Match Report
| Lincoln City | Lincoln City |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Ehiogu | M. Ehiogu |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Emile Lofthouse | E. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Morris Wright | M. Wright | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Paul Ince | P. Ince | |||||||||
| Rainer Jung | R. Jung |  | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Stanley Ripley | S. Ripley | |||||||||
| Emile Sharpe | E. Sharpe | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Duncan Barton | D. Barton | |||||||||
| Neil Murrin | N. Murrin | | 40 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Andy Rankin | A. Rankin | |||||||||
| John Sheringham | J. Sheringham | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Richard Cooke | R. Cooke | |||||||||
| Eddie Bridges | E. Bridges | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Nicky Moncur | N. Moncur | |||||||||
| Max Gascoigne | M. Gascoigne | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | John Mckay | J. Mckay | |||||||||
| Bill Fletcher | B. Fletcher | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Greg Shilton | G. Shilton | |||||||||
| Michael Copping | M. Copping | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Nigel Stockdale | N. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Alun Grant | A. Grant | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Jason Wetherall | J. Wetherall | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 4,077 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Leicester City kick off the first half!
2.35
0-0John Mckay threads the ball through to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.55
John Sheringham flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Grant. Alun Grant whips in a cross ball towards Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
9.12
0-0Richard Cooke passes the ball forward to Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Marc Ehiogu easily smothers it!
12.20
John Mckay surges forward with the ball. John Mckay shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
15.15
Emile Sharpe passes the ball forward to Eddie Bridges. Eddie Bridges passes the ball forward to Michael Copping. Michael Copping whips in a cross ball towards Alun Grant. Alun Grant is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Emile Lofthouse easily smothers it.
16.13
0-0Paul Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Nicky Moncur. Nicky Moncur flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rainer Jung.
18.19
Richard Cooke passes the ball forward to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.54
Andy Rankin surges forward with the ball. Andy Rankin makes a simple pass to Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
21.37
John Sheringham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Ince.
22.37
Nicky Moncur passes the ball forward to Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.14
0-0Lincoln City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Leicester City's defence.
26.42
Duncan Barton makes a probing pass to Nicky Moncur. Nicky Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
28.49
Nicky Moncur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.36
Rainer Jung makes a simple pass to John Sheringham. John Sheringham makes a probing pass to Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Michael Copping. Michael Copping is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Emile Lofthouse easily picks it out of the air!
36.01
John Sheringham passes the ball forward to Michael Copping. Michael Copping knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Emile Lofthouse is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Lincoln City kick off!
48.56
John Sheringham makes a probing pass to Michael Copping. Michael Copping lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.20
Nicky Moncur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.34
0-0Richard Cooke barges into Max Gascoigne. Richard Cooke is warned by the referee! Max Gascoigne gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
66.37
Andy Rankin makes a probing pass to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.40
Duncan Barton chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Cooke. Richard Cooke threads the ball through to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.07
John Mckay knocks the ball forward to Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Marc Ehiogu manages to keep it out.
73.02
Stanley Ripley kicks a strong pass forward to John Mckay. John Mckay knocks the ball forward to Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
75.54
Richard Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.45
Richard Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.18
1-0Max Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Copping. Michael Copping flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
11
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
30.6%
48.6%
20.8%
Scorers