Rotherham United won 0-5 at Lincoln City on Saturday, a result that was never seriously in doubt after the visitors established control in the opening quarter of an hour.
Ted Cann opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and Ben House added a second before the half-hour mark had passed. Reeco Hackett made it three on the stroke of half-time, leaving Lincoln with nothing to build on at the interval.
Rotherham's substitutions in the second half did nothing to slow their momentum. Gabriele Biancheri came on at the start of the second period and fitted naturally into the structure. Lincoln introduced Josh Ayres and Dan Gore together in the 65th minute, but the changes produced little in the way of genuine pressure on the Rotherham goal.
Ryan Oné added a fourth in the 68th minute, stretching the margin to a point where the contest had effectively ended as a competitive encounter. Brandon Cover and Lino Sousa came on in the final ten minutes for Rotherham, managing the game rather than adding to it, though Tom Bayliss still found time to score in the 84th minute and D. Elerewe completed the scoring four minutes later.
Lincoln's afternoon was summed up when Zak Jules received a dismissal in stoppage time. Rotherham were organised, direct and clinical throughout. Lincoln offered very little in response.
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