Bognor’s league season ends with Invicta the victors
Bognor finished 14th in the Bostik Premier League after they lost their final game of the season – while hosts Folkestone Invicta missed out on a play-off place.
The Rocks played well in Kent but again paid the price for not turning possession into goals.
Jimmy Muitt was on the bench as he continues his comeback from injury.
Josh Mccormick at rightback and Emmett Dunn in midfield got opportunities with Jimmy Wild maintaining his place up front alongside the returning Leon Maloney.
Richard Gilot gave away a free-kick on the left with Scott Heard going to ground but Heard wasted the free-kick.
Wild held the ball up well before turning and finding Maloney, whose shot was blocked. Lincoln had to come out of his area to boot the ball out of play with Ira Jackson in hot pursuit. Reece Mylesmeekums found Harvey Whyte with a cross but his first-time strike was blocked before his second was skied over the bar.
Maloney’s twisting run got him past Finn O’mara and he appeared to be tripped but the free-kick was given against Maloney for simulation and he was booked.
Dunn had the Rocks on the attack with a run and pass to Myles-meekums who played it to Joe Tomlinson, but he struck it over the bar from 25 yards.
Great link-up play saw Maloney cut down by Jackson, who got a yellow card. Then Maloney’s curling attempt flew just over the crossbar.
Ashton Leigh and Muitt replaced Mccormick and Maloney as the second half kicked off. Dunn and Leigh teed up Wild but his shot was always rising over the bar.
Mykes-meekums found Muitt on the right but his bouncing shot was well saved.
Dunn was replaced by Tommy Scutt on 56 minutes. A cross fell to Leigh on the back post. He hit it first time but it was acrobatically tipped over by Tim Roberts.
A long ball from Josh Vincent opened up Bognor with Chad Field the only man back. Jackson ran on and slotted it beyond Lincoln low into the net on 68 minutes.
A corner from Heard picked out Vincent who struck it on the volley but it flew wide. Muitt crossed to Wild who turned but shot straight at Roberts. Wild shot again minutes later - Roberts was equal to it once more.
Yusuff committed Lincoln into a save with his legs. From yet another Heard corner Callum Davies somehow missed from point-blank range. Leigh cleared off the line after Jackson tried to double the hosts’ lead.
Bognor were looking for an equaliser and Scutt and Muitt teed up Wild but he smashed it over the bar. Keaton Wood went into the book for a late challenge on Jackson and Lincoln did very well to push out another header from another Heard corner.
Rocks: Lincoln, Mccormick (Leigh 46), Tomlinson, Dunn (Scutt 56), Field, Wood, Whyte (c), Gilot, Wild, Maloney (Muitt 46), Myles-meekums. Sub not used: Sanders.