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Lucas Akins got Mansfield Town on their way to a 9-2 win against Harrogate Town with his 13th minute penaltyMansfield closed in on top spot in League Two as they equalled the club's all-time record league win from 1932 by destroying in-form Harrogate by an astonishing 9-2 scoreline.
The visitors had won four and drawn two of their last six but were simply blown away, Hiram Boateng scoring a hat-trick in the highest-scoring Football League game since 2011.
From the 13th minute when Lucas Akins buried a home penalty after Derrick Abu had hauled down Baily Cargill, the Stags never looked back in a one-sided first half.
It was 2-0 on 20 minutes as Boateng won a tackle 25 yards out, ran to the edge of the box and slammed home a powerful finish.
On the half-hour Davis Keillor-Dunn's square pass 18 yards out set up Boateng for his second and four minutes later Stephen Quinn set up Tom Nichols to roll home a fourth after Jordan Bowery had crossed.
Harrogate were reeling and conceded a fifth on 39 minutes as Nichols laid the ball invitingly into space for Keillor-Dunn to easily slot home his 16th goal of the season.
Boateng then completed his hat-trick five minutes after the break from six yards from Will Swan's pass.
But the visitors were cheered by two goals in just over a minute as George Thomson clinically finished on the break on 54 minutes before Abraham Odoh turned home the rebound after Josh March had hit the post.
However, on 61 minutes Akins saw a shot deflect in for number seven from a George Maris through-ball.
On 75 minutes substitute Swan scored with a fantastic finish across the keeper from 25 yards and he netted again two minutes later, turning home Aaron Lewis' ball for the ninth.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Mansfield
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 1Pym
- 9Bowery
- 14FlintSubstituted forMcLaughlinat 62'minutes
- 24Brunt
- 6Cargill
- 25ReedSubstituted forMarisat 45'minutes
- 44BoatengBooked at 14mins
- 16QuinnSubstituted forLewisat 62'minutes
- 40Keillor-DunnSubstituted forWilliamsat 78'minutes
- 20NicholsSubstituted forSwanat 45'minutes
- 7Akins
Substitutes
- 3McLaughlin
- 8O Clarke
- 10Maris
- 13Flinders
- 15Lewis
- 22Williams
- 26Swan
Harrogate
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Belshaw
- 2AbuSubstituted forBurrellat 53'minutes
- 15O'Connor
- 30Gibson
- 23Foulds
- 8Cornelius
- 22DooleySubstituted forSuttonat 53'minutes
- 7Thomson
- 10DalySubstituted forBloxhamat 62'minutes
- 9OdohSubstituted forSiviat 62'minutes
- 18MuldoonSubstituted forMarchat 53'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Falkingham
- 6Burrell
- 17Sutton
- 19Sivi
- 21Mitchell
- 24March
- 27Bloxham
Referee:Scott Oldham
Attendance:6,437
Live Text
Match ends, Mansfield Town 9, Harrogate Town 2.
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 9, Harrogate Town 2.
Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Gibson (Harrogate Town).
Will Swan (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Liam Gibson (Harrogate Town).
Corner, Harrogate Town. Conceded by Aaron Lewis.
Jeremy Sivi (Harrogate Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Matthew Foulds.
Foul by Baily Cargill (Mansfield Town).
Josh March (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Baily Cargill (Mansfield Town).
Josh March (Harrogate Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jordan Bowery (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen McLaughlin.
Attempt saved. Lucas Akins (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Lewis.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. George Williams replaces Davis Keillor-Dunn.
Goal! Mansfield Town 9, Harrogate Town 2. Will Swan (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Lewis with a through ball.
Goal! Mansfield Town 8, Harrogate Town 2. Will Swan (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Liam Gibson.
Attempt saved. Jeremy Sivi (Harrogate Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Warren Burrell.
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