City slipped to their third successive defeat on Saturday afternoon with Chesterfield emerging 2-1 victors at Saltergate.

The home side took the lead in the 19th minute when winger Dominic Green cut in from the right before fizzing in a 25-yard left-footed drive and within five minutes of the restart Barry Conlon headed home a second.

City's heads didn't drop, however, and deservedly got themselves back into the game in the 65th minute when Moses Swaibu netting an excellent first goal in Imps' colours. The centre-back, up for a free-kick, found himself picking up the pieces after home 'keeper Tommy Lee dropped a cross under pressure from Facey and promptly chipped the ball into the top corner of the net from 20 yards out.

It was all City after this but despite their efforts they couldn't force a way past Lee for a second time; a stoppage-time appeal for a penalty after debutant Steven Lennon's cross appeared to hit a home defender on the arm but the appeals fell on deaf ears.

MATCH FACTS

LINCOLN CITY
1 Rob BURCH
2 Paul GREEN
5 Moses SWAIBU
6 Danny HONE
38 Joe ANDERSON
11 Scott KERR
19 Shane CLARKE
34 Chris HERD
25 Cian HUGHTON
35 Brian GILMOUR
36 Delroy FACEY

subs
14 Lenell JOHN-LEWIS (for HERD 56)
16 Steven LENNON (for HUGHTON 63)
9 Paul CONNOR (for FACEY 80)
7 Stefan OAKES
13 Ian PEARCE
23 Clark KELTIE
20 Paul MUSSELWHITE

GOAL: SWAIBU (65)

BOOKINGS: HERD (31), HUGHTON (62), KERR (90+3)

CHESTERFIELD
1 Tommy LEE
20 Dan GRAY
5 Rob PAGE
15 Aaron DOWNES
12 Alan GOODALL
34 Dominic GREEN
8 Derek NIVEN
7 Mark ALLOTT
24 Adam RUNDLE
13 Barry CONLON
9 Martin GRITTON

subs
19 Scott BODEN (for GRITTON 70)
10 Danny BOSHELL (for GREEN 82)
16 Ian BRECKIN (for CONLON 90+4)
6 Kevin AUSTIN
26 Wade SMALL
33 Craig CLAY
23 Mark CROSSLEY

GOALS: GREEN (19), CONLON (50)

BOOKING: BOSHELL (83)

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE: David Webb
ASSISTANTS: Mark Brown & Paul Graham
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Stephen Martin

ATTENDANCE: 3,573 (395 City supporters)