A last minute own goal from Ollie Ryan robbed the Imps of a deserved maximum haul against Peterborough United at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon after they had taken the lead through League debutant Ben Wright.

Wright gave City the lead shortly before the break when he converted after an Adie Moses header from a Scott Kerr corner crashed against the crossbar.

City battled throughout the 90 minutes with a combination of stout defending and tireless front play making for an entertaining League 2 encounter.

Louis Dodds came close to adding a second in the second half when he fired against the underside of the bar but in the end the Posh grabbed a fortuitous leveller in the final minute when substitute Ryan sliced into his own net as he tried to clear a Jamie Day cross which fizzed across the face of goal, clipping Nat Brown and United's Rene Howe on the way.

MATCH FACTS

LINCOLN CITY
1 Alan MARRIOTT
2 Paul GREEN
3 Gary CROFT
4 Adie MOSES
5 Lee BEEVERS
6 Nat BROWN
7 Lee FRECKLINGTON
11 Scott KERR
26 Jamie HAND
15 Ben WRIGHT
19 Louis DODDS
 
subs
18 Ollie RYAN (for WRIGHT 76)
10 Steve TORPEY (for DODDS $82)
14 Ryan AMOO (for GREEN 90)
17 Dany N'GUESSAN
21 Phil WATT

GOAL: WRIGHT (45)

BOOKINGS: HAND (73), CROFT (90+3)

PETERBOROUGH UNITED
1 Mark TYLER
7 Adam NEWTON
5 Chris WESTWOOD
4 Craig MORGAN
26 Guy BRANSTON
17 Jamie DAY
11 Dean KEATES
8 Micah HYDE
6 Charlie LEE
10 George BOYD
9 Aaron MCLEAN
 
subs
12 Craig MACKAIL-SMITH (for HYDE 58)
18 Chris WHELPDALE (for NEWTON 59)
23 Rene HOWE (for BRANSTON 78)
15 Gavin STRACHAN
13 Shwan JALAL

GOAL: RYAN (89 og)

BOOKING: MCLEAN (63)

REFEREE: Clive Penton (Sussex)
ASSISTANTS: David Benton & Mark Hutchinson
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Richard Wigglesworth

ATTENDANCE: 5,036 (1,725 visiting supporters)