MATCH ANALYSIS: Mansfield Town pay price for lack of finish in Oldham cup tie

Mansfield Town v Oldham - Emirates FA Cup - One Call Stadium - Saturday 7th November 2015. Lee Collins clears

Only a continued lack of finishing prevented Mansfield Town booking their place in the FA Cup second round at the first time of asking on Saturday.

Adam Murray’s men turned in their best display of passing and possession football of the season to dominate League One strugglers Oldham Athletic with Chris Clements running the show from deep in midfield.

They rarely looked like conceding with Ryan Tafazolli and Lee Collins absolutes rocks in the centre of defence. However, a third game without a goal left them facing a tricky replay at Boundary Park next Tuesday.

Stags have now only found the net twice in five games and, although Murray is keeping faith with what he has got, he may need to get his strike force some help with a loan player at some stage.

Matt Green is desperately seeking to regain his goal touch while Adi Yussuf is still inexperienced at this level to start regularly and a new face in the dressing room may give everyone an added edge.

Mansfield did have their chances, but a terrible miss by Reggie Lambe and two heroic goal line clearances by Cameron Dummigan ensured Oldham escaped with a replay that few in the stadium will have felt they deserved.

Lambe, who otherwise, had an excellent game, missed the best chance of the afternoon in first half stoppage time.