STAGS RESERVES LOSE TO COUNTY
22/08/01, by Rob Wheldon

The Stags gave a first 90 minutes of the season to Adam Barrett. The opening half was a fairly even affair, Bingham having to scramble away a far post header from McNamara and at the other end Mitchell heading a Williams right wing cross over the bar. At half time keeper Michael Bingham was replaced by Jason White. In the second half the Stags had many more chances, first on 55 minutes Bacon screwed his left foot shot wide and a minute later Barrett forayed forwards only to see his shot blocked on the edge of the 18 yard box. For County Paul Heffernan hit a left foot shot over the bar then saw his header hit the bar with Jason White beaten. It was Heffernan who capitalised on a Jason White error for the only goal of the game, White unable to hold a tame shot and Heffernan left with the simple task of finding an empty net. Stags should have equalised 5 minutes later, Danny Bacon put clean through but his first shot hit the right hand post then from the rebound his second shot hit the left hand post.
So defeat but a good 90 minutes for Adam Barrett in a tough encounter. Alistair Asher looked excellent at right back and Danny Bacon always caused the County defence problems but did have that incredible miss near the end.
Stags: Bingham (White 45), Asher, Jervis, Lazarus, Clarke, Barrett, Williams, Pemberton, Bacon, Mitchell (Ghaichem 75), Rew - Subs Not Used: Holyoak, Elliott, Davies

Reserves lose 
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The reserves lost 1-0 to Notts County at Meadow Lane on Wednesday afternoon, Paul Heffernan grabbing the goal for the home side on 72 minutes.
Teenage keeper Jason White, a half-time substitute for Mansfield, made a hash of Ryan Ford's speculative long range effort and the ball invitingly for Heffernan to pick up the pieces.
Even so, Mansfield should have finished the game with a draw after Danny Bacon went through on goal on 77 minutes for the visitors. His first shot hit the left post and, when the ball ran back to him with the keeper grounded, his second effort hit the right post.
Neil Lazarus rattled the County angle in the 10th minute with a 25-yard shot. But Stags first half keeper Michael Bingham made good saves to twice keep out Heffernan who also headed against the Mansfield crossbar on 68 minutes.
Billy Dearden said: "It wasn’t a bad performance for such a young side.
"We are just not getting the breaks at the moment, same as the night before.
"The keeper’s made a mistake to gift them the goal and how Danny Bacon didn't score I'll never know. You'd get odds of 300-1 at the fairground on him to hit both posts like that!"