WANDERERS 1-0 IMPS - FT
Posted on: Fri 29 Aug 2008
By Matt Cecil
FT
And that's it! A first home win for Peter Taylor's men and just eleven days after the disappointment of the Carling Cup exit to Birmingham City, Wycombe find themselves with seven points from their first three league games - three points better off than the same stage last season.
Thanks for your company today - be sure to stay tuned for reaction from Peter Taylor as well as a full report and there'll be highlights on World on Monday.
Have a good night.
93mins
...but there's a foul given for a push on Willo. Panic over.
93mins
Late corner for the Imps...
92mins
Frecklington heads harmlessly wide from a cross - no danger.
90mins
Three minutes left - come on you Blues.
89mins
Superb play by Gavin Grant - man-of-the-match Tommy Doherty sets him away in the City half and he sprints forward before winning a corner with a fierce drive towards the near post, prompting Burch to make the save.
88mins
Gerry Blackwell makes it a hat-trick in the inbox:
"Come on 'Zeb', just one more please. Sweating around the gills at the moment."
87mins
Free-kick to Wycombe as Janos Kovacs denies Scotty a chance to break away on the halfway line, but there's no card for the giant Hungarian.
85mins
The attendance is 4,112, of which 247 are from Lincoln. Thanks to Ed Goode for sending in the following email from another corner of the globe:
"I'm all the way in Washington, North Carolina, enjoying your commentary from a distance of about four and a half thousand miles!
COME ON WYCOMBE!"
83mins
What a chance for Scott McGleish. Nathan Ashton does brilliantly down the left-hand side and fires a great low ball along the six-yard line, but Scotty was just sprinting to reach the ball at the far post and cannoned an effort against the bar with Burch beaten. Not an easy chance by any means but he'll feel he could have scored.
82mins
The tempo has just slowed down a bit but that's fine, particularly as the ball's in the Lincoln half.
80mins
Zebroski deserves a goal today and he almost had one as his pace took him away from the City defence before he drilled a powerful effort towards the near post, forcing a smart save by Burch.
79mins
Mind your heads in the Valley Terrace - Ashton's free-kick is high over the bar.
78mins
Free-kick to the Blues 20 yards out after a foul on Mousinho by N'Guessan - here comes Nathan Ashton...
76mins
Brilliant. Dany N'Guessan tries all the tricks from the Cristiano Ronaldo textbook but Tommy Doherty just takes the ball away from him with the most simple and deft of touches outside the box. You just don't mess with the Doc.
75mins
Aaron Brown and Ben Wright are the ones to come off for King and Graham - I expect King will play on the left-hand side with Graham up-front. Graham had a terrific scoring record with Torquay at this level a few years ago and joined in the summer from Gillingham.
73mins
Chris Zebroski's final touch just takes the ball away from him after he danced through the City defence, although maybe he could have pulled the trigger earlier.
71mins
Cracks is inches away from connecting with a Nathan Ashton corner before Gavin Grant fires over from outside the box, and Lincoln are going to make two subs here with Gary King and David Graham ready to come on.
69mins
So close - Chris Zebroski fires a low shot across the face of goal and it rolls agonisingly wide of the far post with Scott McGleish waiting to tap it home if it had hit the woodwork, but it went out for a goal-kick and it remains 1-0.
Great to be getting these emails and even better to know we're reaching you in Dubai, France, America and Australia!
66mins
Plenty of emails flooding in now - Matthew Tyrrell says: "I've recently moved to Dubai so very happy with these updates. Come on Wycombe!"
Andy Rogers says he wishes he was here and asks "Are we hanging on...or are there more goals in this one?" - I'd say we've got our backs to the wall slightly at the moment but with the pace of Grant, Zebroski and Ashton in the team, don't be surprised to see us grab a second goal on the counter-attack.
And Gerry Blackwell has emailed again to say: "Sounds pretty good still but that second goal will be a relief."
It certainly would be Gerry - Lincoln are starting to believe they can get something from this but I wouldn't say they're on top.
64mins
A worrying moment at the back as Scott Shearer fumbles a cross and Ben Wright hooks the ball goalwards - luckily Mike Williamson was on the line to block the effort before Wright looped an effort over the bar, but that could have been the equaliser.
62mins
Thanks to Brian Spraggon, one of a number of fans following today's game from overseas - he's emailed in to say:
"I'm following the game from Pittsburgh USA. Pleased with the halftime score, but wish I could be there in my seat to see Woody's 1st goal for the Blues - come on Wycombe - let's get the result!"
Just wait 'til you see the highlights - Woody's goal was a cracker!
61mins
Great save down to his right-hand save by Rob Burch as Scott McGleish found the target with a stretching header - Burch parried the ball and jumped on the rebound with McGleish lurking, and now Scotty looks hurt after challenging for the ball.
59mins
Cries for a penalty as Tommy Doherty goes down inside the box but the defender looked to have won the ball and the referee made the correct decision. Nathan Ashton did well to cut the ball back for the Doc on the edge of the box and as he skipped past one man, the second player dived in to make the challenge.
58mins
First change of the game for Lincoln and Scott Kerr is to be replaced by Shane Clarke in a like-for-like swap in midfield.
55mins
Excellent play by Gavin Grant - John Mousinho found him on the edge of the box and he spun away from his marker before firing into the side netting from an angle. Grant has looked lively today and is causing problems for City's defence on regular occasions.
53mins
Corner now for Nathan Ashton to take with his left foot; Zebroski nods it goalwards and after it was cleared, Ashton wins another corner but it's poor and into the side netting.
51mins
Mike Williamson holds his hands up to a disappointing mistake just outside the box which allowed Dany N'Guessan to run into the box and have a shot at goal - his effort was blocked for a corner and Kevin Gall poked a shot just wide on the turn from the resulting kick.
50mins
Decent hold-up play by Gavin Grant on the right-hand side and it'll be a free-kick for Nathan Ashton to take, but it's high into the arms of Rob Burch inside the six-yard box.
48mins
Thanks to Jenny Priest who emails to say:
"I am on holiday in Perth, Australia, and am a season-ticket holder relying on your report to keep me up-to-date with today's match. Sounds as if we are doing ok. Come on you Blues!"
46mins
We're underway again here at Adams Park and Lewwis Spence has been replaced by Nathan Ashton, which I would imagine means we've gone to a 4-4-2 formation.
Half-time
Peter Taylor will be delighted with his side's first-half display - particularly the opening 25 minutes in which his team looked a class above their opponents. Steven McCafferty's emailed in to say:
"come on wycombe! steven all the way from paisley (scotland) keep the pressure going!!!!!!!!!"
And I'm sure all the Blues faithful share your sentiments Steven.
Up in Scotland, John Sutton has scored on his Motherwell debut against Dundee United after joining the club from Wycombe in midweek, and hopefully he'll do well back in the SPL where he scored plenty of goals for St Mirren two years ago.
45mins
One minute left, and Mike Williamson's header from John Mousinho's cross was comfortably into the arms of Burch. Gerry Blackwell's following the action from France and has dropped an email to say 'hi', and referee Grant Hegley brings an end to a fantastic first half for the Wanderers.
44mins
Very little happening on the pitch here as both teams are probably keen to get to half-time without conceding. Chris Zebroski wins a free-kick near the corner flag and John Mousinho will send it in from the left wing.
41mins
Free-kick here 25 yards out for the visitors but Aaron Brown's cross is headed tamely over by Kevin Gall.
Owen Morgan's emailed in to say:
"So what's happened to Lincoln over the close season? They were play-offs last year but they're having a terrible start to this season."
I think it's just taking time for the new players to gel at Sincil Bank but in Peter Jackson they've got a manager who's more than capable of lifting them up the table. Injuries have also been a problem for City, with Oakes and Frank Sinclair missing today and there were also doubts over the fitness of Kevin Gall and Lee Frecklington before the game.
Don't write Lincoln off yet - they could come back and bite us in the second half...
37mins
Scotty McGleish is working like a trojan up front and almost benefitted from some sloppy handling by Rob Burch, as Lewwis Spence's low cross was almost fumbled by the keeper with Scotty lurking.
Thanks to Neil Summers for getting in touch by email - he says:
"Looks like a really good game, glad to get the updates but gutted I live in North Yorkshire!
Keep it going Wycombe."
As a student who spends most of the season in Leeds I can fully share Neil's frustrations at missing out on many home matches, but the consolation is that there's plenty of 'local' away games up north!
34mins
Maybe the visitors are missing the presence of Stefan Oakes, who signed for the club in the summer but is sidelined with a calf injury. City were tipped as promotion contenders at the start of the season and although I'm sure they'll be up there at the end of the campaign, it hasn't been a great start for Peter Jackson's men.
On the pitch, Kevin Gall flicks an effort harmlessly past Scott Shearer's post, while Scott McGleish almost latched on to a quickly taken free-kick moments before.
33mins
No messages in my inbox yet - where are you Blues fans? Drop me a line at matt.cecil@wwfc.com and share your thoughts with the hundreds of supporters tuning in for the game.
30mins
All sorts going on making our lives busier here at the club so apologies for the slow updates, but Dany N'Guessan has just drilled an effort high over the bar from the left side of the box - no real danger.
24mins
And that was nearly number two - John Mousinho drills an effort goalwards and it needs a strong arm from the diving Rob Burch to tip it over the bar. Leon Johnson is currently receiving treatment for a nose bleed so Cracks has moved into the middle with Mousinho filling in at right-back.
22mins
A similar effort from Lee Frecklington flies over the bar again and I'm sure Peter Taylor will be telling his team not to get carried away - we look good enough to be two or three goals up but we mustn't give away any silly goals.
19mins
First half-chance for the visitors - and I'm being generous by calling it a chance. Scott Kerr swings at a ball 25 yards out and the ball loops high and wide over the bar with the game just starting to slow down after an electric start by Peter Taylor's men.
17mins
I'd love to hear what you're making of this game at home - send me an email to matt.cecil@wwfc.com and let me know where you're following the game and any comments you might like to make. Mr Gordon Mousinho is listening to the World commentary on holiday from Aruba - your boy's doing superbly well today!
15mins
What a day for the Woodman family who are here today in an executive box watching their boy delight the home crowd. Gavin Grant's been superb as well today, and he wins another corner with yet another great bit of play down the right-hand side. Trust me, you want to be listening to the commentary of this one - log on to World now!
13mins
THERE IT IS! And what a stunner from Craig Woodman! The least likely of goalscorers has bagged his first goal in the quarters and even 200-goal man Scott McGleish would be proud of that one. Chris Zebroski rolled it out to the left-back and Woody lofted the ball over the keeper in a style worthy of an Olympic gold medal. Take a bow, Woody!
11mins
It's just like watching Brazil - another superb breakaway sees John Mousinho release Scott McGleish down the left hand side, and his cross is nodded back into the danger area by Zebroski before being cleared. The sun's shining, the crowd are singing - all we need is a goal.
7mins
We almost had the opening goal in the most bizarre circumstances - Lee Frecklington's back pass caught Burch off guard and dribbled agonisingly wide of the post, with the corner causing more panic in the visitors' box.
In the middle of the park, John Mousinho wins the ball in style and prompts more cheers from the Wanderers faithful, before Scott Shearer races from his goal to win the ball ahead of the City attack...just.
5mins
Only one team in it at the moment - Gavin Grant sends in a low cross and it's hammered over his own crossbar by Janos Kovacs. The corner falls to Grant outside the box and another drilled effort is deflected behind, with Mike Williamson heading into Burch's arms from the corner.
3mins
Applause all around Adams Park after an excellent breakaway from Chris Zebroski down the right hand side resulted in Gavin Grant winning a corner, and Lewwis Spence's ball to the back post was won in the air by the Wanderers before being cleared in a panic by the Imps.
1min
A bright start from the Blues and last week's goalscorer John Mousinho has come close to repeating the trick inside the opening minute, firing a fierce effort goalwards after Chris Zebroski's pass found him on the edge of the box. Former Spurs trainee Rob Burch made a smart save for the visitors but the early signs are encouraging.
Good afternoon and welcome to Adams Park as Peter Taylor looks to get his first home win as Wanderers manager under his belt, but it won't be easy against a Lincoln City side desperate to turn around a run of form which has seen them lose their first three games of the campaign.
Bill Turnbull and Ben Campbell are up in the gantry providing the commentary for our valued Wanderers World subscribers - click here to access the Match Live console.
FT
And that's it! A first home win for Peter Taylor's men and just eleven days after the disappointment of the Carling Cup exit to Birmingham City, Wycombe find themselves with seven points from their first three league games - three points better off than the same stage last season.
Thanks for your company today - be sure to stay tuned for reaction from Peter Taylor as well as a full report and there'll be highlights on World on Monday.
Have a good night.
93mins
...but there's a foul given for a push on Willo. Panic over.
93mins
Late corner for the Imps...
92mins
Frecklington heads harmlessly wide from a cross - no danger.
90mins
Three minutes left - come on you Blues.
89mins
Superb play by Gavin Grant - man-of-the-match Tommy Doherty sets him away in the City half and he sprints forward before winning a corner with a fierce drive towards the near post, prompting Burch to make the save.
88mins
Gerry Blackwell makes it a hat-trick in the inbox:
"Come on 'Zeb', just one more please. Sweating around the gills at the moment."
87mins
Free-kick to Wycombe as Janos Kovacs denies Scotty a chance to break away on the halfway line, but there's no card for the giant Hungarian.
85mins
The attendance is 4,112, of which 247 are from Lincoln. Thanks to Ed Goode for sending in the following email from another corner of the globe:
"I'm all the way in Washington, North Carolina, enjoying your commentary from a distance of about four and a half thousand miles!
COME ON WYCOMBE!"
83mins
What a chance for Scott McGleish. Nathan Ashton does brilliantly down the left-hand side and fires a great low ball along the six-yard line, but Scotty was just sprinting to reach the ball at the far post and cannoned an effort against the bar with Burch beaten. Not an easy chance by any means but he'll feel he could have scored.
82mins
The tempo has just slowed down a bit but that's fine, particularly as the ball's in the Lincoln half.
80mins
Zebroski deserves a goal today and he almost had one as his pace took him away from the City defence before he drilled a powerful effort towards the near post, forcing a smart save by Burch.
79mins
Mind your heads in the Valley Terrace - Ashton's free-kick is high over the bar.
78mins
Free-kick to the Blues 20 yards out after a foul on Mousinho by N'Guessan - here comes Nathan Ashton...
76mins
Brilliant. Dany N'Guessan tries all the tricks from the Cristiano Ronaldo textbook but Tommy Doherty just takes the ball away from him with the most simple and deft of touches outside the box. You just don't mess with the Doc.
75mins
Aaron Brown and Ben Wright are the ones to come off for King and Graham - I expect King will play on the left-hand side with Graham up-front. Graham had a terrific scoring record with Torquay at this level a few years ago and joined in the summer from Gillingham.
73mins
Chris Zebroski's final touch just takes the ball away from him after he danced through the City defence, although maybe he could have pulled the trigger earlier.
71mins
Cracks is inches away from connecting with a Nathan Ashton corner before Gavin Grant fires over from outside the box, and Lincoln are going to make two subs here with Gary King and David Graham ready to come on.
69mins
So close - Chris Zebroski fires a low shot across the face of goal and it rolls agonisingly wide of the far post with Scott McGleish waiting to tap it home if it had hit the woodwork, but it went out for a goal-kick and it remains 1-0.
Great to be getting these emails and even better to know we're reaching you in Dubai, France, America and Australia!
66mins
Plenty of emails flooding in now - Matthew Tyrrell says: "I've recently moved to Dubai so very happy with these updates. Come on Wycombe!"
Andy Rogers says he wishes he was here and asks "Are we hanging on...or are there more goals in this one?" - I'd say we've got our backs to the wall slightly at the moment but with the pace of Grant, Zebroski and Ashton in the team, don't be surprised to see us grab a second goal on the counter-attack.
And Gerry Blackwell has emailed again to say: "Sounds pretty good still but that second goal will be a relief."
It certainly would be Gerry - Lincoln are starting to believe they can get something from this but I wouldn't say they're on top.
64mins
A worrying moment at the back as Scott Shearer fumbles a cross and Ben Wright hooks the ball goalwards - luckily Mike Williamson was on the line to block the effort before Wright looped an effort over the bar, but that could have been the equaliser.
62mins
Thanks to Brian Spraggon, one of a number of fans following today's game from overseas - he's emailed in to say:
"I'm following the game from Pittsburgh USA. Pleased with the halftime score, but wish I could be there in my seat to see Woody's 1st goal for the Blues - come on Wycombe - let's get the result!"
Just wait 'til you see the highlights - Woody's goal was a cracker!
61mins
Great save down to his right-hand save by Rob Burch as Scott McGleish found the target with a stretching header - Burch parried the ball and jumped on the rebound with McGleish lurking, and now Scotty looks hurt after challenging for the ball.
59mins
Cries for a penalty as Tommy Doherty goes down inside the box but the defender looked to have won the ball and the referee made the correct decision. Nathan Ashton did well to cut the ball back for the Doc on the edge of the box and as he skipped past one man, the second player dived in to make the challenge.
58mins
First change of the game for Lincoln and Scott Kerr is to be replaced by Shane Clarke in a like-for-like swap in midfield.
55mins
Excellent play by Gavin Grant - John Mousinho found him on the edge of the box and he spun away from his marker before firing into the side netting from an angle. Grant has looked lively today and is causing problems for City's defence on regular occasions.
53mins
Corner now for Nathan Ashton to take with his left foot; Zebroski nods it goalwards and after it was cleared, Ashton wins another corner but it's poor and into the side netting.
51mins
Mike Williamson holds his hands up to a disappointing mistake just outside the box which allowed Dany N'Guessan to run into the box and have a shot at goal - his effort was blocked for a corner and Kevin Gall poked a shot just wide on the turn from the resulting kick.
50mins
Decent hold-up play by Gavin Grant on the right-hand side and it'll be a free-kick for Nathan Ashton to take, but it's high into the arms of Rob Burch inside the six-yard box.
48mins
Thanks to Jenny Priest who emails to say:
"I am on holiday in Perth, Australia, and am a season-ticket holder relying on your report to keep me up-to-date with today's match. Sounds as if we are doing ok. Come on you Blues!"
46mins
We're underway again here at Adams Park and Lewwis Spence has been replaced by Nathan Ashton, which I would imagine means we've gone to a 4-4-2 formation.
Half-time
Peter Taylor will be delighted with his side's first-half display - particularly the opening 25 minutes in which his team looked a class above their opponents. Steven McCafferty's emailed in to say:
"come on wycombe! steven all the way from paisley (scotland) keep the pressure going!!!!!!!!!"
And I'm sure all the Blues faithful share your sentiments Steven.
Up in Scotland, John Sutton has scored on his Motherwell debut against Dundee United after joining the club from Wycombe in midweek, and hopefully he'll do well back in the SPL where he scored plenty of goals for St Mirren two years ago.
45mins
One minute left, and Mike Williamson's header from John Mousinho's cross was comfortably into the arms of Burch. Gerry Blackwell's following the action from France and has dropped an email to say 'hi', and referee Grant Hegley brings an end to a fantastic first half for the Wanderers.
44mins
Very little happening on the pitch here as both teams are probably keen to get to half-time without conceding. Chris Zebroski wins a free-kick near the corner flag and John Mousinho will send it in from the left wing.
41mins
Free-kick here 25 yards out for the visitors but Aaron Brown's cross is headed tamely over by Kevin Gall.
Owen Morgan's emailed in to say:
"So what's happened to Lincoln over the close season? They were play-offs last year but they're having a terrible start to this season."
I think it's just taking time for the new players to gel at Sincil Bank but in Peter Jackson they've got a manager who's more than capable of lifting them up the table. Injuries have also been a problem for City, with Oakes and Frank Sinclair missing today and there were also doubts over the fitness of Kevin Gall and Lee Frecklington before the game.
Don't write Lincoln off yet - they could come back and bite us in the second half...
37mins
Scotty McGleish is working like a trojan up front and almost benefitted from some sloppy handling by Rob Burch, as Lewwis Spence's low cross was almost fumbled by the keeper with Scotty lurking.
Thanks to Neil Summers for getting in touch by email - he says:
"Looks like a really good game, glad to get the updates but gutted I live in North Yorkshire!
Keep it going Wycombe."
As a student who spends most of the season in Leeds I can fully share Neil's frustrations at missing out on many home matches, but the consolation is that there's plenty of 'local' away games up north!
34mins
Maybe the visitors are missing the presence of Stefan Oakes, who signed for the club in the summer but is sidelined with a calf injury. City were tipped as promotion contenders at the start of the season and although I'm sure they'll be up there at the end of the campaign, it hasn't been a great start for Peter Jackson's men.
On the pitch, Kevin Gall flicks an effort harmlessly past Scott Shearer's post, while Scott McGleish almost latched on to a quickly taken free-kick moments before.
33mins
No messages in my inbox yet - where are you Blues fans? Drop me a line at matt.cecil@wwfc.com and share your thoughts with the hundreds of supporters tuning in for the game.
30mins
All sorts going on making our lives busier here at the club so apologies for the slow updates, but Dany N'Guessan has just drilled an effort high over the bar from the left side of the box - no real danger.
24mins
And that was nearly number two - John Mousinho drills an effort goalwards and it needs a strong arm from the diving Rob Burch to tip it over the bar. Leon Johnson is currently receiving treatment for a nose bleed so Cracks has moved into the middle with Mousinho filling in at right-back.
22mins
A similar effort from Lee Frecklington flies over the bar again and I'm sure Peter Taylor will be telling his team not to get carried away - we look good enough to be two or three goals up but we mustn't give away any silly goals.
19mins
First half-chance for the visitors - and I'm being generous by calling it a chance. Scott Kerr swings at a ball 25 yards out and the ball loops high and wide over the bar with the game just starting to slow down after an electric start by Peter Taylor's men.
17mins
I'd love to hear what you're making of this game at home - send me an email to matt.cecil@wwfc.com and let me know where you're following the game and any comments you might like to make. Mr Gordon Mousinho is listening to the World commentary on holiday from Aruba - your boy's doing superbly well today!
15mins
What a day for the Woodman family who are here today in an executive box watching their boy delight the home crowd. Gavin Grant's been superb as well today, and he wins another corner with yet another great bit of play down the right-hand side. Trust me, you want to be listening to the commentary of this one - log on to World now!
13mins
THERE IT IS! And what a stunner from Craig Woodman! The least likely of goalscorers has bagged his first goal in the quarters and even 200-goal man Scott McGleish would be proud of that one. Chris Zebroski rolled it out to the left-back and Woody lofted the ball over the keeper in a style worthy of an Olympic gold medal. Take a bow, Woody!
11mins
It's just like watching Brazil - another superb breakaway sees John Mousinho release Scott McGleish down the left hand side, and his cross is nodded back into the danger area by Zebroski before being cleared. The sun's shining, the crowd are singing - all we need is a goal.
7mins
We almost had the opening goal in the most bizarre circumstances - Lee Frecklington's back pass caught Burch off guard and dribbled agonisingly wide of the post, with the corner causing more panic in the visitors' box.
In the middle of the park, John Mousinho wins the ball in style and prompts more cheers from the Wanderers faithful, before Scott Shearer races from his goal to win the ball ahead of the City attack...just.
5mins
Only one team in it at the moment - Gavin Grant sends in a low cross and it's hammered over his own crossbar by Janos Kovacs. The corner falls to Grant outside the box and another drilled effort is deflected behind, with Mike Williamson heading into Burch's arms from the corner.
3mins
Applause all around Adams Park after an excellent breakaway from Chris Zebroski down the right hand side resulted in Gavin Grant winning a corner, and Lewwis Spence's ball to the back post was won in the air by the Wanderers before being cleared in a panic by the Imps.
1min
A bright start from the Blues and last week's goalscorer John Mousinho has come close to repeating the trick inside the opening minute, firing a fierce effort goalwards after Chris Zebroski's pass found him on the edge of the box. Former Spurs trainee Rob Burch made a smart save for the visitors but the early signs are encouraging.
Good afternoon and welcome to Adams Park as Peter Taylor looks to get his first home win as Wanderers manager under his belt, but it won't be easy against a Lincoln City side desperate to turn around a run of form which has seen them lose their first three games of the campaign.
Bill Turnbull and Ben Campbell are up in the gantry providing the commentary for our valued Wanderers World subscribers - click here to access the Match Live console.
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