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Mansfield 2-1 Accrington: The Stags Earn League One Promotion With Win 2-1 Win At Home

George Maris and Stephen Quinn scored on either side of a Tommy Leigh⛎ strike as Mansfield Town beat visiting Accrington Stan𝓡ley at Field Mill

Mansfield’s Stephen Quinn, centre, cel𒈔ebrates scoring against Accrington (Joe Giddens/PA)🧸
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Mansfield finally achieved their promotion dream as a 2-1 home win over Accrington sent them up to League One for the first time since 2002. (More Football News)

The Stags took a second-minute lead when George Maris received the ball back from Stephen Quinn at a short corner and launched a dangerous ball into the six-yard box which ♑found the net off Stanley midfielder Tommy Leigh at the near post.

Hiram Boateng then forced a good save from Stanley goalkeeper Radek Vitek low to his right after Davis Keillor-Dunn ha🎃d helped on a Tom Ni🅺chols pass after nine minutes.

Sha﷽un Whalley headed Stanley’s best chance of the half straight at Christy Pym from seven yards from a 20th-minute cor💯ner in a rare raid forward.

Maris, at full stretch, was just unable to tur🃏n a low Lucas Akins cross into a gaping net at th🐻e far post after 32 minutes and Keillor-Dunn fired inches over the far angle from 20 yards on 51 minutes.

But the killerꦚ second 💧goal came on 63 minutes to seal a decisive third win in eight days.

Keillor-Dunn found Quinn at the near post from the left and, al𒐪though Vitek saved his first shot, the Irish veteran tucked away the loose🔯 ball from close range.

Five minutes fr🎶om time Leigh pulled one back for S🦂tanley as he controlled and volleyed at goal from 14 yards and the ball deflected past Pym.