Match ends, Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 2.
Braintree Town 0-2 Lincoln City
- From the section Football
Lincoln beat Braintree for the second time in four days to keep alive their faint play-off hopes.
Goal scorers Luke Foster and Jake Sheridan had already gone close before Foster opened the visitors' account, heading in a Sean Newton corner.
Sheridan then doubled the lead after the break with a fierce shot from 25 yards out.
Braintree keeper Nick Hamann kept City's tally to two with a fine save to deny Sheridan in injury time.
Lincoln are 12th in the standings but only five points of the play-offs, while Braintree sit one point and one place behind.
Line-ups
Braintree
- 20Hamann
- 3HaberghamSubstituted forSparkesat 46'minutesBooked at 87mins
- 19Wells
- 5Paine
- 8DavisBooked at 85mins
- 26Mulley
- 23LaurentSubstituted forIsaacat 66'minutes
- 2PetersBooked at 55mins
- 9Marks
- 10Holman
- 17MensahSubstituted forJakubiakat 49'minutes
Substitutes
- 27Jakubiak
- 11Sparkes
- 4Isaac
- 12Daley
- 1McDonald
Lincoln City
- 30Townsend
- 3Newton
- 5Audel
- 2MillerBooked at 47mins
- 27Foster
- 12SheridanSubstituted forDixonat 90+3'minutes
- 24Mendy
- 15Gray
- 4Jordan
- 11TomlinsonSubstituted forSimmonsat 88'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9Rowe
Substitutes
- 26Adams
- 19Nolan
- 17Dixon
- 31Preece
- 25Simmons
- Referee:
- Daniel Cook
Match Stats
Home TeamBraintreeAway TeamLincoln City
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away18
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 2.
Foul by Matt Paine (Braintree Town).
Alex Simmons (Lincoln City) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Bohan Dixon replaces Jake Sheridan.
Foul by Alex Simmons (Lincoln City).
Dean Wells (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.
Attempt saved. Jake Sheridan (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Booking
Alex Simmons (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Hand ball by Jake Sheridan (Lincoln City).
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Alex Simmons replaces Ben Tomlinson.
Booking
Daniel Sparkes (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Daniel Sparkes (Braintree Town).
Arnaud Mendy (Lincoln City) wins a free kick.
Attempt missed. Sean Newton (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Booking
Kenny Davis (Braintree Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kenny Davis (Braintree Town).
Jake Sheridan (Lincoln City) wins a free kick.
Foul by Danny L. Rowe (Lincoln City).
Ryan Peters (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.
Foul by Todd Jordan (Lincoln City).
Sean Marks (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.
Attempt missed. Luke Foster (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Foul by Matt Paine (Braintree Town).
Arnaud Mendy (Lincoln City) wins a free kick.
Attempt missed. Chez Isaac (Braintree Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Goal!
Goal! Braintree Town 0, Lincoln City 2. Jake Sheridan (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Tomlinson.
Corner, Lincoln City.
Attempt missed. Arnaud Mendy (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Foul by Jake Sheridan (Lincoln City).
Chez Isaac (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.
Corner, Lincoln City.
Attempt missed. Dan Holman (Braintree Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Danny L. Rowe (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Substitution
Substitution, Braintree Town. Chez Isaac replaces Josh Laurent.
Attempt missed. Sean Marks (Braintree Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenny Davis with a cross.
Foul by Todd Jordan (Lincoln City).
Sean Marks (Braintree Town) wins a free kick.
Attempt blocked. Sean Marks (Braintree Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Sparkes.
Corner, Braintree Town.