Match Report


Lincoln CityLincoln City     Mansfield TownMansfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Greg TaylorG. Taylor40
G
1
G
45Warren FletcherW. Fletcher
Arthur StandingA. Standing56
D
2
D
49Alan SturridgeA. Sturridge
Paul GreavesP. Greaves50
D
3
D
48Oleg WainwrightO. Wainwright
Omer MakinO. Makin46
D
4captain
D
43David VernazzaD. Vernazza
Jon WhiteJ. White43
D
5
M
51Robert AthertonR. Atherton
Ivan SouthgateI. Southgate50
M
6
M
49Robbie AdamsR. Adams
Luke JobsonL. Jobson44
M
7
M
48Carl CharltonC. Charlton
Leon VickersL. Vickers40
M
captain8
M
40Marvin SwiftM. Swift
Greg NichollsG. Nicholls38
M
9
A
49Alfred BlakeA. Blake
Alberto ForbesA. Forbes52
A
10
A
44Nick PearceN. Pearce
Richard BrittonR. Britton51
A
11
A
41Nwankwo WeirN. Weir
 
Marvin AndertonM. Anderton40
A
12
G
42Darren MasonD. Mason
Ralph McgrealR. Mcgreal39
A
13
A
40Gavin KanuG. Kanu
Dion InsleyD. Insley39
D
14
M
38Danny PearsonD. Pearson

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Mansfield Town. A crowd of 2,671 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Mansfield Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Middleton.


0.00
Lincoln City kick off the first half!
2.35
Greg Nicholls comes in with a late challenge on Robbie Adams. Greg Nicholls is warned by the referee! Robbie Adams runs off the knock.
4.19
Leon Vickers knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes shoots from long range. Warren Fletcher gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
8.48
Robbie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Nick Pearce controls it well on his chest. Nick Pearce knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Weir. Nwankwo Weir makes a convincing header but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.40
Marvin Swift flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Weir collects the pass. Nwankwo Weir knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.25
Oleg Wainwright kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Charlton. Carl Charlton flicks a high ball forward to Nwankwo Weir who takes it down. Nwankwo Weir puts a great ball through. Nick Pearce runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
14.52
Alan Sturridge surges forward with the ball. Alan Sturridge sees Nwankwo Weir in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nwankwo Weir knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.25
Luke Jobson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
22.25
Carl Charlton makes a simple pass to Nwankwo Weir. Nwankwo Weir finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
24.29
Robbie Adams sees space and advances. Robbie Adams finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
27.23
Robbie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Nick Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nick Pearce shoots from distance but it is miles over!
28.08
David Vernazza darts forward. David Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Nick Pearce collects the pass. Nick Pearce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.18
Paul Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Luke Jobson collects the pass. Luke Jobson kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Britton. Richard Britton finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Jon White laces a through ball forward to Greg Nicholls. Greg Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Richard Britton controls it well on his chest. Richard Britton shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
39.21
Marvin Swift hits a low pass to Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
40.32
Luke Jobson flicks a high pass forward. Richard Britton controls it well on his chest. Richard Britton shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
42.37
Luke Jobson makes a simple pass to Richard Britton. Richard Britton shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Greg Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes plays a one-two with Richard Britton and rushes in on goal... Alberto Forbes takes a shot at goal but somehow Warren Fletcher manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lincoln City appear unchanged since the first half. Mansfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Mansfield Town players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Mansfield Town kick off!
47.46
Oleg Wainwright passes the ball forward to Carl Charlton. Carl Charlton plays the ball forward to Alfred Blake. Alfred Blake shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
48.57
Robert Atherton flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Blake controls it well on his chest. Alfred Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
55.31
Leon Vickers comes in with a late challenge on Robert Atherton. The referee calls over Leon Vickers and warns him to calm down! Robert Atherton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.29
Leon Vickers threads the ball through to Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alan Sturridge.
61.53
Greg Nicholls hacks Robbie Adams from behind! The referee brings Greg Nicholls to one side and gives him another warning! Robbie Adams runs off the knock.
61.53
Mansfield Town are dictating the run of play here today.
67.22
Luke Jobson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
73.57
Omer Makin runs forward with the ball. Omer Makin flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Forbes who brings the ball under control. Alberto Forbes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
75.47
David Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Carl Charlton controls it well on his chest. Carl Charlton sees a break and surges forward. Carl Charlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
77.43
Alan Sturridge makes a probing pass to Robbie Adams. Robbie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Nick Pearce collects the pass. Nick Pearce plays a scrappy one-two with Nwankwo Weir and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nick Pearce takes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
78.51
Marvin Swift sees a break and surges forward. Marvin Swift shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
81.16
Robbie Adams flicks a high pass forward. Nick Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nick Pearce plays a scrappy one-two with Alfred Blake and advances towards the goal... Paul Greaves barges into Nick Pearce. Nick Pearce appeals for a penalty! Given!!
81.16
The referee points to the spot..
82.31
Nwankwo Weir steps up. It's there!! Greg Taylor has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.27
Carl Charlton chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Weir. Nwankwo Weir rushes past Omer Makin! Jon White catches Nwankwo Weir on the ankles. Nwankwo Weir appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Lincoln City

Mansfield Town
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
6
11
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.3%
69.7%
Play Area
28.1%
46.1%
25.8%

Scorers
Nwankwo Weir 82 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robbie Adams of Mansfield Town

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

1.Warren Fletcher (GK)
8
2.Alan Sturridge (DEF)
7
3.Oleg Wainwright (DEF)
7
4.David Vernazza (DEF)
8
5.Robert Atherton (MID)
6
6.Robbie Adams (MID)
9
7.Carl Charlton (MID)
8
8.Marvin Swift (MID)
8
9.Alfred Blake (ATT)
6
10.Nick Pearce (ATT)
7
11.Nwankwo Weir (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Darren Mason (GK)
0
13.Gavin Kanu (ATT)
0
14.Danny Pearson (MID)
0