Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 4,525 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Brighton and Hove Albion kicking off!
4.22
Adam Draper knocks the ball forward to Graeme Fletcher. Graeme Fletcher goes all the way! Graeme Fletcher cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Neil Higginbotham easily smothers it!
15.50
Jorge Tavares passes the ball forward to Lennart Prantl. Lennart Prantl sees space and advances. Lennart Prantl shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.33
Mark Cutler kicks a strong pass forward to Gilles Mann. Gilles Mann shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
26.15
Adam Draper threads the ball through to Gilles Mann. Gilles Mann shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.40
Lee Thomson brings the ball forward. Lee Thomson plays a perfect one-two with Kemal Anderton and rushes in on goal... Lee Thomson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.42
Dale Kerr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Lloyd. Kemal Lloyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Mann. Gilles Mann threads the ball through to Graeme Fletcher. Graeme Fletcher shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Neil Higginbotham manages to gather it comfortably.
38.38
Adam Draper passes the ball forward to Gilles Mann. Gilles Mann goes all the way! Gilles Mann tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Neil Higginbotham had no chance!! Goal for Lincoln City!
42.18
Sylvain Beattie knocks the ball forward to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott takes it forward alone. Billy Elliott plays a perfect one-two with Kemal Anderton and rushes in on goal... Billy Elliott tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Lincoln City kick off!
48.13
Gilles Bloomer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Lloyd. Kemal Lloyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Fletcher. Graeme Fletcher goes all the way! Graeme Fletcher shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Neil Higginbotham is on top of it.
59.43
Dale Kerr advances with the ball. Dale Kerr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Mann. Gilles Mann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Fletcher but the linesman indicates offside!
66.04
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
67.41
Dale Kerr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Lloyd. Kemal Lloyd knocks the ball forward to Graeme Fletcher. Graeme Fletcher goes all the way! Graeme Fletcher shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.19
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
77.31
Gilles Bloomer chips the ball to his team mate, Lennart Prantl. Lennart Prantl kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Fletcher. Graeme Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Mann. Gilles Mann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.52
Lee Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Mills. Neil Mills passes the ball forward to Kemal Anderton. Kemal Anderton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Kelvin Forbes manages to keep it out.
84.42
Gilles Bloomer brings the ball forward. Gilles Bloomer flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Mann. Gilles Mann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Joachim.
87.10
Lennart Prantl hacks Lee Thomson from behind! Lennart Prantl is shown the yellow card! Lee Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gilles Mann of Lincoln City

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 3 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 71.9512195121951 vs 28.0487804878049
Play Area
Home team third: 31.71%, Midfield: 37.80%, Away team third: 30.49%

Scorers