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From the Sports Bulletin on
Mansfield 103.2... From the CHAD ..... Stags, spending a tough week
training at Inverness Army Barracks, turned in an impressive first 45 minutes
against new Scottish Third Division part-timers and took the lead with a Michael
Boulding header just past the hour mark. But Elgin struck back within
three minutes to earn a draw. "We murdered them really for the first
45 minutes and I was quite pleased with how we played," said manager Billy
Dearden. "But I wanted to give everyone a game and made five changes
at half time and then another five as the second half wore on which obviously
disrupted things. The result isn't so important pre-season, though, and Elgin
worked very hard." The only player not to get a game from the Stags party
was keeper Bobby Mimms with Ian From: www.elgincity.com
Elgin's trialist Mark Smythe
lobbed veteran Town 'keeper Ian Bowling to earn the Black and Whites a 1-1
draw. Minutes before that Mansfield had taken the lead from bullet-headed goal
but both sides had chances to seal the match. Elgin especially in the closing
minutes with a couple of strong shots from Smythe and Neil Whyte missing a
sitter at the death, City finished strongly.
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Stags assistant boss Mark Kearney labelled this game a good work out with no
fewer than six substitutions at half-time, the only player that didn't make it
onto the pitch was keeper Bobby Mimms, as Ian Bowling showed he's on the road to
recovery with a full 90 minutes between the sticks. Mickey Boulding
slotted in the Stags goal from a Wayne Corden cross ten minutes from time, only
for Mark Smythe to equalise for the home side moments later. Stags now take on
Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Thursday.
Bowling
handed his first chance to impress for a new contract. Injured for most of
last season, Bowling has been told he has to prove his fitness before he is
offered a new deal. Stuart Hicks made a commanding debut at centre half
while Wayne Corden also got through some good work on the left in his first
outing for the club. Mark Blake and Craig Disley played centre of midfield
for the first half with Darrell Clarke and Michael Sisson in there for the
second half. Up front Chris Greenacre and Danny Bacon started with Tony
Lormor and Michael Boulding replacing them at the break. Dearden
has taken non-League Bradford Park Avenue player Martin Pemberton to Scotland
with the club on a week's trial following a recommendation and he played the
first 45 minutes at left back.