WEYMOUTH 1

(McPhee 20)

MANSFIELD TOWN 1

(Sinclair 42)

WEYMOUTH threw away the three points with a dour second-half display against a ten-man Mansfield side at the Wessex Stadium on Saturday.

Coach Marcus Browning took charge of the Terras in the absence of caretaker boss Alan Lewer, who missed the encounter through illness, and he was clearly delighted when Chris McPhee put the hosts in front on 20 minutes.

However, Weymouth then failed to kill off the Blue Square Premier contest despite enjoying huge amounts of possession and three minutes before the break Emile Sinclair levelled against the run of play.

Town suddenly had a foothold in the game but moments later Maxine Chanot was stupidly sent-off for violent conduct after an altercation with home defender Adam Bygrave.

The hosts should have gone on and made their additional man count in the second half but it was indeed the Stags that looked the more likely victors with Sinclair and substitute Aaron O’Connor both having opportunities to grab the winner.