Stevenage and Mansfield were forced to share the spoils as the promotion hopefuls played out a gritty 0-0 draw at the Lamex Stadium.
Neither side created much in the way of chances in a game bereft of quality and littered with free-kicks rather than free-flowing moves.
The best chance of the first half came within two minutes, Rhys Oates capitalising on hesitation from Carl Piergianni to race through on goal, but his poked effort was well-blocked by the onrushing Taye Ashby-Hammond.
Boro then thought they had taken the lead 10 minutes later, but Jamie Reid’s flicked finish after a mix-up at the back from the Stags was adjudged offside.
The visitors were much the better side in the second half, roared on by their vocal travelling support, but failed to trouble Ashby-Hammond in the Stevenage goal.
The best chance of the game fell to the hosts with just minutes left but Luke Norris was unable to steer home after pinball in the box following a Danny Rose cross, leaving both sides to settle for a point.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Stevenage
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 12Ashby-Hammond
- 2Wildin
- 6Sweeney
- 5PiergianniBooked at 29mins
- 20Earley
- 4Reeves
- 10CampbellSubstituted forTaylorat 73′minutes
- 17GilbeySubstituted forReadat 73′minutes
- 11Roberts
- 9Norris
- 19ReidSubstituted forRoseat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Chapman
- 3Clark
- 8Taylor
- 14Smith
- 15Vancooten
- 16Read
- 32Rose
Mansfield
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Pym
- 6Harbottle
- 12Hawkins
- 4Hewitt
- 3McLaughlin
- 10Maris
- 7Akins
- 8O ClarkeSubstituted forWallaceat 89′minutes
- 32Lapslie
- 16QuinnSubstituted forBoatengat 60′minutes
- 18Oates
Substitutes
- 2Gordon
- 5Hartigan
- 13Flinders
- 14Perch
- 17Wallace
- 26Swan
- 44Boateng
- Referee:
- Anthony Backhouse
- Attendance:
- 3,301
Live Text
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Match ends, Stevenage 0, Mansfield Town 0.
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Second Half ends, Stevenage 0, Mansfield Town 0.
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Saxon Earley (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Hiram Boateng (Mansfield Town).
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Foul by Jake Taylor (Stevenage).
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Elliott Hewitt (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Mansfield Town. Kieran Wallace replaces Ollie Clarke.
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Attempt missed. Luke Norris (Stevenage) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Arthur Read.
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Attempt missed. Arthur Read (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Danny Rose (Stevenage) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ollie Clarke (Mansfield Town).
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Offside, Mansfield Town. Hiram Boateng tries a through ball, but Rhys Oates is caught offside.
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Foul by Jake Reeves (Stevenage).
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Rhys Oates (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by George Maris.
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George Lapslie (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jake Reeves (Stevenage).
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Substitution, Stevenage. Jake Taylor replaces Dean Campbell.
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Substitution, Stevenage. Arthur Read replaces Alex Gilbey.
