Mansfield Town obliterates Morecambe with 3 goals from L. Akins. HIGHLIGHTS

MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town was eventually too good for Morecambe with the goal of L. Akins was the key of the match after he scored in the 45th, 45th and 86th minute.

John Ross

August 17, 2023

MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town was eventually too good for Morecambe with the goal of L. Akins was the key player of the match after he scored in the 45th, 45th and 86th minute. (45′), Lucas Akins (45′), Davis Keillor-Dunn (62′) and Lucas Akins (86′ pen). Mansfield Town was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Scott Simpson with the collaboration of Steve Rushton and Daniel Robinson. The 4th official was David Richardson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.59 degrees Celsius or 45.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.

Match Statistics

Mansfield Town

3 - 0

Morecambe

! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

27 Total 4
6 On Target 0
13 Off Target 3
8 Shots blocked 1

136 Attack 87
92 Dangerous attack 48
92 Ball safe 77

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 4

Fouls

8 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Mansfield Town had a superior ball possession 69% while Morecambe was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mansfield Town was more pushing with 92 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mansfield Town won the match.

Mansfield Town shot 27 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Morecambe shot 4 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Baily Cargill and Aaron Lewis). On the opposite side, Morecambe received 2 yellow cards (John Joshua Mckiernan and Donald Love).

Match Timeline

45'

JJ McKiernan- Yellow

45'

Donald Love - Yellow

Lucas Akins(goal)Davis Keillor-Dunn

45'

60'

Max Melbourne- sub ->Adam Mayor

60'

Jake Taylor- sub ->John Joshua Mckiernan

Davis Keillor-Dunn(goal)

62'

Baily Cargill- Yellow

63'

Hiram Boateng- sub ->Stephen Quinn

65'

Jordan Bowery- sub ->Baily Cargill

65'

Aaron Lewis- Yellow

70'

71'

Jacob Davenport- sub ->Donald Love

71'

Jordan Slew- sub ->Tom Bloxham

Lucas Akins(penalty)

86'

85'

Cammy Smith- sub ->Michael Mellon

Ollie Clarke- sub ->Aaron Lewis

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Mansfield Town has 5 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Morecambe stays with 4 points (14th).

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away with Walsall on the 17th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (2 draws).

Morecambe will play away agasint AFC Wimbledon on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head record.

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town

Christy Pym 1.England

6.7

Callum Johnson 2.England

7.1

Alfie Kilgour 5.England

7.2

Baily Cargill 6.England

7.2

65'

63'

Aden Flint 14.England

7.0

Aaron Lewis 15.Wales

8.9

88'

70'

Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland

7.6

65'

Louis Reed 25.England

7.9

88'

Davis Keillor-Dunn 40.England

8.6

62'

Lucas Akins 7.Grenada

8.4

45', 86'

Rhys Oates 18.England

7.9

88'

Substitutes

Scott Flinders 13.England

George Cooper 19.England

Ollie Clarke 8.England

88'

Anthony Hartigan 17.England

6.6

88'

Hiram Boateng 44.England

6.6

65'

Jordan Bowery 9.England

6.7

65'

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: Christy Pym (6.7), Callum Johnson (7.1), Alfie Kilgour (7.2), Aden Flint (7.0), Baily Cargill (7.2), Aaron Lewis (8.9), Louis Reed (7.9), Stephen Quinn (7.6), Davis Keillor-Dunn (8.6), Rhys Oates (7.9) and Lucas Akins (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ollie Clarke, Jordan Bowery (6.7), Scott Flinders, Anthony Hartigan (6.6), George Cooper, McKeal Abdullah (6.6) and Hiram Boateng (6.6).

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 4 changes: Stephen Quinn for Hiram Boateng (65′), Baily Cargill for Jordan Bowery (65′), Aaron Lewis for Ollie Clarke (88′) and Louis Reed for Anthony Hartigan (88′).

Best player: Aaron Lewis

The most impressive player for Mansfield Town was Aaron Lewis even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.9) with 54 passes (0% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe

Stuart Moore 1.England

6.7

Donald Love 2.Scotland

6.1

71'

45'

Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada

6.5

Farrend Rawson 5.England

6.4

Joel Senior 12.England

6.3

Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon

6.7

E. King 8.Wales

6.6

JJ McKiernan 10.England

6.6

60'

45'

Tom Bloxham 7.England

6.9

71'

M. Mellon 9.Scotland

6.7

85'

Adam Mayor 11.England

6.8

60'

Substitutes

Adam Smith 21.England

Chris Stokes 15.England

Max Melbourne 23.England

6.8

60'

Jacob Davenport 16.England

6.8

71'

Jake Taylor 18.England

6.6

60'

Jordan Slew 14.England

6.5

71'

Cammy Smith 17.Scotland

85'

Morecambe started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Derek Adams played with: Stuart Moore (6.7), Donald Love (6.1), Jacob Bedeau (6.5), Farrend Rawson (6.4), Joel Senior (6.3), Eli King (6.6), John Joshua Mckiernan (6.6), Yann Songo’o (6.7), Tom Bloxham (6.9), Michael Mellon (6.7) and Adam Mayor (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jordan Slew (6.5), Christopher Stokes, Jacob Davenport (6.8), Cammy Smith, Jake Taylor (6.6), Adam Smith and Max Melbourne (6.8).

Substitutions

Morecambe made 5 changes: Adam Mayor for Max Melbourne (60′), John Joshua Mckiernan for Jake Taylor (60′), Donald Love for Jacob Davenport (71′), Tom Bloxham for Jordan Slew (71′) and Michael Mellon for Cammy Smith (85′).