Match Report
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| Lincoln City | Lincoln City |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Ehiogu | M. Ehiogu |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Glynn Robson | G. Robson | |||||||||
| Morris Wright | M. Wright | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Les Mendonca | L. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Rainer Jung | R. Jung |  | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Joao Fonseca | J. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Emile Sharpe | E. Sharpe | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Stan King | S. King | |||||||||
| Neil Murrin | N. Murrin | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Clive Lua-Lua | C. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| John Sheringham | J. Sheringham | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Alfred Huckerby | A. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Eddie Bridges | E. Bridges | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Max Adams | M. Adams | |||||||||
| Max Gascoigne | M. Gascoigne | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Kemal Beckham | K. Beckham | |||||||||
| Bill Fletcher | B. Fletcher | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 |  | Jakob Degn | J. Degn | |||||||||
| Michael Copping | M. Copping | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Anthony Gower | A. Gower | |||||||||
| Alun Grant | A. Grant | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Eddie Summerbell | E. Summerbell | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 4,817 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Lincoln City and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Lincoln City and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Middlesbrough start the match!
6.43
0-0Kemal Beckham passes the ball forward to Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Sharpe.
10.23
0-0Alfred Huckerby knocks the ball forward to Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower threads the ball through to Jakob Degn. Jakob Degn shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Marc Ehiogu.
12.21
0-0Neil Murrin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne threads the ball through to Alun Grant. Alun Grant shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.57
Morris Wright threads the ball through to Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Grant. Alun Grant heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.52
Emile Sharpe makes a probing pass to Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Alun Grant. Alun Grant is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
30.01
0-0Max Gascoigne flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher threads the ball through to Alun Grant but he's offside!
34.43
Max Adams kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.50
0-0Neil Murrin comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Summerbell. The referee calls over Neil Murrin and warns him to calm down! Eddie Summerbell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.10
John Sheringham passes the ball forward to Alun Grant. Alun Grant shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Lincoln City kick off!
48.52
Max Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Summerbell but he's offside!
49.47
Kemal Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Summerbell. Eddie Summerbell shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.30
Max Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Grant. Alun Grant finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.49
Neil Murrin threads the ball through to Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Grant. Alun Grant shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.30
Eddie Bridges knocks the ball forward to Alun Grant. Alun Grant goes all the way! Alun Grant tries a spectacular strike but Glynn Robson is on top of it.
63.13
Les Mendonca decides to run forward with the ball. Les Mendonca chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Degn. Jakob Degn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
65.20
0-0Clive Lua-Lua clumsily knocks into Michael Copping. The referee calls over Clive Lua-Lua and shows him a yellow card! Michael Copping hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.31
Eddie Bridges threads the ball through to Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Les Mendonca.
69.43
Neil Murrin advances with the ball. Neil Murrin chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Copping. Michael Copping knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Glynn Robson who gathers it comfortably.
78.07
Alfred Huckerby chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Summerbell. Eddie Summerbell powers a header at goal but Marc Ehiogu is on top of it.
79.09
Joao Fonseca knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Huckerby. Alfred Huckerby makes a simple pass to Eddie Summerbell. Eddie Summerbell whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
83.11
Alfred Huckerby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Degn. Jakob Degn plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Summerbell and rushes in on goal... Jakob Degn rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
84.20
1-0John Sheringham knocks the ball forward to Alun Grant. Alun Grant whips in a cross ball towards Michael Copping. Michael Copping heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Glynn Robson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.42
Emile Sharpe passes the ball forward to Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Michael Copping. Michael Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.36
Rainer Jung makes a probing pass to John Sheringham. John Sheringham makes a simple pass to Michael Copping. Michael Copping lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Grant. Alun Grant connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
26.3%
42.1%
31.6%
Scorers