Match ends, Mansfield Town 1, Southend United 2.
Mansfield Town 1-2 Southend United
- From the section Football
Goals from Ryan Leonard and David Worrall earned Southend victory at Mansfield as the League Two club ended a run of five games without a win.
Leonard fired home from long range after Mansfield failed to clear a 16th-minute corner before Worrall's half-volley doubled the lead on 70 minutes.
Mansfield, who had drawn their last four games, pulled a goal back through Ollie Palmer with 13 minutes to go.
The Shrimpers climb into the play-off places, while Mansfield drop to 18th.
The visitors had gone close through striker Barry Corr and Myles Weston before Leonard's powerful drive crashed in off the bar from Michael Timlin's corner.
Goalkeeper Sascha Studer then produced two superb first-half saves to deny Corr and keep struggling Mansfield in the game before being beaten from a tight angle by Worrall.
Line-ups
Mansfield
- 1Studer
- 19Marsden
- 3Riley
- 29Sendles-White
- 18Beevers
- 24CarrSubstituted forBellat 60'minutes
- 21Murray
- 12McGuireBooked at 21minsSubstituted forClementsat 54'minutes
- 22Taylor
- 11Bingham
- 25OliverSubstituted forPalmerat 70'minutes
Substitutes
- 7Bell
- 14Palmer
- 17Lambe
- 20Thomas
- 23Evtimov
- 28Clements
Southend
- 1Bentley
- 2White
- 35SokolikBooked at 90mins
- 6Prosser
- 23Binnom-Williams
- 18Leonard
- 22Deegan
- 8Timlin
- 7Worrall
- 10Corr
- 11WestonSubstituted forCoulthirstat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Thompson
- 12Atkinson
- 14Hurst
- 15Bolger
- 17Coulthirst
- 19Payne
- 21Smith
- Referee:
- Gary Sutton
- Attendance:
- 2,719
Match Stats
Home TeamMansfieldAway TeamSouthend
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away5
- Corners
- Home7
- Away11
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 1, Southend United 2.
Booking
Jakub Sokolik (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.
Ollie Palmer (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jakub Sokolik (Southend United).
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Lee Beevers.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
Foul by Gary Deegan (Southend United).
Chris Clements (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Martin Riley (Mansfield Town).
Hand ball by Shaquile Coulthirst (Southend United).
Attempt missed. Fergus Bell (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Shaquile Coulthirst replaces Myles Weston.
Goal!
Goal! Mansfield Town 1, Southend United 2. Ollie Palmer (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lee Beevers (Mansfield Town).
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Luke Prosser.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
Attempt saved. Rakish Bingham (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Ollie Palmer replaces Vadaine Oliver.
Goal!
Goal! Mansfield Town 0, Southend United 2. David Worrall (Southend United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Barry Corr.
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rakish Bingham (Mansfield Town).
Attempt missed. Vadaine Oliver (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Barry Corr (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Mansfield Town).
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Jakub Sokolik.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Barry Corr.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Fergus Bell replaces Daniel Carr.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Jamie Sendles-White.
Foul by Jerome Williams (Southend United).
(Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Rob Taylor.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Chris Clements.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by John White.
Substitution
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Chris Clements replaces Jamie McGuire.
Attempt missed. Michael Timlin (Southend United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Lee Beevers.
Second Half
Second Half begins Mansfield Town 0, Southend United 1.