Match ends, Newport County 1, Mansfield Town 0.

Newport County boosted their League Two survival hopes as they struck late to beat play-off contenders Mansfield.
Mansfield striker Matt Green hit the post as both sides struggled on a poor pitch in a goalless first half.
Ryan Tafazolli had a goal disallowed for the Stags after the break, before Scott Boden fired in late on for his fifth goal in four games.
Newport climb up to 19th in the table, eight points above the relegation zone, while Mansfield drop to ninth.
Line-ups
Newport
Formation 5-3-2
- 30Day
- 2Holmes
- 4Jones
- 16Hughes
- 5Davies
- 3BarrowSubstituted forKlukowskiat 66'minutesBooked at 71mins
- 7Elito
- 33ByrneBooked at 76mins
- 18Ayina
- 19BodenBooked at 89mins
- 9WilkinsonSubstituted forMorganat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Klukowski
- 12Donacien
- 15Green
- 17Morgan
- 20Owen-Evans
- 22Parselle
- 26Meechan
Mansfield
Formation 4-4-2
- 1ShearerBooked at 87mins
- 27AlfeiBooked at 89mins
- 6Collins
- 15Tafazolli
- 3Benning
- 17BlairSubstituted forRoseat 68'minutes
- 24McGuire
- 8Clements
- 14DanielSubstituted forKavanaghat 72'minutes
- 10GreenBooked at 22mins
- 31BaxendaleSubstituted forYussufat 56'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Rose
- 7Chapman
- 9Beardsley
- 12Jensen
- 18Yussuf
- 20Thomas
- 23Kavanagh
- Referee:
- Gavin Ward
- Attendance:
- 2,361
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home51%
- Away49%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Newport County 1, Mansfield Town 0.
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Danny Holmes (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Chris Clements (Mansfield Town).
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Darren Jones (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Matt Green (Mansfield Town).
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Attempt missed. Chris Clements (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
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Attempt missed. Matt Green (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Booking
Daniel Alfei (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Scott Boden (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Scott Boden (Newport County).
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Daniel Alfei (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Scott Shearer (Mansfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!
Goal! Newport County 1, Mansfield Town 0. Scott Boden (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Darren Jones (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Adi Yussuf (Mansfield Town).
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Attempt saved. Adi Yussuf (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Medy Elito.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Sean Kavanagh.
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Dean Morgan (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.