Sheffield United v Lincoln City Recap: Blades take two wins and notch up six goals
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The Blades played two 60 minute matches against the Imps with set teams for each encounter and there were comfortable victories for Paul Heckingbottom’s side in each.
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Hide AdUnited took a 2-0 win in the first match thanks to a brace from Will Osula and in the second match goals from Ben Osborn, Sander Berge and a double from Rhian Brewster helped them to a 4-0 win.
The Blades impressed in patches in both games but it was fitness that Heckingbottom was looking to improve on here and the 60 minutes on the pitch will help push them towards the goal of being match-ready for when the Championship kicks off at the beginning of next month.
Today’s matches against the Imps where their second pre-season run out of the season with the next one coming on Saturday against Scunthorpe.
Recap on all the action here with us on our live blog.
Sheffield United v Lincoln City 0 - Recap
Key Events
- United win the second 60 minute match 4-0 (Osborn, Berge, Brewster 2)
- United won the first of the two 60 minute matches 2-0 (Osula 2)
- United began their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 win over Casa Pia in Portugal on Friday night
- The Blades are playing the Imps in a behind-closed-doors match (Kick-off 11am)
Free kick for United
Brewster brought down 25 yards from goal just as he’s about to unleash a shot. Brewster tackes the free kick and blasts against the wall.
That causes a break in play as the Lincoln defender receives treatment after taking that Brewster free kick full in the face.
We have a change at the break
Young goalkeeper Dylan Wharton, signed from Chesterfield, comes on for Amissah who came on in the first match to replace the injured Adam Davies
There’s the break
The players go off for some refreshment and a word from the coaching staff at the midway point in this second match. The Blades lead 2-0 with goals from Osborn and Berge, the latter of those two is absolutely running the show out there
Free kick for Lincoln in a dangerous position
But it flies over the bar in a rare foray forward for the Imps in the match as we head for the interval
Sander Berge is magic
Just simply lovely play by Berge in the middle of the park, a quick turn of pace, a switch, a Lincoln player not knowing what to do and a through ball to Ndiaye who ran through but couldn’t quite get his feet right to get a shot on goal
2-0 United
Good play by Baldock and he plays in Berge who shows brilliant feet in the box to tee himself up, shaking off defenders to slot in the second. It seemed effortless from the big Norwegian
United in complete control here
The Blades are pinging it around beautifully in this match. Ben Osborn has been excellent so far - he seems to be everywhere, while Iliman Ndiaye has picked up where he left off at the end of last season, causing havoc in the Lincoln defence