By Nathan Jackson
September 20 2011

In a match of rarities, the Imps beat Gateshead at Sincil Bank. It was City's first home win since beating Southend on March 12th and only the second win since that day. It was accompanied by the first clean sheet since March 5th and a first ever goal for Ali Fuseini.

City started the game and almost took the lead within seconds as Nutter volleyed a Power effort into the net. It turned out to be the only highlight early on as a slow half ensued. Anyon bravely gathered the ball at the feet of Odubade. City forced several corners but none came to anything.

Carruthers was booked in the 31^st minute before Turnball joined him three minutes later, yes, the game really was that slow. Gowling had a downward header go wide before the the referee blew for a half with talking points few and far between.

Cummins headed a corner against the post to start the second half before he then had a shot well saved by Anyon. The Imps were having plenty of possession but weren’t really doing anything with it with crosses into the box going beyond Perry, who putting it nicely was less than mobile during the entire night before he was placed in the 67^th minute by Sam Smith.

Russell hit a shot straight at Farman before Anyon continued to rebuild his reputation amongst Imps fans as he made two brilliant saves within a minute. The first was a header across goal following a corner and the second was when Gillies found himself one on one.

The game seemed destined for a draw but out of nowhere City found themselves in the lead as Nutter played the ball into the box and Ali Fuseini rose to head in his first goal for the Imps since joining in January.

Shaw fired over from the edge of the box but neither side could force the second goal of the game and City found themselves with three points for just the second time in twenty-one games.

Imps beat top of the table Gateshead in a rare match

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20/09/2011 22:07

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redimp981
21/09/2011 08:20

Tilson for President

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!mpetuous
21/09/2011 19:30

I think we bossed the game first half and played some really nice stuff which is why I feared the worst at half time. After half time, they came at us (as per instructions I should think) and I continued to fear the worst but unlike before, we came through that and the game then went flat but for once it was us that scored and then we more or less controlled the pace and pattern of the game.

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kev67
21/09/2011 21:15

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he that today shouts for City with me shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile this day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen now a-bed in Lincoln shall think themselves accursed they were not here, and hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks that cheered with us upon St. Imps day.

Apologies to W. Shakespeare.

Whoever he was.

I was smiling all the way back to Somerset.
COME ON YOU IMPS !!!

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PoshImp
21/09/2011 21:31

Well said, Kev. I was also smiling, all the way back to the other side of Peterborough.

Bring on the Forest!!

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jacsimo
23/09/2011 07:01

From Somerset on a Tues night!

Sat will be my first trip over from Preston since that fateful day last May.

Hopefully the monkey has gone from the team's back & we can kick on. Posh's three nil prediction would be nice.

Lucky enough to have seen 8:0 vs. Northampton & 9:0 vs. Bournmouth under Murph.

This team should put another to the sword in such a manner this season.

We can dream......

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PoshImp
23/09/2011 13:16

Memories of such sweet victories, eh?

I'll add to that 8-1 Vs Luton and 7-1 Vs Rochdale...

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kiwipuskas
23/09/2011 21:38

I was also there for that 8-1 victory over Luton, Posh. Billy Cobb scored a hat-trick on his debut. We absolutely rock bottom of the table at the time and apparently on BBC TV David Coleman said they would get the result checked when it came through on the teleprinter!!! He obviously couldn't believe that a team bottom of the league could win 8-1.
Going even further back to the Div Two days, I remember being at the Bank when we beat a star-studded Fulham (Johnny Haines, Jimmy Hill, Tony Macedo etc) 6-1.

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cherryexile
23/09/2011 23:51

Quote:

kiwipuskas
I remember being at the Bank when we beat a star-studded Fulham (Johnny Haines, Jimmy Hill, Tony Macedo etc) 6-1.

If only we'd beaten Malcolm MacDonald's Fulham to get promotion to Division 2.


Mind you, then we wouldn't have got to meet Forsest Green for the first time.

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jal jal
24/09/2011 09:38

I was there in 1951 in Div 3 North when we beat Crewe Alexander 11-1

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kev67
24/09/2011 19:11

Great memories of better days, was anyone there when we beat Newcastle 2-1 in the League Cup in September 1967 ?
I was sat in the front row of the South Park stand with my dad, and can still remember so much about the game, the atmosphere was fantastic !

Also the 1-0 win over Scunny in March 1972 when Alan Gilliver powered in that header to win a top of the table clash in front of over 18,000 ?

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