Ainsworth deflated by draw

Gareth Ainsworth admitted he felt 'a little bit down' after Wycombe threw away a two goal lead to draw 2-2 with Mansfield.

They looked set for only their second win in 14 League Two games early in the second half. Stuart Lewis lelft Alan Marriott rooted with his unstoppable 25-yard shot and by the 48th minute it was two when Scowen sent a rasping right-foot volley high past Marriott. But the Stags' response was quick as Anthony Howell's shot was blocked but broke nicely for Lee Stevenson to tuck a low, close-range finish under the keeper and with four minutes to go Ollie Palmer denied the Chairboys "I thought we could have got more out of the game," Ainsworth said. "We had a couple of the better chances if I'm honest and we could have won it right at the end. They just seemed to lump the ball into our box and get bits off it. "I do feel a little bit down. But I am proud of my boys as they ran themselves into the ground. "The conditions were horrendous with the wind in our faces and they brought a lot of big lads on. "Their equaliser came off the bar and we didn't react as quickly as Ollie Palmer. We have to react quicker than that. It's that second phase that kills us. If it was down to a bit of tiredness that I will address that. "I was pleased with the performances of the new signings which was a real positive. They looked like they wanted to play for Wycombe Wanderers which I can work with. "We scored two superb goals, Stuart Lewis has been working hard on his finishing and deserved that and Josh Scowen ghosted in well to score a superb volley. "When you go 2-0 up and score twice away from home you expect to win a game. But they really came at us in that second half and rammed everything down our throats and then we conceded at the death. "I was disappointed with their first goal as we didn't clear our lines and someone has put their hand up and taken the blame. "If we had held onto our 2-0 lead a bit longer then I think panic would have set in. So to pull one back quickly was a big boost for Mansfield and 2-1 is always a dodgy score away from home."