Match Report
| Lincoln City | Lincoln City |  |  | Darlington | Darlington | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Ehiogu | M. Ehiogu |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 43 | | Anthony Craddock | A. Craddock | |||||||||
| Morris Wright | M. Wright | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Gareth Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Rainer Jung | R. Jung |  | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | Alfred Milligan | A. Milligan | |||||||||
| Emile Sharpe | E. Sharpe | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Henry Sherwood | H. Sherwood | |||||||||
| Neil Murrin | N. Murrin | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Ashley Flintlock | A. Flintlock | |||||||||
| John Sheringham | J. Sheringham | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Ledley Swift | L. Swift | |||||||||
| Eddie Bridges | E. Bridges | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Andy Serrant | A. Serrant | |||||||||
| Max Gascoigne | M. Gascoigne | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Robert Southgate | R. Southgate | |||||||||
| Bill Fletcher | B. Fletcher | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Leon Oliver | L. Oliver | |||||||||
| Michael Copping | M. Copping | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Thierry Jack | T. Jack | |||||||||
| Alun Grant | A. Grant | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Carl Collymore | C. Collymore | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Darlington. A crowd of 4,903 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Lincoln City and Darlington are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Lincoln City and Darlington are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Lincoln City start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.32
0-0Henry Sherwood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Swift. Ledley Swift sees space and advances. Ledley Swift plays a perfect one-two with Thierry Jack and rushes in on goal... Ledley Swift shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.22
0-0Darlington are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
12.31
0-0Carl Collymore clumsily knocks into Rainer Jung. The referee calls over Carl Collymore and shows him a yellow card! Rainer Jung grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.27
Andy Serrant threads the ball through to Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver goes all the way! Leon Oliver cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.42
0-0Alfred Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ledley Swift. Ledley Swift flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Collymore. Carl Collymore goes all the way! Carl Collymore makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Marc Ehiogu easily smothers it!
24.32
Ashley Flintlock chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Swift. Ledley Swift knocks the ball forward to Carl Collymore. Carl Collymore shoots from 25 yards but Marc Ehiogu is on top of it.
27.57
0-0Gareth Royce boots it upfield. Leon Oliver knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rainer Jung.
28.16
Morris Wright hoofs the ball up the pitch. Alun Grant whips in a cross ball towards Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.42
Eddie Bridges makes a simple pass to Alun Grant. Alun Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Darlington start the second half!
47.38
0-0Ledley Swift brings the ball forward. Ledley Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Oliver but he's offside!
48.49
Ashley Flintlock decides to run forward with the ball. Ashley Flintlock kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.26
Gareth Royce makes a simple pass to Andy Serrant. Andy Serrant deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
54.43
Ledley Swift decides to run forward with the ball. Ledley Swift whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Jack. Thierry Jack powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.42
Ashley Flintlock flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Southgate. Robert Southgate sees a break and surges forward. Robert Southgate controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Marc Ehiogu is on top of it.
61.34
Alfred Milligan passes the ball forward to Robert Southgate. Robert Southgate threads the ball through to Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
63.04
Ledley Swift knocks the ball forward to Leon Oliver. Leon Oliver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Jack but the linesman indicates offside!
67.03
Darlington are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
69.01
Eddie Bridges passes the ball forward to Alun Grant. Alun Grant controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.35
John Sheringham threads the ball through to Michael Copping. Michael Copping makes a simple pass to Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Anthony Craddock easily smothers it.
75.53
1-0Eddie Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Grant. Alun Grant heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Anthony Craddock has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
78.55
1-0Henry Sherwood hacks John Sheringham from behind! Henry Sherwood is given a warning by the referee! John Sheringham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.12
Rainer Jung deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne threads the ball through to Michael Copping. Michael Copping knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gareth Royce.
83.53
Emile Sharpe knocks the ball forward to Eddie Bridges. Eddie Bridges makes a simple pass to Michael Copping. Michael Copping goes all the way! Michael Copping cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.56
1-0Emile Sharpe hacks Thierry Jack from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thierry Jack stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.38
Eddie Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Grant. Alun Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Ledley Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thierry Jack. Thierry Jack makes a probing pass to Leon Oliver but he's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
30.4%
43%
26.6%
Scorers
| Alun Grant 76 |