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Lincoln City vs Nuneaton. The FA Cup First Round.

LNER StadiumAttendance3,084.

Lincoln City 1

  • C Keltie (sent off 44th minute)
  • A Jarrett (90th minute)

Nuneaton 0

    Jarrett sinks brave Nuneaton

    Albert Jarrett Lincoln
    Image: Jarrett: Hero of the day

    Albert Jarrett broke non-league Nuneaton's hearts with an 89th-minute free-kick to secure a 1-0 win for Lincoln.

    The League Two strugglers looked to be heading for a replay against their Blue Square North opponents after playing the whole of the second half with 10 men following Clark Keltie's dismissal. Nuneaton created a string of first-half chances with Eddie Nisevic shooting inches wide after just 30 seconds. Midfielder Justin Marsden also went close after cutting through the heart of the Lincoln defence and full-back James Armson poked the ball wide after a 30-yard run. The visitors continued to push forward after Keltie saw red for a foul on James Armson, with Gareth Dean shooting into the side-netting during first-half injury time. Despite being a man down, Lincoln looked the stronger in the closing 20 minutes with Jarrett seeing a 25-yard shot come back off the post before he finally beat Nuneaton keeper Danny Alcock with a left-foot free-kick. Lincoln keeper Joe Anyon still had to make a fine save to deny Nuneaton substitute Donovan Simmonds.

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