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Bridlington Town 1 Lincoln United 0
Another benchmark result to extend Town’s fine run of form. Billy Heath’s
side had not earned a single point against United in 2 previous seasons of
Unibond League combat, but this Town side are a different proposition, and
once they had taken a deserved first half lead, the result never looked in
doubt.
Early pressure from Town saw Matt Fyvie and Paul Palmer both test the
visitors defence, and on 19 minutes, a free-kick on the edge of the box gave
Martin Thacker the chance to fire in a trademark free-kick which United did
well to scramble away. Palmer was again set up by Shaun Baker shortly after
but dragged his effort wide.
The home side took the lead courtesy of a breathtaking piece of skill from
left winger Paul Wilson. Taking a diagonal pass from Thacker, he left
United full-back Ian Wilkins for dead with a sublime change of feet and
direction to fire a low cross into the box, which was met by Matt Fyvie on
the six yard line to rocket the ball high into net for his fifth goal of the
season.
Town ‘keeper Nick Baxter then rescued his side as the switched off after
the
goal with a fine point blank stop from Sam Wilkinson as Lincoln went for an
immediate equaliser. Quickly Town switched play to the other end, and were
desparately unlucky not to put the game to bed with 2 fabulous efforts.
Wilson curled in a 25-yarder which was brilliantly tipped over by ‘keeper
Gareth Jones, and Palmer crashed a header off the bar from the resulting
corner.
The game slowed after the break, but a flashpoint on 54 minutes saw United
striker Wilkinson red-carded following an off-the ball incident with Town
defender Steve Heath.
The home pushed forward against the ten men ,and again deserved rewared as
a
cracking move down the right wing from Chris Hyam and Palmer opened up the
Lincoln defence only for Jones to pull off a top notch save from the Town
frontman.
More chances followed as the seasiders kept up the tempo. A handball by Ben
Brown on the edge of the area gave Palmer another chance to increase the
lead, and his well-struck free-kick was only inches over the bar. The
United defender looked a class act again, and after 2 years of trying to
get the upper hand against him with little success, it speaks volumes for
the current side that at last they were able to trouble players of this
calibre.
With minutes remaining, United suddenly got in behind the previously
impervious Town defence, and Sean Cann bulleted a header from 12 yards that
Baxter launched himself across his goal to turn away. Back came Town, and
almost had the last say with another fine move down the right, Hyam
exchanging passes with Thacker, who drove narrowly over from 20 yards.
Teams
Brid Town
Baxter, Suddaby, Giblin, Baker, Harper, Heath, Hyam, Thacker, Fyvie, Palmer,
Wilson
Subs, Tomlinson ,Ramsay. Lewis
Lincoln
Jones, Wilkins, Dixon, McDaid. Hane, Brown. Hanley. Gilbert, Walters,
Wilkinson, Brooks
Subs. Bell, Bridge, Cann