An 80th minute goal from Brentford substitute Sammy Moore condemned the Imps to another defeat on their travels on Saturday afternoon.

The decisive goal came when a very quickly taken free-kick caught the City defence out and after debutant Lewis Emanuel swung the ball in to the back post, in stooped substitute Sammy Moore to head home.

Prior to that the game had been a pretty even affair with Lee Frecklington and Lee Beevers coming close for City whilst Alan Connell hit the woodwork for the hosts. The nearest either side came to adding to the tally after Moore's goal was when Glenn Poole struck the post with a 25-yard free-kick.

MATCH FACTS

LINCOLN CITY
1 Alan MARRIOTT
14 Ryan AMOO
3 Gary CROFT
2 Paul GREEN
5 Lee BEEVERS
25 Hamza BENCHERIF
7 Lee FRECKLINGTON
11 Scott KERR
26 Jamie HAND
15 Ben WRIGHT
19 Louis DODDS

subs
10 Steve TORPEY (for WRIGHT 82)
17 Dany N'GUESSAN (for CROFT 86)
18 Ollie RYAN
20 Owain WARLOW
27 Danny HONE

BRENTFORD
1 Simon BROWN
2 Kevin O'CONNOR
3 Lewis EMANUEL
5 John MACKIE
8 Craig PEAD
9 Lee THORPE
10 Alan CONNELL
11 Glenn POOLE
15 Matt HEYWOOD
16 Charlie IDE
25 Ben STAROSTA

subs
23 Ross MONTAGUE (for IDE 72)
4 Sammy MOORE (for THORPE 72)
26 Adrian PETTIGREW (for PEAD 90+1)
29 Ricky SHAKES
21 Clark MASTERS

GOAL: MOORE (80)

REFEREE: Karl Evans (Greater Manchester)
ASSISTANTS: William Bull & Matt Stewart
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Michael Rowley

ATTENDANCE: 4,368 (465 City supporters)