Match Report


Lincoln CityLincoln City     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Greg TaylorG. Taylor40
G
1
G
43Carlton SimonsenC. Simonsen
Arthur StandingA. Standing56
D
2
D
49Fredrik ByrneF. Byrne
Paul GreavesP. Greaves50
D
3
D
48Scott ThirlwellS. Thirlwell
Omer MakinO. Makin46
D
4
D
46Carl SouthgateC. Southgate
Jon WhiteJ. White43
D
5
M
58Niccolo BoydN. Boyd
Ivan SouthgateI. Southgate50
M
6captain
M
53Stan SmithS. Smith
Luke JobsonL. Jobson44
M
7
M
50Oleg GascoigneO. Gascoigne
Leon VickersL. Vickers40
M
captain8
M
40Morris PriorM. Prior
Greg NichollsG. Nicholls38
M
9
M
39Daniel WatsonD. Watson
Alberto ForbesA. Forbes52
A
10
A
44Alun McManamanA. McManaman
Richard BrittonR. Britton51
A
11
A
43Gavin LeeG. Lee
 
Marvin AndertonM. Anderton40
A
12
D
44Robert LockleyR. Lockley
Ralph McgrealR. Mcgreal39
A
13
A
42Wes HitchcockW. Hitchcock
Dion InsleyD. Insley38
D
14
D
40Steve CroftS. Croft

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 2,768 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Coppinger.


0.00
The first half starts with Lincoln City kicking off!
6.25
Paul Greaves sees Luke Jobson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luke Jobson flicks a high pass forward. Richard Britton collects the pass. Richard Britton shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.02
Fredrik Byrne flicks a high pass forward. Stan Smith holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stan Smith makes a probing pass to Alun McManaman. Alun McManaman knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Lee. Gavin Lee makes a deft header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
14.00
Paul Greaves runs forward with the ball. Paul Greaves knocks the ball forward to Richard Britton. Richard Britton shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
21.28
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.09
Jon White knocks the ball forward to Luke Jobson. With some swift thinking, Luke Jobson plays the ball forward to Richard Britton. Richard Britton shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
26.03
Greg Nicholls flicks a high ball forward to Richard Britton who takes it down. Richard Britton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.39
Gavin Lee hacks Jon White from behind! The referee brings Gavin Lee to one side and gives him a warning! Jon White stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.40
With vision, Leon Vickers laces a weighted ball forward to Richard Britton. Richard Britton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
39.56
Lincoln City are playing very defensively.
42.02
Paul Greaves sees Leon Vickers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Vickers flicks a high pass forward. Richard Britton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Britton shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lincoln City appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off the second half!
47.52
Scott Thirlwell threads a neat ball through to Morris Prior. Morris Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun McManaman. Alun McManaman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Omer Makin.
59.46
Carl Southgate plays the ball forward to Daniel Watson. Daniel Watson threads a neat ball through to Alun McManaman. Alun McManaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.03
Arthur Standing passes the ball forward to Luke Jobson. Luke Jobson threads a neat ball through to Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.37
Leon Vickers comes in with a late challenge on Oleg Gascoigne. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oleg Gascoigne runs off the knock.
72.48
Stan Smith makes a beautiful solo run. Stan Smith shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.26
Ivan Southgate makes a simple pass to Richard Britton. Richard Britton shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.43
Morris Prior barges into Luke Jobson. Morris Prior is warned by the referee! Luke Jobson stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lincoln City

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
27%
48.6%
24.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stan Smith of Brighton and Hove Albion

Match Ratings
1.Greg Taylor (GK)
6
2.Arthur Standing (DEF)
6
3.Paul Greaves (DEF)
9
4.Omer Makin (DEF)
6
5.Jon White (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Southgate (MID)
6
7.Luke Jobson (MID)
8
8.Leon Vickers (MID)yellow card
6
9.Greg Nicholls (MID)
6
10.Alberto Forbes (ATT)
6
11.Richard Britton (ATT)
6
 
12.Marvin Anderton (ATT)
0
13.Ralph Mcgreal (ATT)
0
14.Dion Insley (DEF)
0

1.Carlton Simonsen (GK)
7
2.Fredrik Byrne (DEF)
6
3.Scott Thirlwell (DEF)
7
4.Carl Southgate (DEF)
7
5.Niccolo Boyd (MID)
6
6.Stan Smith (MID)
9
7.Oleg Gascoigne (MID)
6
8.Morris Prior (MID)
7
9.Daniel Watson (MID)
6
10.Alun McManaman (ATT)
7
11.Gavin Lee (ATT)
5
 
12.Robert Lockley (DEF)
0
13.Wes Hitchcock (ATT)
0
14.Steve Croft (DEF)
0