A Davide Somma brace helped the Imps to a 3-2 win at Torquay United on Saturday afternoon in an entertaining Coca-Cola League 2 game on the English Riviera.

Somma struck his first in the eighth minute when a cleverly-worked City corner saw the South African fire into the roof of the net from eight yards but the Imps were pegged back shortly before the half-hour mark when a deflected Nicky Wroe effort drew the Gulls level.

City started the second half well and deservedly regained the lead when excellent work from Somma saw him play in Cian Hughton for his third of the season in the 53rd minute and four minutes later Somma made the most of a Mark Ellis slip to round Scott Bevan for his second of the game.

The Gulls pressed the Imps' defence back in a bid to get back into the game and when Chris Zebroski fired in a 76th minute effort, it set up a nervy ending and it was thanks once again to Rob Burch, who pulled off a superb injury-time save to deny substitute Kevin Nicholson, that City emerged victorious.

MATCH FACTS

LINCOLN CITY
1 Rob BURCH
2 Paul GREEN
5 Moses SWAIBU
6 Danny HONE
38 Joe ANDERSON
25 Cian HUGHTON
11 Scott KERR
19 Shane CLARKE
16 Steven LENNON
9 Paul CONNOR
18 Davide SOMMA

subs
7 Stefan OAKES
8 Richard BUTCHER
15 David STEPHENS
23 Clark KELTIE
31 Michael GORDON
35 Brian GILMOUR
20 Paul MUSSELWHITE

GOALS: SOMMA (8, 57), HUGHTON (53)

BOOKING: HUGHTON (54)

TORQUAY UNITED
1 Scott BEVAN
4 Mark ELLIS
5 Chris ROBERTSON
7 Lee MANSELL
9 Elliot BENYON
10 Scott RENDELL
11 Nicky WROE
18 Mustapha CARAYOL
22 Adam SMITH
29 Chris ZEBROSKI
34 Guy BRANSTON

subs
41 Lloyd MACKLIN (for BENYON 61)
3 Kevin NICHOLSON (for ELLIS 62)
12 Tyrone THOMPSON
13 Michael SEARLE
19 Danny STEVENS
32 Eunan O'KANE
36 Lathaniel ROWE-TURNER

GOALS: WROE (29), ZEBROSKI (76)

BOOKINGS: BENYON (18), SMITH (61)

REFEREE: Craig Pawson
ASSISTANTS: Brendan Malone & Andrew Rodda
FOURTH OFFICIAL: John Flynn

ATTENDANCE: 2,547 (194 City supporters)