Concord Rangers 0 Mansfield Town 1

FA Cup 1st Round Replay, Tuesday 25th November 2014

Ollie Palmer's second-half goal helped Mansfield edge past non-league Concord in their FA Cup first-round replay.   The Conference South side had the better of the first half, with Matt Fry and Lewis Taaffe both going close.   Mansfield improved after the break as Palmer forced a save from Josh Vickers and Fergus Bell struck a post.   And the League Two side found a winner just after the hour mark when Palmer slid in at the back post to put away Rob Taylor's cross.   Jordan Chiedozie, whose 30-yard strike 10 days ago had forced the replay, almost snatched a late equaliser but poked over from close range.   Managed by PE teacher Danny Cowley, the Canvey Island side were committed and spirited in the wet and cold conditions, particularly in the first period, against a team 46 places above them on the football ladder.   Mansfield, still managerless since Paul Cox's departure last week,pulled away though as the game drew on, with Palmer's back-post finish halting Concord's momentum.   The former Havant & Waterlooville man should have had a second, but failed to beat Arsenal loanee Vickers when through one-on-one.   And although Rangers forced a series of late corners, the Stags held on to secure a second-round tie at Cambridge United.