Mansfield 3-0 Exeter
Saturday 3 May 2025 18:08, UK
Mansfield ended the season on a high with a second home win in four days as they saw off Exeter 3-0.
The Stags had a let-off inside the first 30 seconds as Reece Cole turned a low Ilmari Niskanen cross against the outside of the right post but then took the lead after 25 minutes.
Louis Reed's 22-yard free-kick hit the underside of the bar and Stephen McLaughlin was on hand to head home from close range as it bounced back up.
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Mansfield's second was also from close range as Dom Dwyer turned home after Brighton loanee Caylan Vickers had beaten his man and got into the box on the right by-line before drilling across to give the former United States international a tap-in.
Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth then had to turn over a powerful Vickers shot before the break to deny the Stags a third.
Six minutes into an improved second half for the visitors, Niskanen raced on to a Cole through ball and rounded Scott Flinders but sent his finish into the side-netting.
However, the Stags wrapped up the win after 83 minutes as Reed's cutting pass sent Ben Waine clear to slot home.
Cole rattled a Mansfield post a minute later as City's afternoon ended in frustration while Jordan Rhodes hit the Exeter upright on the break with the last kick of the match.
