Match ends, Lincoln City 3, Grimsby Town 2.
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Hamza Bencherif scored from an 88th-minute corner to give Lincoln victory over local rivals Grimsby Town.
Jordan Burrow had headed the Imps into an early lead, but Ben Tomlinson wasted the chance to double the lead when he hit the post with a penalty.
Alan Power hit the Grimsby bar before Craig Disley pounced to equalise after Lincoln failed to clear a free-kick.
Sean Newton restored City's lead with a penalty, but Jon Paul-Pittman levelled from distance before Bencherif won it.
Line-ups
Lincoln City
Formation 4-4-2
- 26Townsend
- 23BrownBooked at 34mins
- 17Caprice
- 6Diagne
- 3Newton
- 12MendyBooked at 52mins
- 5Bencherif
- 14NolanSubstituted forSam-Yorkeat 80'minutes
- 8Power
- 9Burrow
- 11TomlinsonBooked at 86mins
Substitutes
- 1Farman
- 4Jordan
- 7Kabba
- 10Ledsham
- 15Sam-Yorke
Grimsby
Formation 4-4-2
- 1McKeown
- 5PearsonSubstituted forDoigat 57'minutes
- 22Nsiala
- 6Magnay
- 2BignotBooked at 55mins
- 8Disley
- 16ClaySubstituted forMcLaughlinat 72'minutes
- 11NeilsonSubstituted forHannahat 90'minutes
- 4Brown
- 14John-Lewis
- 18Pittman
Substitutes
- 7Mackreth
- 10Hannah
- 12Doig
- 24Walker
- 26McLaughlin
- Referee:
- Darren England
- Attendance:
- 5,209
Match Stats
Home TeamLincoln CityAway TeamGrimsby
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away7
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Lincoln City 3, Grimsby Town 2.
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Attempt missed. Delano Sam-Yorke (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Corner, Grimsby Town.
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Attempt missed. Jon-Paul Pittman (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
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Offside, Lincoln City. Delano Sam-Yorke tries a through ball, but Delano Sam-Yorke is caught offside.
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Corner, Lincoln City.
Substitution
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Ross Hannah replaces Scott Neilson.
Goal!
Goal! Lincoln City 3, Grimsby Town 2. Hamza Bencherif (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Newton with a cross.
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Corner, Lincoln City.
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Attempt saved. Aristote Nsiala (Grimsby Town) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved. Assisted by Scott Neilson with a cross.
Booking
Ben Tomlinson (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ben Tomlinson (Lincoln City).
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Jon-Paul Pittman (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick.
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Foul by Lenell John-Lewis (Grimsby Town).
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Nathaniel Brown (Lincoln City) wins a free kick.
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Offside, Grimsby Town. Craig Disley tries a through ball, but Craig Disley is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Delano Sam-Yorke replaces Jon Nolan.
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Foul by Jon-Paul Pittman (Grimsby Town).
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Jake Caprice (Lincoln City) wins a free kick.
