Exeter City 2-3 Mansfield Town

Exeter slipped to five points off the League Two play-off places as Mansfield seal all three points in a five-goal thriller at St James Park.

Ryan Tafazolli fired in to give Mansfield the lead before Malvind Benning struck to make it 2-0.

Long-range shots from Football League Young Player of the Month Ollie Watkins and Christian Ribeiro levelled matters.

But Tafazolli rifled in again two minutes later with a drive from distance to give the visitors victory.

The result means Exeter slip a place to 10th in the League Two table while Mansfield move up to 12th.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
• Live Text

Line-ups

Exeter

Formation 4-4-2

1Olejnik

5McAllister39Brown15Moore-Taylor3Woodman

10Holmes4Noble7Harley38Taylor

29Watkins33Stockley

• 1Olejnik
• 5McAllisterSubstituted forRibeiroat 62'minutes
• 39Brown
• 15Moore-Taylor
• 3Woodman
• 10HolmesSubstituted forNichollsat 62'minutes
• 4Noble
• 7Harley
• 38TaylorBooked at 90mins
• 29Watkins
• 33Stockley

Substitutes

• 6Ribeiro
• 11Davies
• 14Nicholls
• 18Reid
• 23McCready
• 26Tillson
• 30Pym

Mansfield

Formation 4-1-4-1

1Shearer

14Daniel6Collins15Tafazolli3Benning

7Chapman

17Blair4Rose20Thomas19Lambe

10Green

• 1Shearer
• 14Daniel
• 6Collins
• 15Tafazolli
• 3Benning
• 7Chapman
• 17Blair
• 4RoseSubstituted forMcGuireat 70'minutes
• 20ThomasSubstituted forBaxendaleat 45'minutes
• 19Lambe
• 10GreenBooked at 74minsSubstituted forDieseruvweat 84'minutes

Substitutes

• 9Beardsley
• 12Jensen
• 16Dieseruvwe
• 18Yussuf
• 24McGuire
• 31Baxendale
• 35Shires

Referee:

Charles Breakspear

Attendance:

3,407

Match Stats

Home TeamExeterAway TeamMansfield

Possession

Home58%

Away42%

Shots

Home11

Away6

Shots on Target

Home2

Away4

Corners

Home8

Away2

Fouls

Home9

Away13

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Exeter City 2, Mansfield Town 3.

2. 90'+6'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Exeter City 2, Mansfield Town 3.

3. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Foul by Ryan Harley (Exeter City).

4. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

5. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Jordan Moore-Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

6. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Foul by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Mansfield Town).

7. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Lee Collins (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

8. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Foul by Jordan Moore-Taylor (Exeter City).

9. 90'+3'

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   Craig Woodman (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10. 90'+3'

    Post update

    Foul by James Baxendale (Mansfield Town).

11. 90'+2'

    Post update

    Jordan Moore-Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

12. 90'+2'

    Post update

    Foul by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Mansfield Town).

13. 90'+1'

    Booking

    Jake Taylor (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

14. 90'+1'

    Post update

    Foul by Jake Taylor (Exeter City).

15. 90'+1'

    Post update

    Lee Collins (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

16. 90'+1'

    Post update

    Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Scott Shearer.

17. 90'

    Post update

    Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Adam Chapman.

18. 89'

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    Troy Brown (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

19. 89'

    Post update

    Foul by Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Mansfield Town).

20. 85'

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    Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Craig Woodman.

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