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NOTTS SENIOR CUP QF: NOTTS CO XI 1-6 STAGS XI
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NOTTS SENIOR CUP QF: NOTTS CO XI 1-6 STAGS XI
Reynolds 6. Jason Law 5, Kellan Gordon 8, Rhys Oates 17, James Gale 43, 78, Jordan Bowery 57. Tues 22 Nov 2022 at Meadow Lane Attendance: 438 -------------------- Report: A Notts County XI 1-6 A Mansfield Town XI mansfieldtown.net, by James Gates A Mansfield Town XI progressed through to the semi-final of the Notts Senior Cup following an emphatic 6-1 win against a Notts County XI on Tuesday night at Meadow Lane. Jason Law, Kellan Gordon, Rhys Oates, Jordan Bowery and James Gale (brace) were on the scoresheet for the Stags. Oates, the club's top goalscorer last season, gained valuable minutes as he works towards full fitness following a ruptured pectoral muscle, sustained in August at home to AFC Wimbledon. read more at https://www.mansfieldtown.net/news/2022/november/report-notts-county-xi-1-6-mansfield-town-xi/ Charlie Carter, the 18-year-old midfielder, accompanied a side largely consisting of first team players in the starting XI against the Magpies. Five more players from the under-19s’ setup: Louie Turner, Darien Wauchope, Taylor Anderson, McKeal Abdullah and Jakub Kruszynski, were on the Stags' bench. Midfielder Jason Law captained the side for the second match in a row in the Notts Senior Cup, the first of which came in October’s 6-0 win against Selston. The encounter began at an electric pace. The first goal of the evening came after only five minutes as Oates drove down the left-hand side of the pitch and managed to pick out skipper Law, who did the rest in the centre of the box to break the deadlock in Nottingham. The lead was short-lived, however, as Notts equalised straight from the restart. The goals in the early stages of the cup tie didn’t end there. After receiving the ball in the final third, right-back Kellan Gordon managed to get his head up and guide a wonderfully curled effort beyond Magpies’ shot-stopper Fin Wilkinson to restore Mansfield's lead on eight minutes. After regaining the advantage, Stags were in control. On 16 minutes, forward James Gale found the back of the net but was ultimately flagged offside by the referee’s assistant. Only a minute later, forward Jordan Bowery whipped a dangerous ball into the Notts County area for Oates to convert first-time and add Mansfield’s third goal of the evening. Magpies’ goalkeeper Wilkinson made a number of first-half saves to help keep the game within sight for the home side. But on 43 minutes, Stags extended their advantage as Gale added his first of the evening - tapping home amongst a scramble of bodies in the penalty area to make it 4-1. The amber and blue made a double substitution at the break. New signing Lewis Page joined goalscorer Oates in being replaced by Academy duo Taylor Anderson (defender) and attacker Jakub Kruszynski, respectively. Kruszynski played a big part in Stags’ fifth goal of the night after intercepting the ball in the opposition's box to wriggle past a couple of defenders before getting his shot away. The busy Wilkinson made an initial save but parried the ball into Bowery’s path, who tapped home into the bottom right-hand corner. Following the goal, versatile perfomer Kieran Wallace was replaced by young left-back Darien Wauchope. With just over 20 minutes left to play, Stags made their final two substitutions of the night as ‘keeper Louie Turner and forward McKeal Abdullah replaced shot-stopper Scott Flinders and the scorer of Mansfield's fifth, Jordan Bowery. The young Stags looked hungry to impress, rubbing shoulders with several first team regulars, and Abdullah didn’t have to wait long before having his first chance of the night. After receiving the ball on the edge of the hosts’ box, the under-19s' frontman tried his luck from range but his strike was saved. On 78 minutes, James Gale netted Mansfield’s final goal of the game to make it 6-1 following a mistake in the Notts defence. The 20-year-old pinched the ball from a Magpie defender, charged at goal and fired past Wilkinson to make it six. A controlled and commanding victory on the road saw Stags progress into the semi-final of the Notts Senior Cup. NOTTS: Wilkinson, Pitts, Mahovo, Cavanagh (Cooney 80), Aves (Gaddi 80), Reynolds (Simpson 67), Fearon, Cisse (Mellors 67), Edwards, Gill, McGregor UNUSED SUB: Nunez STAGS: Flinders (Turner 68), Gordon, O’Toole, Cooper, Page (Anderson 46), Carter, Wallace (Wauchope 61), Bowery (Abdullah 68), Law, Gale, Oates (Kruszynski 46) UNUSED SUBS: N/A REFEREE: Declan Bourne Attendance: 438 ------------------------- |
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