Leahy's slice of luck extends Wycombe's winning run

Luke Leahy is mobbed by his Wycombe team-mates following their home win over Mansfield

Wycombe Wanderers midfielder Luke Leahy was relieved to put a missed penalty behind him as his added-time goal extended their winning run to 10 games.

Leahy failed to convert from the spot when the League One leaders beat Lincoln City 3-2 on Saturday.

They followed that up with a 1-0 win over Mansfield at Adams Park, thanks to Leahy's fifth goal in his last eight appearances, although he admitted it was a slightly fortunate effort.

The 32-year-old's intended ball into the box whipped over the head of Stags' goalkeeper Christy Pym and nestled into the top corner.

"It was a cross. But when the team are doing well, them type of things go in and it's a great feeling," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"We stuck at it, we dug in and it was a great feeling at the end. That makes up for everything I felt on Saturday - I know we won the game - and from a personal point of view that was massive as well.

"We can always create a chance from a long ball, make something happen, and thankfully (Daniel) Udoh's laid it back to me and it sailed in the top corner."

Luke Leahy (left) scored his fifth goal of the season for Wycombe

The Chairboys had to work hard to create openings with a disciplined Mansfield team making sure they had men behind the ball - and despite their defeat, they are only three points adrift of the top six following last season's promotion.

"We knew before the game that we weren't going to get many chances because they are very stubborn," added Leahy.

"We've created a lot of chances since the start of the season but we knew it was going to be a different type of game and that's how it panned out - but there's a never say die attitude at the minute at this club.

"They're the type of games there's going to be because we are doing well and teams are going to come and make it hard for us, but we've got different ways of hurting teams and that was a different way - by the luck of a cross."

He joked: "It's a lot harder (to score) from 12 yards than 35 yards."

Boss Matt Bloomfield praised Leahy's selfless contribution to the team's run of victories, which included giving up penalty duties to enable Richard Kone to complete a first professional hat-trick against Peterborough United last month.

"I'm so pleased for Luke - he's such a big character and big player for us," said the Wycombe head coach, who took charge of a game for the 100th time, including his spell with previous club Colchester United.

"He's been a massive positive since we brought him to the club. He felt really bad on Saturday for the missed penalty and for him to come up with that moment at the end is obviously nice.

"I don't think we've been too fortunate to win games this year, we've earned everything we've had, so to have a little bit of fortune go in our favour like that, we've got to be really pleased."