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gashead eric
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LINCOLN CITY 1-0 BRISTOL ROVERS
Birch 73
ATTENDANCE: 4,258
LINCOLN CITY: Alan Marriott, Gareth McAuley, Jamie McCombe, Jeff Hughes, Nat Brown (Gary Birch 72), Steve Robinson, Colin Cryan, Scott Kerr, Francis Green, Oliver Ryan (Jude Sterling 79), Marvin Robinson (Lee Frecklington 59)
Unused Substitutes: Leon Mettam, Tom Wilkinson
BRISTOL ROVERS: Scott Shearer, Aaron Lescott, Steve Elliott, Christian Edwards, Chris Carruthers, Lewis Haldane, Stuart Campbell, Craig Disley (Ali Gibb 80), Sammy Igoe, Richard Walker, Junior Agogo
Unused Substitutes: Steve Book, John Anderson, Jon Bass, Darren Mullings
REFEREE: Lee MasonLincoln City ended Rovers' 100 per cent winning start to 2006 this afternoon with an undeserved 1-0 victory at Sincil Bank.
Rovers looked the better side for virtually the entire contest, with the home team's only real threat coming via their rather direct approach to the opposition penalty area.
The solitary goal of the game came in the closing stages through Red Imps substitute Gary Birch, although in a match that had very few shots on target, the visitors should really have had at least one strike on the scoresheet by that time.
Craig Disley shot wide with a left-footed effort within minutes of kick-off, and then Richard Walker and Junior Agogo looked to combine well in the Lincoln box, only for the ball to be stabbed away at the last minute.
Marvin Robin directed an attempt wide at the back post after a dangerous delivery into the box, and then Lewis Haldane was inches away from scoring his first goal in over a year, as he headed over the crossbar from a Sammy Igoe cross.
Stuart Campbell was next to try his luck with a rasping volley over the bar, before Haldane was involved again as his terrific run down the right played in Walker whose shot on goal was blocked from ten yards out.
Igoe fired over again as Rovers continued to ask the majority of the first half questions, with the opening period eventually closing out with a Walker attempted chip that was easily held by Alan Marriott and a blistering 40-yard volley from Haldane that sailed just over.
The second half began brightly for Rovers, with Aaron Lescott and Agogo linking up well before Igoe fired wide at the back post, and then Agogo did well on his own as he turned his marker before shooting just past the left upright.
Agogo tried again minutes later as he struck a half-volley over the crossbar, and then a terrific ball from Colin Cryan across the face of the Rovers goalmouth was somehow missed by Francis Green when it seemed the Red Imps were certain to open the scoring.
A poor header to Marriott from Jamie McCombe resulted in Agogo stealing in only to send a terrific lob just the wrong side of the post from a tricky angle, and then substitute Lee Frecklington was hopelessly wayward with a poor attempt at Scott Shearer's goal.
Lincoln edged themselves into a 1-0 lead as the last 15 minutes of the game approached, and it came from a player who had only seconds earlier entered the playing arena.
Birch replaced Nat Brown on 72 minutes, and then on 73, he was in the right place at the right time to stab home the loose ball after Shearer had initially saved well from the same Lincoln man.
At the other end, good play from Agogo saw the striker feed Igoe, who should perhaps have shot with his first touch when faced with only the goalkeeper to beat but instead the chance was wasted, and then another tremendous effort from Haldane crept just wide from around 35 yards.
Rovers threw players forward in the closing stages in a bid to rescue a point from the match, but as the game entered stoppage time, Green could have made the three points safe for the home team had Shearer not pulled off a terrific save from a one-on-one.
In terms of possession and attempts on goal Rovers deserved at least a draw, but over the course of the 90 minutes there simply weren't enough shots on target.
Too many efforts seemed to go just the wrong side of the post or crossbar, with Lincoln not making the same mistake when they were presented with what was in truth a rare opportunity in the second half.
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markbrimson
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