Skubala’s happy to take point on road...
LINCOLN CITY head coach Michael Skubala expects there to be many more “twists and turns” in the League One playoff race after his side let slip a lead late on to draw at Reading.
Lincoln, now unbeaten in 16 matches, went ahead much against the run of play in the 72nd minute, when substitute Freddie Draper nodded in a cross from Sean Roughan.
But Reading deservedly levelled seven minutes from the end, with defender Tyler Bindon heading in a corner from Lewis Wing from close range.
“All in all, it was a fair point,” Skubala said. “But I keep saying it, there are many more twists and turns to come.
“Reading have been great at home so, to come here and get a point, I’m pleased with that.”
Reading had the better of an entertaining first half but Lincoln keeper Lukas Jensen was rarely troubled.
Home striker Sam Smith created the game’s first opening, with a clever cross from the byline, but Ben Elliott skewed his shot wide at the near post.
In an even opening, Lincoln replied when Teddy Bishop scooped narrowly over the crossbar from a Lasse Sorensen centre.
Reading could have gone ahead approaching the interval only for desperate Lincoln defending to block close-range efforts from Femi Azeez and Paul Mukairu.
Azeez could have given Reading a second-half lead but curled over, after a fine solo run, and that allowed Draper to head Lincoln in front from close range with 18 minutes left.
But Reading deservedly levelled when Lewis Wing swung in a corner defender Bindon nodded in from inside the six-yard box. Reading remain six points clear of the relegation zone.
“That was one of our best performances of the season,” Reading manager Ruben Selles said.
“We dominated the action, we dominated the possession. Maybe we made a few of mistakes in the build-ups but we were aggressive and always tried to play our game.
“We found ourselves behind, in just one action, but we showed character and the way in which we do things to score the equaliser.
“We need to continue working and be more ruthless with the finishing in the final third because I think that we should have been in front before they scored.”