Neal Bishop earns Mansfield victory at Morecambe

Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2018 by PA

Mansfield secured their fourth league win of the season with a battling 1-0 victory over Morecambe at the Globe Arena.

A first-half goal from the experienced Neal Bishop poved to be enough to give the Stags a welcome three points as they moved up to 11th in Sky Bet League Two.

The decisive strike came in the 36th minute when an Otis Khan corner found its way to the midfielder on the edge of the Morecambe area to volley a 20-yard effort into the bottom-right corner.

The Stags had come close to taking the lead in the 12th minute when Mal Benning produced a cross from the left that dipped in the swirling wind which saw the ball hit the inside of the post with goalkeeper Barry Roche beaten.

Morecambe had the better of the play in the first half and produced some fine football with A-Jay Leitch-Smith forcing Bobby Olejnik into a fine save low to his right with a shot from the edge of the area.

Mansfield looked sharper in the second half with Benning firing an early shot just wide from 35 yards and Tyler Walker forcing Roche into a great save with an strike from just inside the box.

Roche was quick to react to make further saves from CJ Hamilton and Danny Rose as David Flitcroft’s side held on to claim victory.