Mansfield 0-0 Exeter: Match Report

Mansfield 0-0 Exeter: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game as it happened.Stags open accountMansfield picked up their first point since returning to the Football League following a 0-0 draw with Exeter.The Stags, relegated to non-league football in 2008, will feel aggrieved they did not claim maximum points after missing a number of good chances.Striker Calvin Andrew came close to breaking the deadlock early on but he fired a weak shot at Artur Krysiak after he had turned his man.Andrew went close again when his bullet header was cleared off the line by Craig Woodman after Krysiakhad flapped at a cross.Liam Sercombe brought the best out of Krysiak's opposing number Alan Marriott prior to the break when he made a smart stop from a sweetly hit free-kick as the game became stretched.The hosts started the second half strongly and came close to breaking the deadlock when defender John Dempster powered a header over the bar.Sam Clucas thought he had put the home side ahead near the hour-mark only to see Krysiak palm his attempted lob to safety.Substitute Jamie Reid could not grab a late goal in injury time with his weak free-kick not troubling Marriott as both teams had to settle for a point.

Source: PA