Fleetwood Town 5-4 Mansfield Town
- Published
Fleetwood's Antoni Sarcevic scored a stoppage-time penalty after Mansfield had equalised in the 89th minute.
Gareth Evans put the hosts ahead in the first minute, before Chris Clements and Anthony Howell made it 2-1 to the Stags but Sarcevic levelled by the break.
Sarcevic and Evans then looked to have secured victory for Fleetwood with second-half strikes before Sam Clucas and Ross Dyer put Mansfield on terms.
But Matty Blair was felled and Sarcevic fired home to complete his hat-trick.
Their were just 18 seconds on the clock when Fleetwood went in front, Evans applying the finishing touch to a fluid attacking move.
But Mansfield were soon back on terms thanks to Clements drilled free-kick, which found the bottom corner from 20 yards.
Cod Army defender Ryan Cresswell then mishit a clearance and Howell latched onto the mistake to fire the visitors ahead.
It was end to end stuff and Fleetwood made it 2-2 before the interval after Sarcevic took a tumble under Martin Riley's challenge and the midfielder converted from the penalty spot.
Sarcevic then produced a wonderful effort on the hour, his dazzling run ending with a 20-yard shot that took a deflection on its way in.
When Evans broke clear from a Mansfield corner to slot home the game looked over only for Clucas to stab home a loose ball and give the visitors hope.
Clucas was again in the thick of it as the ball bounced around Fleetwood's box and his shot was only half-cleared to Dyer who slammed home an equaliser.
The Stags looked set to head back to Nottinghamshire with a point but substitute Blair, on the field for less than 10 minutes, was bundled over by James Jennings and Sarcevic struck the winner to round-off an incredible afternoon of football.
- Published7 June 2019