Match Report


Lincoln CityLincoln City     Cheltenham TownCheltenham Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Billy DickovB. Dickov38
G
1
G
41Alun InceA. Ince
Ugo WainwrightU. Wainwright49
D
2
D
51Arthur BeattieA. Beattie
Chris LeeC. Lee47
D
3
D
49Nwankwo DaviesN. Davies
Jimmy LurlingJ. Lurling46
D
4captain
D
48Chris CooperC. Cooper
Brian NichollsB. Nicholls44
D
5
D
45Julian GalliJ. Galli
Isaiah BlakeI. Blake57
M
6
M
49Tommy BestT. Best
Mike GeorgeM. George51
M
7
M
49Neil CleggN. Clegg
Albert OrtegaA. Ortega48
M
8
M
38Antonio CostaA. Costa
Ivan KoncheskyI. Konchesky50
A
9
A
45Alfred ElliottA. Elliott
Carlton MarshallC. Marshall46
A
captain10
A
43Dennis CraddockD. Craddock
Leon ImpeyL. Impey41
A
11
A
39Graeme SummerbeeG. Summerbee
 
Carlton BowyerC. Bowyer42
M
12
D
41Tony WallworkT. Wallwork
Luis LoureiroL. Loureiro41
A
13
M
37Henry CortH. Cort
Mervin LloydM. Lloyd40
M
14
G
37Carl ClemenceC. Clemence

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 2,761 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Lincoln City and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Hughes.


0.00
Cheltenham Town get the match underway!
2.30
Mike George surges forward with the ball. Mike George shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
3.06
Antonio Costa decides to run forward with the ball. Antonio Costa skips past Jimmy Lurling! Antonio Costa takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.54
Albert Ortega passes the ball forward to Carlton Marshall. Carlton Marshall lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Impey. Arthur Beattie barges into Leon Impey. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
34.17
Isaiah Blake threads a neat ball through to Carlton Marshall. Carlton Marshall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nwankwo Davies.
40.23
Chris Cooper hits a low pass to Tommy Best. Tommy Best darts forward. Tommy Best shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Mike George flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Marshall controls it well on his chest. Carlton Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Cheltenham Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Lincoln City kick off!
47.17
Neil Clegg flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Elliott controls it well on his chest. Alfred Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jimmy Lurling.
49.28
Chris Cooper sees Tommy Best in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Best threads a neat ball through to Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee plays a scrappy one-two with Dennis Craddock and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Graeme Summerbee provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.21
Neil Clegg plays the ball forward to Alfred Elliott. Alfred Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
60.17
Lincoln City have made a substitution with Luis Loureiro replacing Mike George .
61.21
Albert Ortega threads a neat ball through to Carlton Marshall. Carlton Marshall tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.25
Antonio Costa sees Alfred Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfred Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
77.45
Lincoln City have made 2 substitutions with Carlton Bowyer replacing Brian Nicholls and Mervin Lloyd replacing Leon Impey .
78.54
Neil Clegg knocks the ball forward to Alfred Elliott. Alfred Elliott plays a one-two with Graeme Summerbee and advances towards the goal... Alfred Elliott muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.16
Antonio Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dennis Craddock. Dennis Craddock tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Billy Dickov!
87.26
Mervin Lloyd comes in with a late challenge on Chris Cooper. Mervin Lloyd is warned by the referee! Chris Cooper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lincoln City

Cheltenham Town
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.8%
64.2%
Play Area
28.3%
47.2%
24.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Costa of Cheltenham Town

Match Ratings
1.Billy Dickov (GK)
7
2.Ugo Wainwright (DEF)
6
3.Chris Lee (DEF)
6
4.Jimmy Lurling (DEF)
6
5.Brian Nicholls (DEF)
6
6.Isaiah Blake (MID)
6
7.Mike George (MID)
7
8.Albert Ortega (MID)
7
9.Ivan Konchesky (ATT)
6
10.Carlton Marshall (ATT)
6
11.Leon Impey (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlton Bowyer (MID)
6
13.Luis Loureiro (ATT)
6
14.Mervin Lloyd (MID)
5

1.Alun Ince (GK)
6
2.Arthur Beattie (DEF)
6
3.Nwankwo Davies (DEF)
6
4.Chris Cooper (DEF)
8
5.Julian Galli (DEF)
6
6.Tommy Best (MID)
8
7.Neil Clegg (MID)
8
8.Antonio Costa (MID)
9
9.Alfred Elliott (ATT)
7
10.Dennis Craddock (ATT)
6
11.Graeme Summerbee (ATT)
7
 
12.Tony Wallwork (DEF)
0
13.Henry Cort (MID)
0
14.Carl Clemence (GK)
0