Full-time: Mansfield Town 1 Hereford United 1 (From Hereford Times)

4:49pm

4:33pm

Excellent defensive work by Chris Carruthers retrieved a dangerous situation for the Hereford defence on 72 minutes after an error by Stefan Stam.

4:20pm

4:20pm

The scrappy nature of the game was not improved, however, by the half-time break and  a Clucas free-kick drifted just wide of a post.

4:11pm

But the flag-kick came to nothing and Mansfield broke down field for Nick Wright to test Bittner with a drive from the edge of the area.

4:08pm

Hereford, now playing with the wind, forced an early corner in the second half.

3:57pm

3:47pm

Two minutes before half-time, Mansfield forced a corner on the right and Watkins failed to clear properly.
The ball was returned into the area where Exodus Geoghagon was in yards of space to head past Bittner.

3:37pm

A blustery wind was causing everyone problems and helped Hereford to win a corner on 33 minutes.
Clucas’ cross was easily cleared.

3:32pm

Then a weak back header from Luke Graham was intercepted by Jake Speight, but fortunately the Stags striker was unable to control the ball which ran out for a goal-kick.

3:30pm

And the former Macclesfield man curled a shot wide from a free-kick on 28 minutes.

3:27pm

Mansfield hit back with a shot from Colin Daniel which flew over the bar.

3:26pm

After a tedious spell of long-throws and free-kicks, the first yellow card arrived on 21 minutes when Murray clattered into Sam Clucas.
The free-kick finally brought a shot with Watkins testing Shane Redmond.
And, a minute later, the Bulls took the lead.
Clucas raced away from half-way before slipping the ball neatly to Jackson who slid a shot past the home keeper.

3:07pm

A second flag kick followed soon afterwards before Adam Murray sent a shot high over James Bittner’s goal.

3:05pm

Hereford had to concede a corner inside the first minutes when Marley Watkins gave the ball away in midfield to set up a Stags attack.

2:40pm

RYAN Bowman’s absence with a sickness bug prompted a re-shuffle in the Bulls line-up.
Simon Clist was recalled to central midfield where there was also a full debut for Josh O’Keefe.
This appeared to mean Harry Pell moving into the attack to support Marlon Jackson.
Hereford: 4-4-2: Bittner; Gallinagh, Graham, Stam, Carruthers; Watkins, Clist, O’Keefe, Clucas; Pell, Jackson. Subs not used: Heath, Canham, McQuilkin, Sammons, Smikle.
Mansfield: 4-4-2: Redmond; Thompson, Geohaghon, Pilkington, Sutton; Meikle, Howell, Murray, Daniel; Speight, Wright. Subs not used: Briscoe, Clements, Rhead, Beevers, Stevenson.
Referee: Darren Handley (Bolton).