VIDEO: Picture slideshow from Southend United v Mansfield Town
New loan signing James Alabi was shown a straight red after just 31 minutes of his debut with Lee Beevers following him for a second yellow card near the end, though the visitors also had a man dismissed.
Trailing 1-0 after 24 minutes, Stags were stunned to find themselves 2-0 down on 43 minutes after the referee adjudged Alan Marriott had caught team mate Jamie McGuire’s header behind his own goal line.
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Hide AdKevan Hurst’s stoppage time shot deflected in for number three off Ritchie Sutton to cap a night to forget for Stags, who have now gone 428 minutes of League football without a goal.
Pictures by Richard Parkes.