Lincoln had the initial chance as Newton tore down the left
hand side sending an inviting ball across the Irons 6 yard line, which was
blazed over the crossbar. An immediate response by Braintree saw a loose ball
picked up and played in nicely to Davis whose shot was scooped up by the
Lincoln goalkeeper.
Sheridan and Newton linked up well for the visitors in the
first 10 minutes, causing problems down the Braintree right hand side, but
their efforts could not find a player in a green shirt in the box. As the teams
tussled early on, Peters throw into Holman deep into the Lincoln half looked to
provide the Iron with another chance, but the resulting shot was charged down
to ensure that the scores remained level.
It was Braintree that would take the lead when Wells lofted in a free kick from within his own half on 21 minutes, which was nodded down by Marks. Holman won at the second header to pile pressure on the visitors, who were unable to deal with the advance. Sean Marks made the most of the opportunity to put the home side ahead, giving the Iron a 1-0 lead.
Lincoln looked to have equalised just five minutes later
when Chris Sharp found the back of the net from Newton’s ball in. However, the
flag had been raised and offside was given which brought a halt to the
travelling fan’s celebrations.
A chance for the Iron was cleared off of the line with half
time looming as Isaac set up a cross for Holman. The resulting corner was
played in and bobbled wide. Dixon was noted in the referee’s book just before
half time for persistent fouling.
Tom Miller continually caused problems for the Irons in the
second half, stepping up for every throw which he looped into the danger zone.
The Braintree lead fell when Sharp met Newton’s long ball from inside his own
half to level the scoring on the hour mark.
Sheridan saw yellow for the visitors at the same time as
Isaac was noted in the book for the home side, which may have prompted Alan
Devonshire to change things with a double substitution. Geohaghon stepped onto
the field for Chez Isaac, whilst James Mulley replaced Dan Sparkes.
Mulley’s run down the right hand side allowed him to cross;
an effort which was spilled by the visiting goalkeeper who reacted quickly to
clear up, preventing a chance for the Iron. Marks linked up well with
Habergham, whose shot was met by an outstretched Paul Farman.
Braintree made their final change of the game with Kenny
Davis making way for Jordan Cox. Cox almost changed things straight away as he
met a long throw into the box for the Iron, but his attempt drifted over the
bar, a chance that would have seen Braintree regain the lead at this stage.
Nick Wright replaced a struggling Marlon Jackson who had
gone down with cramp as Braintree continued to apply pressure. However, it was
the away side who then took the lead at the death as one of Tom Miller’s throws
that had been causing problems for the Iron all afternoon met the head of Luke
Foster.
The visiting side sealed their place in the next round as
Sharp found himself through one on one with the goalkeeper. Nick Hamann dealt
with the oncoming attacker, but could only clear as far as Jake Sheridan.
Sheridan’s attempt rattled the woodwork, but an unfortunate touch off of the
goalkeeper put the ball into the back of the net, with the game finishing 3-1.
Attendance 410
Braintree – Hamann, Peters, Habergham, Massey, Wells, Isaac
(Geohaghon), Paine, Davis (Cox), Sparkes (Mulley), Marks, Holman
Unused Subs: McDonald, Daley
Lincoln City – Farman, Miller (Rowe), Newton, Jordan,
Fofana, Sheridan, Dixon, Jackson (Wright), Brown, Sharp, Foster.
Unused Subs: Fairhurst, Ward, Preece
Referee: Richard Martin
Assistants: Rob Smith and Nic Evans
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