DANIEL Carr marked his first start for Mansfield Town with his first goal for the club to earn a 1-1 draw at York City.
The Stags were forced to come from behind when a mistake by Sascha Studer culminated in a first half goal for Diego De Girolamo.
Rakish Bingham had gone close to opening the scoring in the opening stages, but it was the hosts who had the upper hand before the break.
Mansfield though, applied the pressure after the interval and looked the most likely to snatch a winner, only to have to settle for a fourth successive stalemate.
New signing Vadaine Oliver came straight into the Stags starting line-up as boss Paul Cox made five changes, along with a switch to a 4-4-2 formation.
Martin Riley added his name to the injury list after being ruled out with a back spasm, while Alex Fisher (shoulder) and Kieron Freeman (knee) were sidelined after coming off early in Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Tranmere Rovers.
Oliver took the place of Fisher, up front with Rakish Bingham, while fellow newcomer Carr made his first start, on the right of midfield, replacing Freeman.
Skipper Adam Murray, back from suspension, came into the centre, while Rob Taylor started on the left flank – Fergus Bell and Simon Heslop the players to miss out.
Liam Marsden came into the back line, at right-back, with Lee Beevers on the left, as Mansfield adapted to the loss of Riley.
Both sides made a bright start to the game as it started in entertaining style.
Bingham twice went close to fashioning a breakthrough for the visitors, in the space of the opening five minutes.
Alex Cisak did well to catch the striker's header after Beevers had flicked on Murray's free-kick, then barely 60 seconds later, Bingham blazed wide of the far post, having been played in by Taylor.
Jamie McGuire was rather more fortuitous when it came to being inadvertently teed up by referee Graham Sailsbury, but he still scuffed his effort off target.
On the quarter hour, Bingham, again, almost bagged the opener, showing some fancy footwork as he ran at Keith Lowe, before driving the ball beyond the woodwork, with Oliver unable to connect.
York had looked dangerous going forward, though had few chances to speak of early on – a long range effort from Russell Penn as close as they came.
Sascha Studer dealt with that comfortably, but didn't fare so well with 20 minutes on the clock.
The Stags keeper's poor clearance kick went straight to Penn, who burst forward and played in De Girolamo. The City front man controlled well and rolled the ball into the far corner to give his side the lead.
The goal took the wind out of Mansfield's sails somewhat as York spent the rest of the half on top.
Former Stag Lindon Meikle whipped in a ball from the right just before the half hour mark, which was almost knocked in by De Girolamo, while Marsden produced a great last-ditch challenge to deny Ryan Brunt.
There was little joy for Cox's side at the other end of the pitch as they struggled to forge an opening.
They did though, feel they should have had a penalty when John McCombe had both arms wrapped around Bingham in the penalty area as he looked to latch on to Beevers' ball in.
The Minstermen were immediately on the attack following the interval, with De Girolamo forcing Studer into a save with a low shot from the edge of the area.
Mansfield nevertheless, showed more intent after the restart, though Cisak went untroubled when Jamie McGuire blasted an effort out of the ground.
Taylor did better when he cracked a strike on to the woodwork, the ball having pinged around the penalty area following good work by McGuire.
Their early attempt aside, York hadn't really threatened before the hour, with Brunt heading over from Coulson's cross and Meikle firing wide.
And it was Mansfield who netted the next goal, with 62 minutes gone.
Oliver helped on Bingham's cross and Carr, unmarked at the far post, lashed home.
The game could so easily have swung back in York's favour, but Studer saved brilliantly to deny De Girolamo, who was through in the box, one-on-one.
Murray tried his luck for Mansfield, with a fierce long-range strike, which Cisak proved equal to, while Oliver then headed over a corner from the skipper.
The visitors were left breathing a sigh of relief in the 70th minute when Coulson let fly from 20 yards. His shot took a deflection and flew a whisker wide, with Studer rooted to the spot.
The Stags stopper did well to get down and thwart Coulson's free-kick, but the visitors could have won it themselves as they applied the pressure in the closing minutes.
Cisak denied a well-struck shot from Bingham from outside the penalty area, then gathered a scruffy effort from Carr, leaving the visitors frustrated.
YORK: Cisak, McCoy, McCombe, Lowe, Ilesanmi, Coulson, Penn, Montrose (Platt 72), Meikle (Straker 75), Brunt, De Girolamo. Subs: Mooney, Parslow, Summerfield, Hirst, Murray.
MANSFIELD: Studer, Marsden, Sutton, Sendles-White, Beevers, Carr, McGuire, Murray, Taylor, Oliver (Palmer 82), Bingham. Subs not used: Evtimov, Lambe, Thomas, Clements, Bell.
ATTENDANCE: 3,370 (579 away).
