Imps Pay Penalty To Grimsby
Lincoln City 0 Grimsby Town 0 (3-5 pens)

18th October 2006

Lincoln City paid a heavy penalty for their first round defeat in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

Lincolnshire rivals Grimsby Town were the visitors to Sincil Bank for an early 7.15pm kick-off. The Imps rested five players thereby those given a start included Colin Cryan and Leon Mettam.

Unfortunately, the match failed to live up to its derby billing, with neither side playing particularly well. Under new rules, Lincoln City became the first side to lose a tie on penalties without playing extra time, as extra time is no longer permitted in this competition.

Jamie Forrester was the player who missed Lincoln City's crucial penalty thereby giving Grimsby a 5-3 victory on penalties. However, facing the Grimsby penalties was Simon Rayner, who had been a first half substitute for injured goalkeeper Alan Marriott. The loss of Marriott was due to an ankle injury and he now faces a race against time to be fit for Saturday's match against Rochdale.

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