Match ends, Crawley Town 0, Mansfield Town 1.
CrawleyCrawley Town0MansfieldMansfield Town1
Chris Beardsley's first goal of the season saw Mansfield beat Crawley to move into League Two's play-off spots.
The Stags started the game positively and should have been ahead through Matt Green who was denied by Callum Preston.
The breakthrough came in the second half when Beardsley flicked home a header past Preston on 60 minutes.
Mansfield ended the game with 10 men after Green received his second booking, but the Stags held out to record back-to-back wins.
Crawley's fifth home defeat of the season came just hours after it was announced that the League Two side are close to agreeing a takeover with an overseas-based business consortium.
Crawley Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Sussex:
"It was a tight game. They had a couple of chances in the first half, then they hit us on the break with one ball and Callum Preston has made a couple of good saves.
"We probably got what we deserve. It's the end of a frustrating couple of weeks. Our lads are a little low on confidence and obviously Mansfield's late win the other night gave them a confidence boost.
"We were a little bit sluggish. There was nothing really in the game apart from hitting us on the break. We are making mistakes that are costing us."
Line-ups
Crawley
Formation 4-4-2
- 12Preston
- 14YoungSubstituted forFenelonat 72'minutes
- 25Yorwerth
- 6Bradley
- 26SmithBooked at 90mins
- 17Bawling
- 4Walton
- 22JenkinsSubstituted forAtkinsonat 71'minutes
- 7Edwards
- 9BarnardSubstituted forDeaconat 64'minutes
- 18Harrold
Substitutes
- 10Rooney
- 11Atkinson
- 15Fenelon
- 16Ashton
- 20Deacon
- 21Tomlin
- 41Little
Mansfield
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Shearer
- 15Tafazolli
- 5Pearce
- 6Collins
- 3BenningSubstituted forKavanaghat 86'minutes
- 24McGuire
- 31BaxendaleSubstituted forRoseat 82'minutes
- 8Clements
- 17Blair
- 9BeardsleySubstituted forThomasat 76'minutes
- 10GreenBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 4Rose
- 7Chapman
- 11Westcarr
- 12Jensen
- 18Yussuf
- 20Thomas
- 23Kavanagh
- Referee:
- Graham Horwood
- Attendance:
- 1,981
Match Stats
Home TeamCrawleyAway TeamMansfield
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away9
- Corners
- Home9
- Away13
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 0, Mansfield Town 1.
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Attempt saved. Matty Blair (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Chris Atkinson (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Mitch Rose.
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Bobson Bawling (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie McGuire (Mansfield Town).
Dismissal
Second yellow card to Matt Green (Mansfield Town) for a bad foul.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Sean Kavanagh.
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Attempt blocked. Shamir Fenelon (Crawley Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Roarie Deacon (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Simon Walton (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mitch Rose (Mansfield Town).
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Sean Kavanagh replaces Malvind Benning.
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Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Chris Clements.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
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Attempt blocked. Mitch Rose (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Mitch Rose replaces James Baxendale.
