Mansfield Town 2-0 Leyton Orient: Stags set club record of eight straight league wins

Ollie Clarke's goal was his fourth of the season for Mansfield

In-form Mansfield set a new club record of eight successive league wins as they saw off Leyton Orient in windy conditions in League Two.

Saturday's result made it 14 wins in 16 games in all competitions for Nigel Clough's promotion-chasers.

"I think it's remarkable and to do it in today's conditions - I defy any team in the country to be able to play football with the wind," Clough told BBC Radio Nottingham.

"Ideally we wanted a nice. clam day, maybe a bit of rain, and it was the exact opposite. Despite all that, we sill managed to dig a result out and I think it's one of our best clean sheets of the season."

After a first half of few chances, the game came to life just before the break when the Stags took the lead with a controversial opener.

Rhys Oates lifted a pass to Jordan Bowery in the box and the ball seemed to strike his arm before he poked it home from close range.

Orient protested but referee Sam Allison gave the goal after speaking to his assistant.

Earlier, Lawrence Vigouroux had been well placed to save efforts from Ollie Clarke and Oates, while after 38 minutes, Ruel Sotiriou fired an effort wide from a low 20-yard shot.

The visitors rarely looked like equalising but the Stags eased any nerves in the final 20 minutes as a half-cleared Stephen Quinn corner was drilled home at the first time from 18 yards by Clarke.

Two minutes later, substitute Aaron Drinan hit the outside of the home post after being sent into the right of the box, and - with 12 minutes remaining - the unlucky Drinan headed against the crossbar from close range amid a scramble from a corner.

"We would have been pleased to get in at half-time 0-0, so the goal was a bonus," said Clough.

"I thought we played better in the second half with the wind against us - we got it down and we played much better when we could, and I thought the second goal was absolutely brilliant."

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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