Ali Koiki's first Cobblers goal has given his team hope heading back to Sixfields. Pictures: Pete Norton.

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Mansfield Town 2 Northampton Town 1: James Heneghan's player ratings

By James Heneghan

Published 15th May 2022, 12:25 BST

The League Two play-off semi-final between Mansfield and Northampton is perfectly poised at the halfway stage after Saturday’s to-and-fro encounter at Field Mill.

Mansfield made all of the early running and led through Rhys Oates and Jordan Bowery, but Cobblers responded with an excellent second-half display and have given themselves every chance heading back to Sixfields thanks to Ali Koiki’s deflected effort. Here are our player ratings...

An absolute workhorse for the final 20 or so minutes. Seemed to challenge for every aerial duel in the Mansfield half... 6.5

13. Danny Rose

An absolute workhorse for the final 20 or so minutes. Seemed to challenge for every aerial duel in the Mansfield half... 6.5 Photo: Pete Norton

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