LEAGUE TWO

NOTTS CO 1 LINCOLN 1

JOHN AKINDE (right) missed a late penalty for Lincoln as they were forced to settle for a draw at bottom club Notts County.

Jon Stead had earlier scored from the spot himself to give the hosts the lead, which Bruno Andrade cancelled out. County boss Neal Ardley said he was proud in the week the club were put up for sale. ‘They are the best team in the league and I told them to go for it,’ he said.

MANSFIELD 3 MACCLESFIELD 1

MANSFIELD boss David Flitcroft said his keeper Jordan Smith’s ‘fantastic’ save at 1-1 was the turning point in their win. Jorge Grant’s opener was cancelled out by Callum Evans, before Krystian Pearce and Tyler Walker won it.

STEVENAGE 1 YEOVIL 0

DINO MAAMRIA praised his side’s patience after they saw off a stubborn Yeovil. ‘We had to keep composed,’ he said. Alex Revell’s second-half strike eventually settled the contest.

NORTHAMPTON 0 COLCHESTER 4

JOHN McGREAL said his Colchester side were ‘terrific’. Frank Nouble, Abodaker Eisa, Kane Vincent-Young and Sammie Szmodics scored, while Harry Pell also missed a penalty.

BURY 1 CRAWLEY 1

RYAN LOWE said it was ‘a hard one to take’, after his Bury side were held by Crawley. Nicky Maynard looked to have won it for the hosts in the 84th minute, only for Ollie Palmer to stun Gigg Lane with just two minutes left on the clock.

GRIMSBY 3 NEWPORT 0

JORDAN COOK scored two for Michael Jolley’s Grimsby. Mickey Demetriou’s own goal completed the scoring, while Wes Thomas also missed a first-half penalty for the hosts.

EXETER 3 MK DONS 1

PAUL TISDALE’S return to Exeter City ended in a nightmare as two goals from Nicky Law and one from Jake Taylor saw off his MK Dons side, who pulled one back through Joe Walsh. Tisdale said: ‘It was dreadful conditions for football.’