Wycombe Wanderers 3, Lincoln City 2
Lincoln City head coach Michael Skubala believed his side deserved to take something from Saturday's game at Wycombe Wanderers after a superb second half performance.
The Imps found themselves two goals down at the break to two Sam Bell strikes but fought back in the second period to deservedly level thanks to goals from substitutes Justin Obikwu and Freddie Draper.
City looked the most likely to go on and win it but were hit with a late sucker punch when Jack Grimmer scrambled the ball home from a corner late on.
Skubala said: “We thought we did enough to get something out of the game in the second half. We looked really threatening and had them on the ropes, especially when we equalised, so to concede so late and leave with nothing was hugely disappointing.”
He had made one change since the last outing with Ben House coming into the starting XI with Draper making way.
But Freddie was back on as a substitute in the 63rd minute coming on with Obikwu as Bayliss and Collins made way.
Justin took just one minute to score with this first touch after Hamer picked him out with a cross from the right which was finished expertly by the young attacker.
Draper then had the ball in the net after Norris dropped Tendayi Darikwa's cross from the right, but he was judged to have fouled the keeper. He had to wait until the 76th minute when he met a great cross from Reach and managed to squeeze the ball past Norris.
City were then the dominant force for the remainder of the half and it looked as it one of their efforts on goal would cross the line until Grimmer struck in the 88th minute.
“In the end it looked like there was only going to be one team that would go on and win it, so that is the main frustration for us,: said Skubala.
“We’d have taken a 2-2 from the position we were in - of course we would - but I actually thought we were going to go on and win it, we had some big moments too.
“What I liked about us in the second half is that we created chances, we played on the frontfoot and were aggressive. I felt we did enough to get something from the game, so it was tough to take at the end.”
Attendance: 4,872 (384 away)
Picture: Vaughan Photography
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