League Two (Week 2) : Mansfield defeats Forest Green 2-0
ENGLAND, Aug. 12, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 2: After their 2-2 draw against Crewe Alexandra on August 5, the Stags returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Forest Green Rovers this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Mansfield Town nor Forest Green Rovers have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Rose Danny ('51) and Anderson Paul ('57).
Mansfield Town FC climbed to second place with 4 points from 2 games, 2 points behind Coventry City FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of August 12, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Barnet | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Yeovil Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Stevenage | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2017-2018
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Overview
Mansfield Town FC
- Position: 2 +9
- Best performance of the season:Mansfield Town 2-0 Forest Green Rovers (12 Aug.)
- Previous game:Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Mansfield Town (5 Aug.)
- Next game:Accrington Stanley - Mansfield Town (19 Aug.)
Forest Green Rovers FC
- Position: 20 -9
- Previous game:Forest Green Rovers 2-2 Barnet (5 Aug.)
- Next game:Forest Green Rovers - Yeovil Town (19 Aug.)
Mansfield Town
2:0
Forest Green Rovers
2:0 (0:0)
- 12 August 2017
- 15:00
- Mansfield
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 6 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 4 |
| 3 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 |
| 4 | Barnet | 4 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 4 |
Week 2 Results
| Saturday 12 August 2017 | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 0-2 | Coventry City | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 | Newport County | ||
| Cambridge United | 1-2 | Carlisle United | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2-0 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| Swindon Town | 1-1 | Exeter City | ||
| Colchester United | 1-1 | Stevenage | ||
| Lincoln City | 1-1 | Morecambe | ||
| Port Vale | 2-3 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 1-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Notts County | 2-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| Barnet | 1-0 | Luton Town | ||
| Yeovil Town | 3-2 | Accrington Stanley | ||