Match Report
| Lincoln City | Lincoln City |  |  | West Ham United | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Shearer | G. Shearer |  | 36 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Frank Maclean | F. Maclean | |||||||||
| Paul Greaves | P. Greaves | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 |  | Alejandro José Mari | A. José Mari | |||||||||
| Brian Tiler | B. Tiler | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | Daniele Laver | D. Laver | |||||||||
| Jon White | J. White | | 44 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 41 | | Robert Priestley | R. Priestley | ||||||||
| Dion Insley | D. Insley | | 40 | D | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Del Brown | D. Brown | |||||||||
| Jonathan Bridge | J. Bridge | | 46 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Eddie Sinclair | E. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Luke Jobson | L. Jobson | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Michael Windass | M. Windass | |||||||||
| Leon Vickers | L. Vickers | | 40 | M | | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Arthur Smith | A. Smith | ||||||||
| Clive Nicholls | C. Nicholls | | 37 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Nick Sinclair | N. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Alberto Forbes | A. Forbes | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Ruel Tiler | R. Tiler | |||||||||
| Gilles Bower | G. Bower | | 40 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Carl Todd | C. Todd | |||||||||
| Ralph Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | | 40 | A | | 12 | | G | 49 | | Tommy Keane | T. Keane | |||||||||
| Emile Insley | E. Insley | | 37 | A | | 13 | | A | 42 | | Damien Mcleod | D. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Michael Kirkland | M. Kirkland | | 37 | M | | 14 | | A | 42 | | Kemal Fortune | K. Fortune | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 2,863 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Anthony Pallister.
The pitch is in good condition.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Anthony Pallister.
0.00
0-0West Ham United get the match underway!
3.47
0-0Daniele Laver threads the ball through to Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Nick Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nick Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.26
0-0Michael Windass flicks a high pass forward to Carl Todd who brings the ball under control. Carl Todd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Greg Shearer.
5.31
0-0Eddie Sinclair takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Ruel Tiler side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
8.54
Arthur Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Greg Shearer as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
10.22
0-0Corner kick to West Ham United. Eddie Sinclair chips it to the near post. Greg Shearer scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
14.08
0-0Eddie Sinclair makes a beautiful solo run. Eddie Sinclair shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
15.43
Luke Jobson darts forward. Luke Jobson lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Frank Maclean. Excellent save.
16.27
Michael Windass hits a low pass to Carl Todd. Carl Todd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.07
0-1Alejandro José Mari makes a strong solo run forward. Alejandro José Mari darts forward. Alejandro José Mari plays a one-two with Nick Sinclair and advances towards the goal... Alejandro José Mari side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Alejandro José Mari scores for West Ham United!!
24.31
Eddie Sinclair threads the ball through to Carl Todd. Carl Todd finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
27.49
Michael Windass knocks the ball forward to Carl Todd. Carl Todd tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
32.00
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
36.26
0-1Clive Nicholls hacks Del Brown from behind! Clive Nicholls is shown the yellow card! Del Brown hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.27
Eddie Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
45.00
Arthur Smith hacks Jonathan Bridge from behind! Arthur Smith is shown the yellow card! Jonathan Bridge stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Lincoln City appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Lincoln City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.54
0-1Eddie Sinclair sees space and advances. Eddie Sinclair puts a great ball through but Nick Sinclair is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
54.40
Eddie Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Tiler collects the pass. Ruel Tiler runs straight at the defence! Jon White clumsily knocks into Ruel Tiler. Ruel Tiler appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
55.28
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
59.07
Luke Jobson chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.09
Brian Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Bridge. Jonathan Bridge takes it forward alone. Jonathan Bridge knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
66.30
Michael Windass flicks a high pass forward. Carl Todd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Todd passes the ball forward but Nick Sinclair is offside!
67.46
Arthur Smith hits a low pass to Nick Sinclair. Nick Sinclair deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Todd but the linesman indicates offside!
69.56
Paul Greaves comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Smith. Paul Greaves is shown the yellow card! Arthur Smith stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.58
Jon White pushes mid-way up the pitch. Jon White makes a probing pass to Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes plays a one-two with Gilles Bower and advances towards the goal... Daniele Laver hacks Alberto Forbes from behind! Alberto Forbes appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
78.22
Jon White barges into Nick Sinclair. The referee calls over Jon White and shows him a yellow card! Nick Sinclair runs off the knock.
87.17
Paul Greaves threads the ball through to Leon Vickers. Leon Vickers flicks a high ball forward to Gilles Bower who takes it down. Gilles Bower threads the ball through to Alberto Forbes but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.1%
60.9%
Play Area
34.8%
49.3%
15.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro José Mari of West Ham United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Greg Shearer (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Paul Greaves (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Brian Tiler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jon White (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Dion Insley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jonathan Bridge (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Luke Jobson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Leon Vickers (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Clive Nicholls (MID) | | 5 |
| 10. | Alberto Forbes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gilles Bower (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ralph Mcgreal (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Emile Insley (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Michael Kirkland (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Frank Maclean (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alejandro José Mari (DEF) |  | 9 |
| 3. | Daniele Laver (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Robert Priestley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Del Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eddie Sinclair (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Michael Windass (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Arthur Smith (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Nick Sinclair (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ruel Tiler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Carl Todd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tommy Keane (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Damien Mcleod (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kemal Fortune (ATT) | 0 | |