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)
And we’re underway in the second of the two matches
And Lincoln begin with an early corner conceded by John Egan
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It’s all over. Full Time in Game One - Sheffield United 2 Lincoln City 0
That’s it from the first match. A good workout for United and some good displays from the Blades players. Will Osula and Daniel Jebbison linked up well up front, Ollie Norwood controlled things as he does in the middle of the park and the backline were fairly solid. Adam Davies going off injured is a little bit of a concern but he didn’t look in too much trouble
Amissah helps out Coulibaly
Coulibaly mis-controls and loses possession in midfield but as the ball is poked forward Amissah races out to clear the danger.
Opportunity for Lincoln
The ball is played through from midfield for the forward to latch onto but Amissah races out to get something on it and it goes out for a corner which comes to nothing, eventually, after United labour over clearing the ball
And another chance for Osula
He picks up a loose ball and lets fly from the edge of the box but a great blick by the Lincoln defender deflects the ball over.
Kyron Gordon gets on the end of the Ollie Norwood corner but his header is well iver the bar.
Osula with the chance of a hat trick
Good run down the right by George Broadbent and a fine cross finds Osula running across to the bear post but his effort goes wide. Probably should have done better with the finish
10 minutes to go
Come into the final stages of the first of these 60-minute mini matches and as you can imagine the pace as settled down a little bit. Lincoln have given the Blades plenty to think about after the break in the midway point in the match but United haven’t been under too much pressure and have coped comfortably with most of what the visitors have thrown at them.