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Frantic fun and goals in Lincoln

By Rob Hughes

GAINSBORO’ TR 2
BAMBER BRIDGE 1
A QUICK-FIRE double midway through the firsthalf helped Gainsborough Trinity edge 2-1winners against Bamber Bridge in what proved a fascinating advert for NPL football. Now seven games unbeaten, the hosts were made to work hard for their victory by a plucky Brig effort and one deceiving their declining league position as they sit 17th.
Ashley Jackson’s sumptuous, outside-of-the-boot pass over the top sent Trinity top marksman Declan Howe through, cleverly lifting the ball over an advancing Charlie Casper to give them a des...

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