Plymouth Argyle vs Mansfield Town. Sky Bet League Two.
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Saturday 18 January 2020 18:49, UK
Plymouth Argyle continued their League Two winning run with a 3-1 home win over Mansfield.
A stoppage time Ryan Hardie goal added gloss to a hard-fought success for Ryan Lowe's in-form side.
Mansfield were made to rue missed opportunities when Plymouth took a 43rd-minute lead through central defender Niall Canavan.
Canavan scored with a downward header at the far post after rising to meet George Cooper's pacy free-kick.
Antoni Sarcevic's roofed-in penalty after 61 minutes, following Matt Preston's push on Joe Edwards, put Argyle 2-0 up.
The Stags - managed by former Argyle central defender Graham Coughlan - reduced the deficit when substitute Andy Cook scored with a stunning strike after 66 minutes.
The Stags started on the front foot and caught Argyle cold on freezing day in Devon.
Town forward CJ Hamilton had a first minute effort saved by Alex Palmer, then forced central defender Scott Wootton to make a last ditch clearance before Nicky Maynard side-footed wide after skipping through.
Hamilton should have converted Alex MacDonald's 22nd-minute cross.
A minute later Argyle's new on-loan Bristol City midfielder Tyreeq Bakinson smashed a 20 yard half volley off the post and then hit the bar in the 85th minute from 30 yards.
