Match Report
| Luton Town | Luton Town |  |  | Lincoln City | Lincoln City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Harvey Wainwright | H. Wainwright |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 36 | | Greg Shearer | G. Shearer | |||||||||
| Darren Plowright | D. Plowright | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Paul Greaves | P. Greaves | |||||||||
| John Middleton | J. Middleton | | 52 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Brian Tiler | B. Tiler | ||||||||
| Peter Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | | 39 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Jon White | J. White | |||||||||
| Shaun Venus | S. Venus | | 37 | D | | 5 | | D | 40 | | Dion Insley | D. Insley | |||||||||
| Darius Pearce | D. Pearce | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Jonathan Bridge | J. Bridge | |||||||||
| Wayne Barrett | W. Barrett | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Luke Jobson | L. Jobson | |||||||||
| Mick Shearer | M. Shearer | | 43 | M | | 8 | | | M | 40 | | Leon Vickers | L. Vickers | ||||||||
| Matthew Bower | M. Bower | | 51 | A | | 9 | | M | 37 | | Clive Nicholls | C. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Carlton Lloyd | C. Lloyd | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Alberto Forbes | A. Forbes | |||||||||
| Paul Mowbray | P. Mowbray | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 | | Gilles Bower | G. Bower | |||||||||
| David Proctor | D. Proctor | | 43 | G | | 12 | | A | 40 | | Ralph Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Ugo Fortune | U. Fortune | | 43 | A | | 13 | | A | 37 | | Emile Insley | E. Insley | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Cole | N. Cole | | 41 | M | | 14 | | M | 37 | | Michael Kirkland | M. Kirkland | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Kenilworth Road where Luton Town play host to Lincoln City. A crowd of 2,623 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Luton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Lincoln City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Anthony Pallister.
The pitch is in good condition.
Luton Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Lincoln City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Anthony Pallister.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Lincoln City kick off!
4.45
0-0Wayne Barrett makes a probing pass to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.47
0-0John Middleton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mick Shearer. Mick Shearer flicks a high pass forward to Carlton Lloyd who brings the ball under control. Carlton Lloyd shoots from 20 yards but Greg Shearer reads it well. Quality keeping!
14.25
0-0Jon White flicks a high pass forward to Leon Vickers who brings the ball under control. Leon Vickers makes a beautiful solo run. Leon Vickers runs straight at the defence! Leon Vickers looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. John Middleton steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
20.43
0-0Jonathan Bridge flicks a high ball forward to Gilles Bower who takes it down. Gilles Bower shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
24.49
0-0Mick Shearer hacks Brian Tiler from behind! The referee calls over Mick Shearer and warns him to calm down! Brian Tiler gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.49
0-0Lincoln City are playing very defensively.
30.25
Leon Vickers flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Bower controls it well on his chest. Gilles Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
42.01
Mick Shearer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
44.16
Mick Shearer flicks a high pass forward to Matthew Bower who brings the ball under control. Matthew Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Lloyd. Carlton Lloyd takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Lincoln City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Luton Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.15
Leon Vickers flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Bower collects the pass. Gilles Bower knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.24
Leon Vickers flicks a high ball forward to Gilles Bower who takes it down. Gilles Bower finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
61.13
John Middleton chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Shearer. Mick Shearer threads a neat ball through to Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Mowbray and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Matthew Bower provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
69.49
Clive Nicholls decides to run forward with the ball. Clive Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.58
Peter Lofthouse sees Darius Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darius Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Mowbray. Paul Mowbray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.20
Dion Insley chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Jobson. Luke Jobson makes a probing pass to Gilles Bower. Gilles Bower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Harvey Wainwright gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
81.07
John Middleton pushes mid-way up the pitch. John Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Bower comfortably collects the pass. Matthew Bower plays a quick one-two with Carlton Lloyd and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Matthew Bower provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Greg Shearer manages to keep it out.
85.33
0-1Luke Jobson flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Forbes who takes it down. Alberto Forbes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Luke Jobson plays the ball forward to Gilles Bower. Gilles Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Wainwright who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Darius Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Bower. Matthew Bower rushes past Jon White! Matthew Bower takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.7%
48.6%
21.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Forbes of Lincoln City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Harvey Wainwright (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Darren Plowright (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Middleton (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Peter Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Shaun Venus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darius Pearce (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Wayne Barrett (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Mick Shearer (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Matthew Bower (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Carlton Lloyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paul Mowbray (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Proctor (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ugo Fortune (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nwankwo Cole (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Greg Shearer (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Paul Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Brian Tiler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jon White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dion Insley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jonathan Bridge (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Luke Jobson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Leon Vickers (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Clive Nicholls (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alberto Forbes (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Gilles Bower (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ralph Mcgreal (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Emile Insley (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Michael Kirkland (MID) | 0 | |