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12/12/2028, Lincoln Stadium, Lincoln, England
EFL Trophy, G3

Lincoln Vs Cardiff

Lincoln play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: A Buik (GK) , K Kearney (CB) , C Tarbert (CB) , D Forsyth (RB) , J Neagle (LB) , D Twardzik (CDM) , P McCardell (CAM) , A Carnegie (RM) , M Keenor (LM) , A Moffett (ST) , I Hanigan (ST) And the subs are: I Almatghari (CB) , A Clelland (CB) , A Gilmour (CM) , D Kennedy (CM) , J Goodlett (ST)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Dolan (GK) , P Cassidy (CB) , J Fidler (CB) , S Allen (CB) , J McCourt (RB) , M Tighe (LB) , I Cook (CDM) , I Lane (CAM) , J Llandinam (RM) , C Pryce (LM) , T McClarnon (ST) And the subs are: C Devlin (CB) , G Carey (CB) , J McNicol (CM) , H Huggett (CM) , A Meyrick (ST)

Welcome to Lincoln Stadium in Lincoln, England where Lincoln will face Cardiff City.  This is a group stage match of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 14220.

1' - Lincoln kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - David Twardzik passes the ball to Paul McCardell.  Paul McCardell brings the ball forward, outpacing Tom McClarnon.  

7' - Paul McCardell sees Michael Keenor making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Michael Keenor takes the ball.  Michael Keenor looks to place the ball past the keeper...but James Dolan gets down to stop the shot!  

10' - James Dolan passes a long ball to Ian Lane.  Ian Lane plays a long ball to John Fidler.  John Fidler curls in a cross, but opposing player Chris Tarbert takes possession.  

15' - Jonny Neagle plays the ball to Dom Forsyth.  Dom Forsyth takes the ball past Ceri Pryce with a turn of pace.  

16' - Dom Forsyth sees Michael Keenor making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Michael Keenor is able to control the ball.  Michael Keenor takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

19' - James Dolan chips a long ball to Patrick Cassidy.  Patrick Cassidy finds Ian Lane with a short pass.  Kieran Kearney tackles Ian Lane and gains possession for his team.  Kieran Kearney sees a run from Paul McCardell.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

24' - Inigo Cook finds James Dolan with a short pass.  James Dolan passes a long ball to Patrick Cassidy.  Patrick Cassidy plays the ball to Ian Lane.  Ian Lane sees John Llandinam making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

27' - Dom Forsyth plays a long pass to David Twardzik.  David Twardzik finds Alen Moffett with a short pass.  Alen Moffett spots a run from Paul McCardell.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

31' - David Twardzik passes to Paul McCardell.  Paul McCardell attempts to use his skills to beat John Fidler.  The opposing player is unable to stop Paul McCardell who takes the ball forward!  

37' - Paul McCardell successfully tackles Inigo Cook and takes possession.  Lincoln try to launch a counter attack.  John Fidler tackles Paul McCardell and the ball goes loose.  Ian Lane plays a short pass to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook plays a long pass to John Fidler.  John Fidler sees Ian Lane making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Ian Lane has strayed offside!  

39' - Dom Forsyth plays a long pass to Jonny Neagle.  Jonny Neagle runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Ian Lane.    The referee shows Ian Lane the red card! That will be a freekick for Lincoln.  

41' - Kieran Kearney spots a run from Paul McCardell.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Paul McCardell is caught offside!  

44' - Inigo Cook finds Steve Allen with a long pass.  Steve Allen passes the ball to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook crosses the ball, but David Twardzik intercepts the ball.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Ceri Pryce passes to John Fidler.  John Fidler passes to Patrick Cassidy.  Patrick Cassidy finds Steve Allen with a long pass.  Steve Allen plays a short pass to John Llandinam.  John Llandinam attempts to unleash a long range shot...and John Llandinam scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Cardiff player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

50' - Lincoln kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like David Twardzik is going to be taken off.  Izz al Din Almatghari is brought on from the bench.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Patrick Cassidy will come off.  Glynn Carey is brought on from the bench.  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Ceri Pryce is going to be taken off.  Hayden Huggett is brought on from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Tarbert will come off.  Arran Clelland is going to be brought on.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Fidler is going to be taken off.  Ceri Devlin joins the game from the bench.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alen Carnegie is going to be taken off.  Dave Kennedy is brought on from the bench.  

59' - Dave Kennedy passes to Ian Hanigan.  Ian Hanigan tries to beat James McCourt using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

59' - Ian Hanigan sees a run from Paul McCardell.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Paul McCardell is caught offside!  

67' - Hayden Huggett passes the ball to Tom McClarnon.  Tom McClarnon attempts to outskill Kieran Kearney and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

67' - Tom McClarnon curls in a cross, but Paul McCardell gets to the ball and makes a clearance.  

72' - Inigo Cook chips a long ball to Ceri Devlin.  Ceri Devlin curves the ball into the box, but Izz al Din Almatghari intercepts and takes possession.  

75' - Izz al Din Almatghari plays a long pass to Kieran Kearney.  Kieran Kearney plays the ball to Paul McCardell.  Paul McCardell shoots from distance towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

79' - James Dolan finds Ceri Devlin with a long ball.  Izz al Din Almatghari dispossesses Ceri Devlin and the ball goes loose.  Steve Allen passes a long ball to Matt Tighe.  Matt Tighe finds Hayden Huggett with a short pass.  Hayden Huggett looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a magnificent goal from Hayden Huggett for Cardiff!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

79' - Lincoln kick the ball off for the restart.  

82' - Dom Forsyth slides the ball to Dave Kennedy.  Dave Kennedy finds Kieran Kearney with a short pass.  Inigo Cook successfully tackles Kieran Kearney and gains possession for his team.  Inigo Cook curls in a cross, but opposing player Arran Clelland takes possession.  

86' - Hayden Huggett successfully tackles Arran Clelland and gains possession for his team.  Cardiff try to launch a counter attack.  Hayden Huggett passes the ball to John Llandinam.  John Llandinam sees Tom McClarnon making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

90' - Dom Forsyth passes a long ball to Kieran Kearney.  Kieran Kearney plays a short pass to Michael Keenor.  Michael Keenor attempts to use his skills to beat Steve Allen, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

90' - Michael Keenor sees a run from Paul McCardell.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Lincoln 0 - 2 Cardiff City.