Unbeaten Mansfield Town were made to settle for a point in an entertaining goalless draw against Wrexham at One Call Stadium.

Stags dominated a first-half which saw them create a hatful of chances, with Wrexham setting up a defensive camp in the opening 45 minutes.

But the Red Dragons – promoted from the National League in the summer – came alive in the second period although Christy Pym went relatively untested in the Stags’ goal.

The encounter was played in front of a sell-out crowd of 8,612 -  the highest home attendance under the reign of owners John & Carolyn Radford – and saw Stags extend their unbeaten run to 14 games in league and cup.

Centre-half Baily Cargill replaced Lewis Brunt in a like-for-like change following Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Gillingham.

Stags raced out of the starting blocks and midfielder Aaron Lewis registered the game’s first shot inside the first minute when his right-footed drive was blocked inside the area to spin out for a corner.

Mansfield continued to press and Lewis had another opportunity blocked on 10 minutes following neat set-up play by Lucas Akins on the right-hand channel.

Wrexham were penned in their own half and Lewis was at the eye of an early Stags’ storm. The ex-Newport man burst forward on 17 minutes before rifling a shot at goal, which visiting goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo had to parry.

Moments later, midfielder Ollie Clarke was given the game’s first yellow card for delaying the restart of play and Baily Cargill met the same fate on 19 minutes when he pulled down former Stags’ striker Ollie Palmer on the inside right channel.

Wrexham threatened from their first corner a minute later when Stags’ goalkeeper Christy Pym beat away Ben Tozer’s header, and Mansfield breathed a sigh of relief when the rebound bounced off George Evans to go behind for a goal kick.

Stags almost broke the deadlock after a sensational team move which ended with left-back Calum Macdonald sweeping a cross into the box for Davis Keillor-Dunn, whose six-yard header was aimed straight at Okonkwo.

Stags sent another warning shot across the bows by rattling the woodwork as the clock ticked towards the half-hour mark.

Lewis provided the pass and Keillor-Dunn showed fine footskills to bring the ball onto his right foot before lashing against the far post from just inside the box.

And Lewis – in the thick of the action - tried his luck again, firing over from eight yards after Macdonald delivered superbly from the left.

By now, Mansfield were throwing the kitchen sink at their Welsh counterparts and Keillor-Dunn sent a lovely throughball to Ollie Clarke, who took a touch before unleashing a ferocious left-footed effort which the goalkeeper – at full-stretch - tipped onto the post.

In a rare attack at the other end, Evans skied a hopeful 25-yard effort into the Quarry Lane End.

Wrexham came close to a breakthrough seven minutes after the break as Palmer’s glancing header sailed narrowly beyond the far post following a James McClean free-kick.

On the hour, Wrexham’s Elliott Lee – always leaning backwards - cleared the stand with a 25-yard volley following a corner.

Three minutes later, forward James Gale was introduced for Clarke in Mansfield’s first change.

And Gale was soon involved as he smashed a right-footed shot at the near post which Okonkwo had to push aside.

Soon after the corner, Lewis had a shot inadvertently blocked by Cargill inside a crowded box and Keillor-Dunn struck over from 22 yards as Stags looked to gain the upper hand.

Evans was shown a yellow card for pulling back Keillor-Dunn inside the centre circle with 21 minutes of normal time remaining.

Cargill made a fine block for Mansfield inside his own box and minutes later Aaron Hayden directed a header straight at Pym from close range following a corner.

George Maris made way for fellow midfielder Hiram Boateng on 76 minutes.

Former Stags’ old boy Palmer was jeered as he was replaced by Steven Fletcher nine minutes later.

Stags survived a scare late on when McClean somehow missed the target for the visitors as he slammed wide after connecting with a cross from the right channel.

In the 90th minute, Keillor-Dunn sent a crashing effort inches beyond the post and in stoppage time Reed’s snapshot  from outside the box arrowed over in the game’s final chance.

STAGS: Pym, Bowery, Flint, Cargill, Macdonald, Reed, Lewis, Clarke (Gale 63), Maris (Boateng 76), Keillor-Dunn, Akins

UNUSED SUBS: Flinders, Brunt, Johnson, Williams, Swan

WREXHAM: Okonkwo, Hayden, O'Connor, Mendy, Tozer, Jones (Cannon 71), Evans, Lee, McClean, Palmer (Fletcher 84), Mullin (Dalby 90+2)

UNUSED SUBS: Howard, Tunnicliffe, O'Connell, J. Davies

REFEREE: Adam Herczeg

ATTENDANCE: 8,612 (1,484 Wrexham fans)