How did the players perform in Sunderland's 2-0 defeat at Lincoln?
LINCOLN (4-3-3):
BURSIK 9; Poole 6, Eyoma 7, Jackson 5 (Montsma 15, 6), Edun 6; Scully 7 (McGrandles 85), Bridcutt 6, Grant 8; Johnson 8 (Anderson 90), Hopper 8, Rogers 7.
Subs (not used): Long (gk), Sanders, Bramall, Morton.
SUNDERLAND (4-2-3-1):
4 Burge: Was played into trouble by Flanagan, but still made a complete mess of his clearance, enabling Johnson to score
5 O’Nien: Reverted to his more usual position of right-back, but was never able to make an impact in an attacking sense
5 Wright: Tried to hold things together, but reacted slowly when Lincoln opened the scoring and never looked wholly comfortable
4 Flanagan: Got the nod to play despite his injury issues, but his misjudged back-pass enabled Lincoln to double their lead
5 Hume: Only lasted ten minutes or so before he was forced to hobble off with what appeared to be a muscular injury
5 Power: Struggled to exert any kind of authority at the heart of midfield and generally found himself passing sideways
4 Scowen: Not for the first time this season, the game passed him by as he failed to produce a telling forward pass
6 JONES: Provided an occasional moment of quality, and came close with a second-half effort that Bursik tipped onto the bar
6 Gooch: Was one of the few Sunderland players trying to be positive and came close with a shot that flew just wide
5 McGeady: Forced Bursik into one good save, but wasted a number of decent positions by failing to find the target
5 Wyke: Never really looked like shrugging off his markers to be able to fashion a chance in the 18-yard box
Subs:
4 McFadzean (for Hume, 11): Came on at an early stage of the game but didn’t really look defensively secure
6 Stewart (for Jones, 68): Added a physical threat in the closing stages – might well come into consideration for the second leg
5 Leadbitter (for Power, 68): Tried to keep the ball moving in the closing stages and came close with a long-range shot
(not used): Matthews (gk), Diamond, Winchester, Maguire.
Man Of The Match: JOSEF BURSIK – The goalkeeper only joined Lincoln on an emergency basis at the start of the week, but he made an immediate impact on his debut.
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