Struggling Torquay dominated for much of the game but were left frustrated by two goal-line clearances.
Stefan Oakes scrambled the ball off the line from a Chris Robertson header and Shane Clarke cleared another header after the break from Wayne Carlisle.
Torquay's Tim Sills should have done better late on but headed wide.
Lincoln's Oakes was denied by a superb save from Michael Poke, while Eric Lichaj opened up the Gulls defence and crossed but Cian Hughton headed over.
Lincoln City manager Chris Sutton told BBC Radio Lincolnshire:
"I think we tired a little and rode our luck towards the end but we had decent opportunities ourselves.
"The final ball is still something we need to work on, but in the end I think a point was fair.
"In terms of effort and commitment we're doing our best. Other things we can improve on but the players gave their all and that's all I can ask for."
Torquay United manager Paul Buckle told BBC Radio Devon:
"We asked for a clean sheet, we've worked hard in training all week to be solid and we did the nasty side and I thought we were by far the better team today.
"I was just waiting for the net to bulge on several occasions but it didn't happen."
Live text and stats
Saturday, 24 October 2009
League Two
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Lincoln City
0-0
Torquay
FT
(HT 0-0)
Lincoln City
01 Burch
06 Hone
22 Watts
28 Lichaj
33 Baker yellow card
07 Oakes (Butcher 56)
19 Clarke
23 Pulis
25 Hughton
27 Smith (Clarke 76)
18 Howe (Pearce 72)
Substitutes
20 Musselwhite,
04 Kovacs,
13 Pearce,
08 Butcher,
10 Fagan,
11 Kerr,
15 Clarke
Torquay
30 Poke
03 Nicholson
05 Robertson
23 Charnock
07 Mansell
11 Wroe
12 Thompson
14 Hargreaves yellow card
15 Carlisle
19 Stevens
08 Sills
Substitutes
01 Bevan,
06 Todd,
04 Ellis,
21 Haldin,
09 Benyon,
10 Rendell
Ref: Danny McDermidAtt: 3,604
LINCOLN CITY
TORQUAY
Possession
Lincoln City53%
Torquay47%
Attempts on target
Lincoln City2
Torquay4
Attempts off target
Lincoln City5
Torquay12
Corners
Lincoln City5
Torquay6
Fouls
Lincoln City16
Torquay12
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+2:54 The referee signals the end of the game.
90:00+2:33 Tyrone Thompson has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses right.
90:00+1:52 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jamie Clarke from the left by-line.
88:55 Corner taken by Jamie Clarke played to the near post, clearance made by Nicky Wroe.
86:54 Wayne Carlisle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Clarke. Anthony Pulis takes the free kick.
83:38 Unfair challenge on Tyrone Thompson by Shane Clarke results in a free kick. Kevin Nicholson takes the direct free kick.
82:13 Free kick awarded for a foul by Tyrone Thompson on Nathan Baker. Robert Burch restarts play with the free kick.
81:11 Tim Sills gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniel Hone. Robert Burch takes the free kick.
79:47 Unfair challenge on Nicky Wroe by Richard Butcher results in a free kick. Kevin Nicholson takes the direct free kick.
79:15 Danny Stevens has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
78:51 Handball by Shane Clarke. Nicky Wroe takes the free kick.
78:13 Tim Sills has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the goal.
75:49 Jamie Clarke concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Robertson. Michael Poke takes the free kick.
75:15 Substitution Khano Smith leaves the field to be replaced by Jamie Clarke.
71:39 Strike on goal comes in from Kevin Nicholson from the free kick.
71:39 Substitution Ian Pearce joins the action as a substitute, replacing Rene Howe.
71:39 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Nicholson by Richard Butcher.
69:26 The assistant referee signals for offside against Tim Sills. Robert Burch takes the indirect free kick.
67:52 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tim Sills by Anthony Pulis. Kevin Nicholson takes the direct free kick.
Correction - 67:11 Tyrone Thompson has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area which goes wide right of the goal.
67:11 Shot from outside the penalty box by Nicky Wroe goes wide right of the goal.
66:33 Wayne Carlisle takes a shot. Shane Clarke makes a clearance.
64:37 Shot on goal comes in from Kevin Nicholson from the free kick. Unfair challenge on Khano Smith by Lee Mansell results in a
free kick. Anthony Pulis takes the direct free kick.
64:37 Booking Nathan Baker goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
64:19 Unfair challenge on Danny Stevens by Nathan Baker results in a free kick.
61:44 Khano Smith has an effort at goal from outside the box missing to the wide left of the goal.
60:14 Corner taken by Kevin Nicholson from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Shane Clarke.
58:05 Richard Butcher takes a shot. Chris Robertson gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken by Cian Hughton from the right by-line,
Chris Robertson fouled by Daniel Hone, the ref awards a free kick. Michael Poke takes the direct free kick.
55:25 Substitution Richard Butcher is brought on as a substitute for Stefan Oakes.
55:07 Effort from deep inside the area by Nicky Wroe misses to the left of the goal.
54:44 Shane Clarke concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Hargreaves. Kevin Nicholson takes the free kick.
54:02 Danny Stevens takes a shot. Save by Robert Burch.
53:20 Tyrone Thompson fouled by Anthony Pulis, the ref awards a free kick. Lee Mansell takes the free kick.
52:26 Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Stefan Oakes.
50:57 Khano Smith fouled by Nicky Wroe, the ref awards a free kick. Stefan Oakes takes the free kick.
45:59 Shot from just outside the penalty box by Nicky Wroe misses to the left of the target.
45:01 The second half has started.
Half Time
45:00+0:59 The ref blows to signal half-time.
45:00 Chris Hargreaves has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the target.
42:42 Corner taken left-footed by Kevin Nicholson, Chris Robertson takes a shot. Clearance made by Stefan Oakes. Corner taken by
Kevin Nicholson from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Rene Howe. Outswinging corner taken by Kevin
Nicholson, Daniel Hone manages to make a clearance.
40:07 Close range header by Cian Hughton misses to the right of the goal.
37:24 The referee penalises Wayne Carlisle for handball. Stefan Oakes restarts play with the free kick. Wayne Carlisle concedes
a free kick for a foul on Khano Smith. Free kick taken by Stefan Oakes. Unfair challenge on Kieran Charnock by Rene Howe results
in a free kick. Free kick taken by Michael Poke.
36:46 Stefan Oakes takes a shot. Michael Poke makes a save. Cian Hughton is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick
taken by Michael Poke.
35:31 Effort from inside the area by Chris Hargreaves misses to the left of the goal.
31:45 Anthony Pulis gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Hargreaves. Kevin Nicholson takes the free kick.
31:21 The ball is sent over by Kevin Nicholson, Tim Sills produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of
the right-hand upright.
28:45 Corner taken by Stefan Oakes from the left by-line, Chris Robertson manages to make a clearance. Nathan Baker gives away a
free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Robertson. Michael Poke takes the direct free kick.
27:24 Khano Smith challenges Chris Robertson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael Poke.
26:47 Direct free kick taken by Robert Burch.
26:47 Booking Chris Hargreaves is booked.
26:37 Chris Hargreaves challenges Anthony Pulis unfairly and gives away a free kick.
22:59 Wayne Carlisle takes a shot. Daniel Hone gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Nicholson from the
left by-line, save by Robert Burch.
21:05 Foul by Chris Robertson on Anthony Pulis, free kick awarded. Robert Burch takes the direct free kick.
20:16 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Nicholson by Anthony Pulis. Free kick taken by Kevin Nicholson.
16:32 The ball is crossed by Wayne Carlisle, blocked by Adam Watts. Corner taken by Kevin Nicholson, save made by Robert Burch.
14:54 Free kick awarded for a foul by Stefan Oakes on Tim Sills. Lee Mansell takes the free kick.
13:20 Unfair challenge on Rene Howe by Kieran Charnock results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Stefan Oakes.
12:41 Nicky Wroe has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
11:12 Stefan Oakes concedes a free kick for a foul on Wayne Carlisle. Lee Mansell restarts play with the free kick.
9:14 Chris Robertson is adjudged to have handled the ball. Stefan Oakes has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.
6:09 Shot from just outside the penalty box by Shane Clarke misses to the left of the target.
2:26 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Cian Hughton by Danny Stevens. Robert Burch restarts play with the free kick.
0:44 Chris Robertson concedes a free kick for a foul on Rene Howe. Stefan Oakes takes the free kick. Free kick awarded for an unfair
challenge on Rene Howe by Wayne Carlisle. Stefan Oakes takes the direct free kick, Nathan Baker produces a header from close
range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
0:00 The game gets underway.
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