Firstly, a goal that perhaps won’t register with many Imps supporters, but that was as unexpected as it was sensational. Leading 2-0 against Morecambe in a routine win during their title-winning season, they got a free kick on the edge of the area. Veteran defender Jason Shackell stepped up to collective groans, only for those to turn to cheers moments later as he unleashed a thunderous dead ball into the back of the net.
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