Match ends, Lincoln City 3, Forest Green Rovers 1.
Lincoln City fought back from a goal down at the break to overtake National League leaders Forest Green Rovers and go top of the table on goal difference.
Rovers led when Christian Doidge fired in his 23rd goal of the season.
But two goals in six second-half minutes put the Imps ahead, Lee Angol's angled strike levelling matters and a Marcus Kelly own goal making it 2-1.
Sam Habergham's free-kick sealed victory for the hosts, who have three games in hand on second-placed Rovers.
Rovers defended solidly in the first half and were good value for their lead courtesy of Doidge's sliding low effort from close range.
But the Imps upped the tempo in the second half, showing the passion and intensity which characterised their astonishing run to the FA Cup quarter-finals.
The equaliser came when a long ball saw Angol outmuscle Mark Ellis, who went down under the challenge, and shoot across goal into the bottom corner.
Kelly's unfortunate intervention made it 2-1 when he could only head Habergham's driven left-wing cross into his own net.
And Habergham's long-range free-kick somehow eluded Rovers goalkeeper Sam Russell and found the bottom corner to complete the scoring.
Line-ups
Lincoln City
- 1Farman
- 12Long
- 25Raggett
- 11HawkridgeSubstituted forAndersonat 73'minutes
- 5WaterfallBooked at 36mins
- 3Habergham
- 8Power
- 28Arnold
- 30Woodyard
- 9Rhead
- 31AngolSubstituted forWhitehouseat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Whitehouse
- 6Howe
- 10Marriott
- 26Anderson
- 34Knott
Forest Green
- 23Russell
- 5Ellis
- 6Bennett
- 12Carter
- 8WedgburySubstituted forRobertat 81'minutes
- 4TraoréSubstituted forTiltat 68'minutes
- 10Kelly
- 15Noble
- 20CooperBooked at 84mins
- 9Doidge
- 14WoolerySubstituted forBugielat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Tilt
- 11Bugiel
- 19Sinclair
- 26Robert
- 31Gosling
- Referee:
- Antony Coggins
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Lincoln City 3, Forest Green Rovers 1.
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Elliot Whitehouse replaces Lee Angol.
Booking
Charlie Cooper (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Fabien Robert replaces Sam Wedgbury.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Omar Bugiel replaces Kaiyne Woolery.
Goal!
Goal! Lincoln City 3, Forest Green Rovers 1. Sam Habergham (Lincoln City).
Substitution
Substitution, Lincoln City. Harry Anderson replaces Terry Hawkridge.
Substitution
Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Curtis Tilt replaces Drissa Traoré.
Goal!
Own Goal by Marcus Kelly, Forest Green Rovers. Lincoln City 2, Forest Green Rovers 1.
Goal!
Goal! Lincoln City 1, Forest Green Rovers 1. Lee Angol (Lincoln City).
Second Half
Second Half begins Lincoln City 0, Forest Green Rovers 1.
Half Time
First Half ends, Lincoln City 0, Forest Green Rovers 1.
Booking
Luke Waterfall (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!
Goal! Lincoln City 0, Forest Green Rovers 1. Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers).
Kick Off
First Half begins.
Post update
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.