RAINWORTH, England (Interstat) — Everton Bala scored twice to lead Mansfield Town U18 to a 3-0 victory over Hartlepool U18 in an ENG Youth Alliance match Saturday at Welfare Ground. Bala opened the scoring in the 13th minute and added a second in the 27th. Marin Petkov sealed the win with a goal in the 73rd minute. The result surpassed the projection from Interstat, which gave Mansfield a 70% chance to win and predicted a 2-1 scoreline. With the win, Mansfield starts its league campaign 1-0, while Hartlepool begins 0-1.