Match ends, Lincoln City 3, Aldershot Town 0.
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Conference play-off hopefuls Lincoln continued their impressive run of form with victory over Aldershot Town.
Ryan Jarvis tested home keeper Paul Farman before Charlee Adams put the Imps in front with a long-range volley.
Ben Tomlinson added a second with a lobbed finished, while Connor Robinson also hit post for Lincoln.
Arnaud Mendy made it 3-0 with a neat finish from 12 yards, helping the Imps move to 10th in the table with their seventh league win from nine matches.
Defeat was Aldershot's seventh from their last eight games in the Conference.
Lincoln City player-coach David Preece told BBC Radio Lincolnshire:
"They had a lot of pressure but at the same time I thought we dealt with everything well, even though we probably weren't the better side in the first half.
"The first goal sparked us into life and the second one really swung things in our favour.
"It was a great all-round performance but we said at half-time that no matter what we did in the second half we had to keep a clean sheet.
"There have been a couple of occasions where we've conceded late goals that could have been avoided. Paul [Farman] got what he deserved today; he made a couple of great saves at crucial times and looked steady as a rock."
Aldershot Town boss Andy Scott told BBC Surrey:
"We've played as well here as we have done in a very long time.
"We are trying to make changes but I don't think we could've done more in the first half. We did cause Lincoln problems.
"The third goal after half-time killed the game.
"While we are getting a lot of balls into the box and the ball retention was a lot better, we're still looking for that missing link up front."
Line-ups
Lincoln City
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Farman
- 17Caprice
- 23BrownSubstituted forMillerat 63'minutes
- 5Bencherif
- 3Newton
- 20AdamsBooked at 22mins
- 12Mendy
- 8Power
- 16RobinsonSubstituted forBurrowat 72'minutes
- 11Tomlinson
- 15Sam-YorkeSubstituted forWaiteat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Miller
- 9Burrow
- 18Everington
- 25Waite
- 30Grant
Aldershot
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Smith
- 12Gibbs
- 2OastlerBooked at 69mins
- 5Wilson
- 7HattonSubstituted forForbesat 60'minutes
- 6Barker
- 15EastSubstituted forScottat 70'minutes
- 19Saunders
- 14Roberts
- 9Williams
- 17JarvisBooked at 62minsSubstituted forMcCollinat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Tonkin
- 11Scott
- 13Thomas
- 16Forbes
- 21McCollin
- Referee:
- Richard Wigglesworth
- Attendance:
- 3,022
Match Stats
Home TeamLincoln CityAway TeamAldershot
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home0
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away3
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Lincoln City 3, Aldershot Town 0.
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Attempt missed. Ben Tomlinson (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Lincoln City.
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Attempt missed. Brett Williams (Aldershot Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
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Foul by Jake Caprice (Lincoln City).
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Jordan Roberts (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt missed. Tyrell Waite (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Andre McCollin replaces Ryan Jarvis.
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Attempt missed. Josh Scott (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Offside, Aldershot Town. Brett Williams tries a through ball, but Brett Williams is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Tyrell Waite replaces Delano Sam-Yorke.
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Foul by Tom Miller (Lincoln City).
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Jordan Roberts (Aldershot Town) wins a free kick.
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Attempt saved. Josh Scott (Aldershot Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved.
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Jordan Burrow replaces Connor Robinson.
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Attempt missed. Alan Power (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Josh Scott replaces Danny East.
Booking
Joe Oastler (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Attempt missed. Connor Robinson (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box.
