Mansfield Town 2-2 Tranmere Rovers

Rhys Oates celebrated the first of Mansfield's two equalisers eight minutes before the break

Promotion-chasing Mansfield Town twice had to come from behind at home for a 2-2 draw with struggling Tranmere Rovers, who finished with 10 men.

After Swindon ended the Stags' 17-game unbeaten start to the season at the weekend, Tranmere drew first blood on a 13th-minute breakaway.

Harvey Saunders sent Charlie Jolley clear to slot coolly past Christy Pym.

Aden Flint should have levelled on the half-hour but sent a close-range header wide from a Davis Keillor-Dunn free-kick.

Rovers were defending superbly and almost caught Mansfield on another breakaway after 32 minutes, this time Pym denying Saunders with a magnificent double save.

But five minutes later Mansfield were level when Keillor-Dunn helped on a low Jordan Bowery cross from the right and Rhys Oates was on hand to net from close range.

Mansfield pressed hard after the break, but Rovers sat firm and, after 62 minutes when Keillor-Dunn failed to control, they stung Stags again on the counter when Rob Apter threaded a low 18-yard finish inside the right post.

But Mansfield were level again after 79 minutes as sub Will Swan's shot from 16 yards deflected past Luke McGee.

In the third minute of added time, Rovers then had Jordan Turnbull dismissed for a second booking.

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