Match ends, Mansfield Town 0, York City 1.
MansfieldMansfield Town0YorkYork City1
Ryan Bowman scored a controversial first-half penalty to help York City beat Mansfield Town.
Referee Darren Drysdale, who was booed off at full-time, pointed to the spot after John Dempster felled Josh Carson.
The Stags protested as Bowman coolly slotted home, and the hosts were further incensed when they had two penalty shouts of their own ignored.
York had a second penalty awarded for handball in stoppage time, but keeper Alan Marriott foiled Wes Fletcher.
After having the first penalty go against them, Mansfield's Dempster went down holding his head, with team-mates claiming Bowman had elbowed him - but nothing was given.
The hosts thought they should have had a penalty when Keith Lowe's outstretched arm seemed to stop McGuire's high ball into the box, and again they appealed when Matt Rhead looked as though he had his shirt pulled at a free-kick.
Mansfield manager Paul Cox told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"I think frustration is an understatement. I don't usually mention referees but I think he needs a mention tonight.
"When managers and players come off they analyse their performance and it would be interesting to know the referee's thoughts on his own performance tonight.
"To say some of the decisions were bemusing is an understatement.
"I feel the lads have worked really hard. The least we should have come out with was a draw. The referee should probably look at himself and the DVD and probably put his hand up and say he's had another bad day at the office."
York City manager Nigel Worthington told BBC Radio York:
"To be fair, we came though it in fantastic style and we stood up to the challenge.
"You know what's coming when you play Mansfield, it's coming in the box no matter where it is and that's their style.
"You've got to stand up to it and we, as a group of players, did that in magnificent style.
"We've got a huge three points."
Line-ups
Mansfield
- 1Marriott
- 28WestlakeSubstituted forBeeversat 29'minutes
- 16Jennings
- 6RileyBooked at 43mins
- 12Tafazolli
- 4DempsterSubstituted forPalmerat 58'minutes
- 23McGuire
- 21MurraySubstituted forCainat 74'minutes
- 11ClucasBooked at 56mins
- 9Rhead
- 20Meikle
Substitutes
- 10Stevenson
- 15Dyer
- 17Beevers
- 19Clements
- 24Cain
- 30Daniel
- 36Palmer
York
- 31Pope
- 2Oyebanjo
- 3Davies
- 10Penn
- 15Lowe
- 16McCombe
- 12Carson
- 37ReedSubstituted forMontroseat 77'minutes
- 7CoulsonSubstituted forJarvisat 85'minutes
- 19BowmanSubstituted forFletcherat 72'minutes
- 26Hayhurst
Substitutes
- 5McGurk
- 9Fletcher
- 11Jarvis
- 14Montrose
- 18Platt
- 24Ingham
- 28Puri
- Referee:
- Darren Drysdale
- Attendance:
- 2,865
Match Stats
Home TeamMansfieldAway TeamYork
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away10
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 0, York City 1.
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Foul by Ryan Tafazolli (Mansfield Town).
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(York City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Ben Davies.
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Foul by Martin Riley (Mansfield Town).
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Wes Fletcher (York City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Penalty saved! Wes Fletcher (York City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
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Penalty conceded by James Jennings (Mansfield Town) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Foul by Lee Beevers (Mansfield Town).
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Wes Fletcher (York City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Jamie McGuire (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Ben Davies (York City).
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Samuel Clucas (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ben Davies (York City).
Substitution
Substitution, York City. Ryan Jarvis replaces Michael Coulson.
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Foul by Matthew Rhead (Mansfield Town).
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(York City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Ben Davies.
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Attempt missed. Michael Coulson (York City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
