the tally making a darting run to latch onto the ball and the first
quarter ended 2-0.
Soon after the interval Green set up a double for Mark
Carter as Awsworth began to tire and The Bulls ran out 4-0 winners on
the day.
AFC Mansfield will now meet Beeston in the final to be played at Eastwood Towns ground date to be confirmed.
