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The final whistle goes and the game is over.
- 88mins
Gavin McCallum comes on in place of Moses Swaibu.
- 86mins
Nicky Law crosses the ball, Ryan Cresswell finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Rotherham 2-1 Lincoln City.Assist on the goal came from Nicky Law.
- 86mins
Dean Holden sends in a cross, Ian Pearce manages to make a clearance.
- 85mins
Albert Jarrett produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
- 84mins
Foul by Drewe Broughton on Tom Newey, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
- 83mins
The ball is swung over by Mustapha Carayol.
- 83mins
Jason Taylor concedes a free kick for a foul on Drewe Broughton. Direct free kick taken by Mustapha Carayol.
- 81mins
Nicky Law delivers the ball, clearance by Josh O'Keefe.
- 81mins
The referee blows for offside. Andy Warrington restarts play with the free kick.
- 80mins
Foul by Jason Taylor on Mustapha Carayol, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Joe Anderson.
- 78mins
Albert Jarrett takes a shot. Blocked by Ryan Cresswell. Inswinging corner taken by Albert Jarrett from the right by-line, clearance by Exodus Geohaghon. Moses Swaibu takes a shot from a long way out clearing the bar.
- 77mins
Clark Keltie comes on in place of Scott Kerr.
- 75mins
Danny Harrison goes off and Mark Bradley comes on.
- 73mins
Drewe Broughton is ruled offside. Andy Warrington takes the free kick.
- 70mins
Albert Jarrett takes a inswinging corner.
- 70mins
The ball is crossed by Albert Jarrett, blocked by Tom Newey.
- 69mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Anderson on Tom Elliott. Direct free kick taken by Tom Newey, Ryan Cresswell takes a shot. Save by Joe Anyon.
- 68mins
Adam Le Fondre concedes a free kick for a foul on Moses Swaibu. Joe Anderson restarts play with the free kick.
- 67mins
The ball is crossed by Dean Holden, Adam Le Fondre has a headed effort from close in and clears the bar.
- 51mins
Mustapha Carayol finds the back of the net with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Rotherham 1-1 Lincoln City.
- 63mins
The ball is delivered by Dean Holden, Headed effort from close range by Tom Elliott goes wide left of the goal.
- 61mins
Scott Kerr concedes a free kick for a foul on Jason Taylor. Tom Newey restarts play with the free kick.
- 60mins
Ian Pearce comes on in place of Adam Watts.
- 58mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Drewe Broughton. Andy Warrington takes the indirect free kick.
- 56mins
Shot from inside the area by Mustapha Carayol clears the bar.
- 53mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin Ellison on Joe Anderson. Joe Anyon takes the free kick.
- 51mins
Albert Jarrett grabs a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Rotherham 1-1 Lincoln City.
- 50mins
Corner taken by Kevin Ellison from the left by-line, Shot by Adam Le Fondre from deep inside the six-yard box clear the bar.
- 49mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Danny Harrison by Scott Kerr. Free kick taken by Tom Newey.
- 48mins
Corner from the right by-line taken by Albert Jarrett, Andy Warrington makes a save.
- 48mins
Mustapha Carayol delivers the ball, Tom Newey gets a block in.
- 47mins
The ball is swung over by Albert Jarrett.
- 47mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Drewe Broughton by Exodus Geohaghon. Free kick taken by Mustapha Carayol.
- 46mins
Kevin Ellison takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar.
- 45mins
Nicky Law takes a inswinging corner.
The second half kicks off.
The ref blows to signal half-time.
- 46mins
The ball is sent over by Nicky Law.
- 45mins
Adam Le Fondre is caught offside. Free kick taken by Joe Anyon.
- 44mins
Tom Elliott delivers the ball, Kevin Ellison takes a shot. Moses Swaibu gets a block in.
- 42mins
Tom Elliott has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide left of the target.
- 41mins
Drewe Broughton challenges Exodus Geohaghon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Drewe Broughton is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Ryan Cresswell takes the indirect free kick.
- 37mins
Foul by Dean Holden on Drewe Broughton, free kick awarded. Joe Anderson crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing. Drewe Broughton is ruled offside. Andy Warrington takes the free kick.
- 36mins
Corner taken by Nicky Law from the left by-line to the near post, Paul Green makes a clearance.
- 36mins
Kevin Ellison crosses the ball, blocked by Adam Watts.
- 35mins
Exodus Geohaghon challenges Drewe Broughton unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mustapha Carayol takes the free kick.
- 34mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Exodus Geohaghon by Drewe Broughton. Indirect free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
- 30mins
Drewe Broughton gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jason Taylor. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Ryan Cresswell from right channel, clearance by Josh O'Keefe.
- 32mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nicky Law by Joe Anderson. Ryan Cresswell crosses the ball in from the free kick, Unfair challenge on Paul Green by Ryan Cresswell results in a free kick. Joe Anyon takes the direct free kick. Mustapha Carayol takes a shot. Exodus Geohaghon gets a block in.
- 30mins
Drewe Broughton gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jason Taylor. Free kick crossed by Ryan Cresswell, Josh O'Keefe manages to make a clearance.
- 29mins
A cross is delivered by Paul Green, save by Andy Warrington.
- 28mins
Paul Green sends in a cross, save by Andy Warrington.
- 28mins
Foul by Nicky Law on Joe Anderson, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Joe Anyon.
- 25mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Harrison on Mustapha Carayol. Danny Harrison receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Moses Swaibu crosses the ball in from the free kick, Jason Taylor manages to make a clearance.
- 22mins
The ball is delivered by Mustapha Carayol, blocked by Kevin Ellison.
- 23mins
Albert Jarrett crosses the ball, clearance made by Kevin Ellison.
- 23mins
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Albert Jarrett from the right by-line, Kevin Ellison makes a clearance.
- 22mins
The ball is sent over by Mustapha Carayol.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adam Watts by Jason Taylor. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Anyon.
- 21mins
The referee blows for offside against Albert Jarrett. Indirect free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
- 18mins
Joe Anderson produces a cross.
- 15mins
Adam Le Fondre crosses the ball, Moses Swaibu makes a clearance.
- 12mins
The ball is swung over by Kevin Ellison.
- 10mins
Albert Jarrett concedes a free kick for a foul on Tom Newey. Albert Jarrett is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed by Tom Newey, clearance made by Adam Watts.
- 8mins
Adam Le Fondre fires in a goal from inside the box high into the middle of the goal. Rotherham 1-0 Lincoln City.The assist for the goal came from Kevin Ellison.
- 7mins
Nicky Law produces a cross, Kevin Ellison takes a shot.
- 5mins
Danny Harrison concedes a free kick for a foul on Drewe Broughton. Joe Anderson takes the direct free kick, Headed effort from inside the area by Moses Swaibu misses to the left of the goal.
- 3mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Albert Jarrett, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Josh O'Keefe goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 3mins
The ball is swung over by Mustapha Carayol, clearance by Tom Newey.
- 2mins
Danny Harrison crosses the ball, Moses Swaibu manages to make a clearance.
- 1mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Drewe Broughton on Exodus Geohaghon. Free kick taken by Ryan Cresswell.
The game gets underway.
Match Preview
Injury troubles for Millers
Rotherham have selection problems ahead of their npower League Two opener with Lincoln at Don Valley.
Defender Dale Tonge and striker Ryan Taylor are nursing metatarsal injuries sustained in pre-season while new signing Johnny Mullins is also struggling with a hamstring injury picked up shortly after joining the club.
Striker Tom Pope has not recovered from a foot injury that curtailed his involvement at the back end of last season, while Nick Fenton and new signing Mark Bradley are struggling with injuries picked up in training.
Manager Ronnie Moore is likely to hand debuts to defenders Ryan Cresswell, Dean Holden and Tom Newey, midfielder Exodus Geohaghon and striker Tom Elliott, with Marcus Marshall, who has signed a permanent contract following last season's loan spell, set to be on the bench.
The Millers' promotion bid fell at the final hurdle last season with a play-off final defeat to Dagenham at Wembley and as they enter a fourth season in the bottom tier a rise to League One will be seen as a must for Moore's men.
The game against the Imps sees a repeat of the opening game of the 2008/09 campaign, which the Millers won 1-0.
Lincoln have no major fitness problems.
Defenders Paul Green (broken foot and wrist) and Adam Watts (broken leg) have recovered from the injuries that kept them sidelined towards the end of last season.
Manager Chris Sutton has eight new signings at his disposal with goalkeeper Joe Anyon, defender Jamie Clapham, midfielder Josh O`Keefe, wingers Albert Jarrett and Mustapha Carayol and strikers Gavin McCallum, Delroy Facey and Drewe Broughton, who could line up against his former club, all available.
Sutton could also call upon midfielder Shane Clarke and forward Craig Fagan after they were effectively taken off the transfer list after the club received no offers for the players over the summer.
Rotherham
Lincoln City
- Andy Warrington
- Dean Holden
- Ryan Cresswell
- Exodus Geohaghon
- Tom Newey
- Nicky Law
- Danny Harrison
- Jason Taylor
- Kevin Ellison
- Tom Elliott
- Adam Le Fondre
- SUBS
- Jamie Annerson
- Mark Bradley
- Stephen Brogan
- Jamie Green
- Paul Warne
- Marcus Marshall
- Grant Darley
Home
Away
- Joe Anyon
- Paul Green
- Adam Watts
- Moses Swaibu
- Mustapha Carayol
- Joe Anderson
- Albert Jarrett
- Josh O'Keefe
- Scott Kerr
- Cian Hughton
- Drewe Broughton
- SUBS
- Paul Musselwhite
- Clark Keltie
- Gavin McCallum
- Ian Pearce
- Delroy Facey
- Jamie Clapham
- Andrew Hutchinson
Match Report
Millers leave it late Beaten play-off finalists Rotherham left it late to snatch a 2-1 win against battling Lincoln. After an early scare when Josh O'Keefe headed Albert Jarrett's fourth-minute corner over the crossbar, Rotherham made the perfect start. Last season's leading scorer Adam Le Fondre opened the scoring after eight minutes. Kevin Ellison's volleyed attempt was cleared off the line, but supreme poacher Le Fondre was on hand to slam home the loose ball. Referee Rob Shoebridge had to keep the lid on some robust tackles with three bookings before the break. Rotherham debutant Tom Elliott twice went close with headers, and just before the half-time whistle Ellison should have doubled Rotherham's lead but his piledriver from Elliott's pull back was blocked. Lincoln equalised eight minutes into the second half thanks to the pace of Mustapha Carayol out on the left. Goalkeeper Joe Anyon picked him out with a long goal-kick, and Carayol's pace won him the ball before he turned inside his marker and fired across Andy Warrington and into the far corner. Rotherham's determination finally paid off four minutes from the end. The home side threw men forward at every opportunity, and when Nicky Law forced over a cross from the right, skipper Ryan Cresswell headed home to mark his debut with a goal.
