Exeter 1-4 Mansfield: Stags back to winning ways

Saturday 30 March 2019 18:50, UK

Mansfield cruised to a comfortable 4-1 win at Exeter to keep alive their automatic promotion hopes and crush those of their woeful hosts at St James Park.

Mansfield were in complete control of the game and forced Exeter into making countless mistakes. And it was from a slip by Exeter's Dara O'Shea that the deadlock was broken as CJ Hamilton capitalised on his error and rounded Christy Pym before sliding the ball into an empty net on 20 minutes.

Exeter's reply was instant, though, as they equalised within a minute. Donovan Wilson picked up the ball on the right edge of the penalty area and crossed for Matt Jay to bundle the ball over the goal line with the scruffiest of finishes.

Another mistake, this time from Dean Moxey, saw Mansfield go back in front as he misjudged the flight of the ball and Hamilton ran through to finish with aplomb on 33 minutes for his second goal of the game.

Mansfield put the game out of sight on 57 minutes when Tyler Walker picked up a throw with his back to goal, turned far too easily and curled a delightful shot into the far corner from 20 yards.