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End-to-end action ensued early on, but it was the Imps left to ponder how they werenât in front as the clock ticked past the 15-minute mark.
Brennan Johnson broke in behind the Sunderland backline on two occasions, but on both he failed to apply the cherry on top after breaking the offside trap to sprint through one-on-one.
The forward first effort clipped wide of the post, with Lee Burge doing especially well top force him wide and ensure the second found the side-netting.
Handed a first league start of the season, Jack Diamond tore through the Lincoln defence and a careless challenge from Lewis Montsma sent him tumbling.