Match ends, Mansfield Town 1, Morecambe 0.
MansfieldMansfield Town1MorecambeMorecambe0
Substitute Alex Fisher's last-minute strike helped Mansfield deservedly sink high-flying Morecambe.
The Stags dominated for long spells, but Matt Rhead was denied by Barry Roche and Rakish Bingham poked wide.
Lee Beevers clipped the crossbar for the hosts, while Morecambe's Aaron McGowan saw his dipping effort from 16 yards parried by Dimitar Evtimov.
With time running out, Liam Marsden's long throw from the left was flicked on by Ollie Palmer for Fisher to turn in.
Mansfield climb up to 12th place in League Two, while Morecambe drop to fourth.
Mansfield manager Paul Cox told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"I thought we deserved the luck. That was our best home performance. The lads were brave and we played some good stuff. That's how I want us to play at home - with freedom.
"It's got a monkey off of our backs, we probably should have scored more and it took until late on but it doesn't matter how you win. It is winning that counts."
Line-ups
Mansfield
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 23Evtimov
- 6Tafazolli
- 3Riley
- 2Sutton
- 21Murray
- 19Marsden
- 18Beevers
- 28Clements
- 11BinghamSubstituted forHeslopat 90+2'minutes
- 9RheadSubstituted forPalmerat 82'minutes
- 7BellSubstituted forFisherat 74'minutesBooked at 84mins
Substitutes
- 1Studer
- 8Fisher
- 12McGuire
- 14Palmer
- 16Heslop
- 20Thomas
- 22Taylor
Morecambe
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Roche
- 6Edwards
- 5HughesBooked at 44mins
- 22Parrish
- 21McGowanSubstituted forDevittat 77'minutes
- 15Widdowson
- 17Fleming
- 16Drummond
- 4Kenyon
- 27AmondSubstituted forMullinat 58'minutesBooked at 57mins
- 9SampsonSubstituted forEllisonat 58'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Devitt
- 8Wright
- 10Williams
- 11Ellison
- 12Mullin
- 13Goodall
- 25Arestidou
- Referee:
- Steve Martin
- Attendance:
- 2,185
Match Stats
Home TeamMansfieldAway TeamMorecambe
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away2
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away1
- Corners
- Home5
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 1, Morecambe 0.
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Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Liam Marsden.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Simon Heslop replaces Rakish Bingham.
Goal!
Goal! Mansfield Town 1, Morecambe 0. Alex Fisher (Mansfield Town) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Palmer.
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Jamie Devitt (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Adam Murray (Mansfield Town).
Booking
Alex Fisher (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Fisher (Mansfield Town).
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Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Ritchie Sutton.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Ollie Palmer replaces Matthew Rhead.
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Attempt missed. Matthew Rhead (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Liam Marsden.
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Attempt missed. Kevin Ellison (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Jamie Devitt replaces Aaron McGowan.
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Attempt missed. Matthew Rhead (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
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Attempt saved. Rakish Bingham (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Alex Fisher replaces Fergus Bell.
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Attempt saved. Matthew Rhead (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
