{"id":19798,"date":"2023-09-11T07:51:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T07:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/?p=19798"},"modified":"2023-09-11T07:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T07:51:46","slug":"stags-still-unbeaten-as-they-see-off-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nottinghamsport.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/11\/stags-still-unbeaten-as-they-see-off-stanley\/","title":{"rendered":"Stags Still Unbeaten As They See Off Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accrington Stanley 0-3 Mansfield Town<\/strong> (EFL League Two) 09.09.2023<\/p>\n

Unbeaten run stretched to nine matches in all competitions (four wins, five draws), up to third in the table and a point behind second place Notts County, and a 40-yard wonder strike to seal a comfortable win on the road as Mansfield Town won 3-0 away to Accrington Stanley.<\/p>\n

The hosts set about unsettling the Stags in the opening twenty minutes, chances pretty much at a minimum for both sides as they tried to get some kind of footing in the game, the hosts\u2019 Jay Rich-Baghuelou seeing yellow inside ten for a late challenge on James Gale.<\/p>\n

As the game ticked past the twenty minutes, both sides registered decent chances, first, Jordan Bowery\u2019s cross just missed the head of Maris with the return ball off-the-mark, whilst at the other end, minutes later, Josh Andrews headed narrowly wide of Christy Pym\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n

Then came the opening goal, and a beautiful effort from mercurial attacking midfielder, Davis Keillor-Dunn, just before the half hour mark; Gale found himself with space to fire a cross in from the right and Keillor-Dun was afforded both time, and space, to chest the ball into the air, and release an overhead kick into Toby Savin\u2019s top corner.<\/p>\n

If that was decent, the best was still to come, the visitors extending their lead less than ten minutes later as Keillor-Dunn turned provider, he having a great start to the campaign; Aaron Lewis threaded a pass to DKD who, in turn, played the ball back on the right for George Maris through the middle of the park, the battling midfielder finishing a beautiful move when sliding the ball past Savin in the home goal.<\/p>\n

The goals, they emanated from just the two shots on target the Stags registered in the first period, although they could have extended that advantage late in the half, Gale\u2019s shot however blocked before, deep in stoppage time, Christy Pym was called into action when he prevented Jack Nolan\u2019s 25-yarder from passing him.<\/p>\n

Early in the second and DKD was at it again, this time his effort was stopped well by Savin following a through-ball from Lucas Akins, whilst Pym saved well from Andrews before seeing Nolan\u2019s follow-up effort sail over the bar, and Hiram Boateng sees his curling effort from range go narrowly wide of goal.<\/p>\n

Then came THAT goal, from Aaron Lewis\u2026.<\/p>\n

WATCH \u2013 \u2018Mansfield’s Aaron Lewis with an outrageous goal against Accrington Stanley below…<\/p>\n

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The TECHNIQUE…😍<\/p>\n

Mansfield’s Aaron Lewis with an outrageous goal against Accrington Stanley ⚡ pic.twitter.com\/mCMSEUEhBH<\/a><\/p>\n

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