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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 37 (setup 1, season 29)
Walsall
v.
Mansfield Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Jordan PICKFORD17JOEL Robles Blázquez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Stefano SABELLI2Hans HATEBOER
Adam HENLEY37Cheikh M'BENGUE
Nabil BENTALEB4Ben WATSON
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón57Tommy ELPHICK
Frederico Rodrigues Santos, FRED76Joleon LESCOTT
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins67Leon ANDREASEN
Jake FORSTER-CASKEY78Marc PUGH
Will GRIGG9Steven FLETCHER
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia107Matty JAMES
Maxime LESTIENNE7116ADRIÁN Lopez Alvarez
Manager
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA12ALBERTO Aguilar Leiva
Adam MATTHEWS13Keiren WESTWOOD
Pietro PERDICHIZZI14FÁBIO Pereira da Silva
Matthew PENNINGTON156Gianni MUNARI
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral166YUN Suk-young

Walsall 0 Mansfield Town 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 29,916, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Anthony TAYLOR 6½)
Scorers85 James
Substitutions85 Elphick <=> Yun, 86 James <=> Munari
Sendings off
Bookings
0Corners5
15Fouls18
5Offsides0
7Shots on7
9Shots off5
16Total shots12
6Shots saved5
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Nabil BENTALEB
2A free-kick from PHILIPPE COUTINHO floated just beyond the far post.
6A useful ball from LESTIENNE on the right bobbled toward FRED who mishit his shot wide.
8JOEL did well to hold onto a fierce strike from LESTIENNE.
9A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming JOEL.
10PUGH brought the ball round PIRIS and rattled a weak shot wide.
11PHILIPPE COUTINHO's shot beat the Mansfield Town 'keeper but rebounded off the Mansfield Town crossbar.
30JOEL saved a glorious shot from FORSTER-CASKEY.
35LESTIENNE ran onto a great ball from FORSTER-CASKEY but blasted his effort wide of the goal.
36A shot from FLETCHER seemed a certain goal but PICKFORD managed to force the ball away.
40WATSON beat SABELLI and blasted the ball to PUGH who blasted his effort wide.
 
48PICKFORD was able to palm clear a wicked shot.
49PHILIPPE COUTINHO fluffed an easy chance.
54The hapless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from ELPHICK fell just wide.
59HATEBOER beat two Walsall players and thundered a golden opportunity over the bar.
66LESTIENNE touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Mansfield Town 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
67M'BENGUE's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
73A penalty box meleé resulted in LESTIENNE cracking a low shot over.
77An inswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Walsall 'keeper by FLETCHER.
78JOEL was able to block a weak header from PIRIS.
82Uncertainty in the Walsall defence enabled WATSON to hammer the ball over the bar.
84PUGH stepped inside BENTALEB but tapped the ball into the arms of PICKFORD.
85GOAL!! On the left wing WATSON collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the box for JAMES to slip it into the back of the net. (1-0 Mansfield Town)