Not one for the purists this. Another draw but at least it is a point away from home. We have now earned more points from draws than from wins this season.
In a refreshing change Garner put out a 4-4-2 and we looked better for it. Innis and O'Connelll were rarely troubled and we had more possession in midfield though it didn't result in more chances. In fact the game was short on goalmouth activity.
In the first-half, Myles Leaburn came closest to scoring after springing the offside and cantering in on goal. His low near post shot was spilled by Rushworth and looked like it would creep in before a last-gasp claw from the City keeper pulled it off the line. The game was then disrupted after the referee injured himself after colliding with Mandela Egbo. After a restart, he decided he could not continue and we had to await the fourth official. Just before half-time Joe Wollacott was called into action to stop a snapshot from eight yards out which he did brilliantly well to get down to and push out with one hand.
After the break, the game remained as scrappy and goalscoring opportunities were limited. Lincoln seemed to get the majority of the fifty-fifty decisions and Charlton were unlucky not to get a penalty after an offside was flagged in the move.
Garner used four substitutes no little effect and the game eventually petered out.
The point saw us drop to 18th, worryingly only two points above Forest Green in the drop zone. The next two are both at home but we are up against 8th placed Exeter who won at Barnsley today and the 4th placed Portsmouth. I feel more confident with a 4-4-2 but scoring goals remains the biggest problem.
That is incredibly restrained Dave. I was expecting rather more 'sound and fury'
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't a great showing but we were largely untroubled and an away point is never bad. I thought we would lose before the game.
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