Match Report
| Lincoln City | Lincoln City |  |  | Blackpool | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Shearer | G. Shearer |  | 36 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 51 | | Jacob Haynes | J. Haynes | ||||||||
| Paul Greaves | P. Greaves | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Ralph Westwood | R. Westwood | |||||||||
| Jon White | J. White | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 | | Martin Milligan | M. Milligan | |||||||||
| Dion Insley | D. Insley | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Gilles Defoe | G. Defoe | |||||||||
| Steven Shields | S. Shields | | 32 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Gary Brown | G. Brown | |||||||||
| Jonathan Bridge | J. Bridge | | 46 | M | | 6 | | D | 37 | | Des Walsh | D. Walsh | |||||||||
| Luke Jobson | L. Jobson | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Scott Bolton | S. Bolton | |||||||||
| Leon Vickers | L. Vickers | | 40 | M | | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Chris Makin | C. Makin | ||||||||
| Clive Nicholls | C. Nicholls | | 37 | M | | 9 | | M | 41 | | George Winterburn | G. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Alberto Forbes | A. Forbes | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Glynn Kasper | G. Kasper | |||||||||
| Gilles Bower | G. Bower | | 40 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | George Adams | G. Adams | |||||||||
| Ralph Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | | 40 | A | | 12 | | A | 54 | | Brendan Coppinger | B. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Emile Insley | E. Insley | | 37 | A | | 13 | | A | 53 | | Harry Delaney | H. Delaney | |||||||||
| Michael Kirkland | M. Kirkland | | 37 | M | | 14 | | G | 43 | | Steve Stuart | S. Stuart | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Sincil Bank where Lincoln City play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 2,562 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Wayne Impey.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lincoln City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Wayne Impey.
0.00
0-0Lincoln City start the match!
3.54
0-0Leon Vickers flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Forbes collects the pass. Alberto Forbes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.37
Dion Insley makes a probing pass to Leon Vickers. Leon Vickers hits a low pass to Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
14.10
0-0Martin Milligan flicks a high pass forward. George Winterburn controls it well on his chest. George Winterburn plays the ball forward to Glynn Kasper. Glynn Kasper shoots from 20 yards. Greg Shearer gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
16.27
0-0Jon White catches George Adams on the ankles. The referee warns Jon White to calm down! George Adams runs off the knock.
21.21
Dion Insley knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Bridge. Jonathan Bridge laces a through ball forward to Gilles Bower. Gilles Bower shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.22
Leon Vickers sees Gilles Bower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Bower shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
26.58
0-1Chris Makin sees Glynn Kasper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Glynn Kasper whips in a cross ball towards George Adams. George Adams beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Greg Shearer had no chance!! Goal for Blackpool!
38.08
Ralph Westwood breaks forward. Ralph Westwood knocks the ball forward to George Adams. George Adams finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.12
0-1Luke Jobson flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Bower collects the pass. Gilles Bower lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Forbes. Gilles Defoe comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Forbes. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Lincoln City appear unchanged since the first half. Blackpool also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackpool get the second half underway!
47.01
Gilles Bower barges into Gary Brown. Gilles Bower is warned by the referee! Gary Brown hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.16
Chris Makin kicks a strong pass forward to George Adams. George Adams finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
59.41
Luke Jobson surges forward with the ball. Luke Jobson shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
60.08
0-1Blackpool have made 3 substitutions with Brendan Coppinger replacing Gilles Defoe, Harry Delaney replacing Chris Makin and Steve Stuart replacing George Adams .
61.17
Clive Nicholls makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Forbes. Alberto Forbes shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.49
Luke Jobson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Bower. Gilles Bower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
66.49
Jon White flicks a high pass forward. Luke Jobson controls it well on his chest. Luke Jobson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Bower. Gilles Bower shoots from distance but it is miles over!
67.20
0-1Leon Vickers makes a simple pass to Gilles Bower. Gilles Bower knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Haynes who gathers it comfortably.
72.31
Jon White makes a simple pass to Luke Jobson. Luke Jobson threads a neat ball through to Gilles Bower. Gilles Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Jacob Haynes reads it well. Excellent save!
73.23
Alberto Forbes barges into Des Walsh. Alberto Forbes is given a warning by the referee! Des Walsh runs off the knock.
78.21
0-1Blackpool's packed defence is making it hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.4%
40.6%
Play Area
21.9%
48.4%
29.7%
Scorers
| George Adams 27 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to George Adams of Blackpool |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Greg Shearer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jon White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dion Insley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Steven Shields (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jonathan Bridge (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Luke Jobson (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Leon Vickers (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Clive Nicholls (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alberto Forbes (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Gilles Bower (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ralph Mcgreal (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Emile Insley (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Michael Kirkland (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Jacob Haynes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ralph Westwood (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Martin Milligan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gilles Defoe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gary Brown (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Des Walsh (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Bolton (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Chris Makin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | George Winterburn (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Glynn Kasper (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | George Adams (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Brendan Coppinger (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Harry Delaney (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Steve Stuart (GK) | 6 | |