Lincoln City 1, Cambridge United 1
City were held to a draw at the LNER Stadium after a late strike in the first half cancelled out Freddie Draper's opener.
Imps head coach Michael Skubala made three changes from the side that earned a point on the road at Wigan Athletic last Saturday.
Fresh from signing a new deal at the Imps, Draper was re-introduced into the starting XI, along with Conor McGrandles and Reeco Hackett, and found the net from a corner ball in – his first attempt was blocked but he made no mistake with the rebound.
City had plenty of chances in the match but failed to capitalise on them and the visitors equalised just before half-time through James Gibbons leaving the Imps’ head coach to rue the missed chances.
"We started the game well, went 1-0 up and had chances to score again - had we done that it would have been a completely different game,” said Michael Skubala.
"We had chances cleared off the line and another one saved. It feels like the story of our season when we are having chances to score, but we are not scoring. We have to make more of those moments.
"They made the game slow and we couldn't get going again, that's the disappointing thing. It's not through effort. It's more our game management. It's more about moving the ball quick at certain moments with 11 behind the ball. We have got to be smarter with the ball.
"We have to keep working, keep pushing, keep trying to be positive with how we are doing things. We are getting the chances. That game feels like the story of our season."
Pictures: Vaughan Photography
