Match ends, Mansfield Town 2, Bolton Wanderers 3.
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Bolton Wanderers scored three goals in the final 11 minutes to come back from 2-0 down and pull off an unlikely victory at in-form Mansfield Town.
The Stags, who were unbeaten in eight games, were 2-0 up thanks to goals from Ollie Clarke and Jamie Reid.
But Wanderers fought back as Declan John's effort and Mal Benning's own goal levelled the scores before substitute Arthur Gnahoua struck an 89th-minute winner.
In an exciting first half, Dapo Afolayan struck the home post with a low 20-yard shot on the half-hour.
Mansfield's best moment saw Alex Baptiste clear Ryan Sweeney's header off the line.
But in the 65th minute keeper Matt Gilks was caught out by the sheer power of Clarke's 25-yard strike from Jordan Bowery's pass as the ball flew through his hands.
The hosts doubled that lead after 72 minutes, Stephen Quinn opening up Bolton down the middle and Reid crashing home a low finish.
Bolton rallied and Kieran Lee turned a low Nathan Delfouneso cross against the near post in the 77th minute.
Two minutes later the Trotters had a lifeline from nowhere as John's long cross from the left sailed straight in under the far angle.
Then after 85 minutes John's firm low cross from the left by-line deflected in off home substitute Benning's leg amid a crowd of players.
The game was turned on its head a minute from time as Gnahoua smashed an unstoppable finish across Aiden Stone from the edge of the box to snatch victory.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Mansfield
Formation 4-3-3
- 31Stone
- 14PerchBooked at 11mins
- 6Rawson
- 5Sweeney
- 20McLaughlin
- 16QuinnSubstituted forBenningat 83'minutes
- 10Maris
- 8O Clarke
- 7CharsleyBooked at 3mins
- 19Reid
- 9Bowery
Substitutes
- 1Stech
- 2O'Keeffe
- 3Benning
- 15O'Driscoll
- 21Clarke
- 27Sinclair
- 29Law
Bolton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Gilks
- 2Jones
- 5Almeida Santos
- 27Baptiste
- 28John
- 4Williams
- 29LeeSubstituted forThomasonat 83'minutes
- 14MaddisonSubstituted forDelfounesoat 62'minutes
- 30AfolayanSubstituted forGnahouaat 72'minutes
- 23IsgroveSubstituted forMillerat 82'minutes
- 9Doyle
Substitutes
- 7Delfouneso
- 8Comley
- 18Tutte
- 20Miller
- 24Gnahoua
- 25Thomason
- 32Jackson
- Referee:
- Antony Coggins
Match Stats
Home TeamMansfieldAway TeamBolton
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away2
- Corners
- Home7
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 2, Bolton Wanderers 3.
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Attempt blocked. Stephen McLaughlin (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Clarke.
Goal!
Goal! Mansfield Town 2, Bolton Wanderers 3. Arthur Gnahoua (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eoin Doyle.
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Matthew Gilks (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Sweeney (Mansfield Town).
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
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Attempt blocked. Jamie Reid (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bowery.
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Attempt blocked. Jamie Reid (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Malvind Benning (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by George Thomason.
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Attempt blocked. Harry Charsley (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Shaun Miller.
Goal!
Own Goal by Malvind Benning, Mansfield Town. Mansfield Town 2, Bolton Wanderers 2.
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Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Ryan Sweeney.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Malvind Benning replaces Stephen Quinn.
Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Thomason replaces Kieran Lee.
Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Shaun Miller replaces Lloyd Isgrove.
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Foul by Lloyd Isgrove (Bolton Wanderers).
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Stephen McLaughlin (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
