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Middlesbrough 2-1 Lincoln City: Will Lankshear at the double to deny Imps

Middlesbrough given huge scare by new boys Lincoln City in the opening day Championship clash.
Middlesbrough hero Will Lankshear celebrates scoring against Lincoln City.

By Anthony Brown

MIDDLESBROUGH 2
Lankshear 62, 90+1

LINCOLN CITY 1
Reach 12

Marquee signing Will Lankshear’s brace, including an injury-time winner, helped Middlesbrough see off Lincoln City, with boss Kim Hellberg thanking his players for bailing him out.
The 38-year-old Swedish coach admitted he got his set-up wrong in the first half as they battled to victory over last year’s runaway League One champions.
Lankshear struck just after the hour-mark and again in the first minute of added-on time, after Adam Reach’s 12th minute strike had put the visitors ahead.
Hellberg was relieved and...

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