Exeter manager Paul Tisdale warns Lincoln ahead of play-off second leg
Saturday 12 May 2018 23:04, UK
Exeter manager Paul Tisdale has warned Lincoln it will be a different game when the two sides meet again for the second leg of their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final on Thursday.
The two teams fought out a goalless draw in Saturday afternoon's first leg at Sincil Bank, despite Lincoln missing a number of presentable chances in the second half.
Overall, though, Tisdale was pleased with how his players performed on the day.
"I think we probably edged the first half," said Tisdale.
"It was two very different teams. You can't stop everything they do and they can't stop what we do. You have to believe in your own game and we had that flow in the first half.
"They responded in the second half. Were we surprised? No, but we held out and kept a good line - it was a really good game, albeit 0-0.
"It was amazing it finished 0-0 with the amount of chances out there.
"We both respected each other enough to make sure we didn't allow the opposition too much opportunity and we both gave it our best shot.
"It will be a very different game at St James Park on Thursday. I think they'll fancy themselves and so will we. We know more about each other than we did 24 hours ago.
"That's the delight in the play-offs, you play each other in such a short period of time."
