Lincoln City took an enormous step in the direction of promotion as they dethroned Cardiff City at the top of League One with a 2-0 win.
It was a sport of few possibilities at the Cardiff City Stadium, although the Imps had goalkeeper George Wickens to thank for an excellent save to disclaim Ollie Tanner’s whipped effort.
Wickens was known as into motion a minute later to maintain out Rubin Colwill’s effort, and the Cardiff ahead noticed one other shot deflected narrowly vast seconds after.
The Bluebirds completed the primary half on top and began the second within the ascendency, but it surely was the guests who took the lead after 55 minutes in south Wales.
Rob Street’s flick on performed Ben House by way of into the Cardiff field, and House’s return ball put it on a plate for the Imps striker, who discovered the underside nook.
Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy turned to his bench to try to encourage a comeback, bringing on Callum Robinson and Chris Willock in response to seeing his aspect go a objective down.
But it was a Lincoln substitute who made the telling affect, as Dom Jeffries completed off one other counter-attack to double their benefit with quarter of an hour left to play.
For all their possession the hosts couldn’t break down the resolute Lincoln defence, with Colwill coming closest after 78 minutes with a shot by way of a crowd of our bodies which went fractionally vast of the underside nook.
Robinson additionally noticed an effort saved, as Cardiff went in search of an unlikely late double. But the hosts couldn’t discover a well beyond Wickens, because the Bluebirds tasted defeat at dwelling within the league for the primary time since September.
Defeat additionally noticed Cardiff give up top spot in League One for the primary time since late November, as they fall two factors behind the Imps.
Lincoln in the meantime open up a 13-point hole to third-place Bolton Wanderers, who play in a while Saturday at dwelling towards Wycombe Wanderers.
