Lincoln top League One with a 2-0 win at Cardiff, but reports emerge of fans left stranded, a medical incident, and alleged racism reported.
As per Wales Online, an air ambulance took off from the base at Llanelli and landed outside the stadium, as the first half got underway.
It is understood that there was a medical episode inside the stadium, with the FlightRadar24 tracker saying the helicopter had stayed on the ground for around 20 minutes, before taking off at around 12:40pm and returned to the base.
Air ambulance lands outside Cardiff City Stadium during match https://t.co/htXvMKcpbF
— Cardiff City Online (@CardiffCityLive) March 7, 2026
The game saw the Imps become League One leaders, with Rob Street breaking the deadlock on 55 minutes, then Dom Jefferies doubled the lead on 73 minutes. Lincoln, who are unbeaten in 18 games, now have a 10 point gap to third-place Bolton Wanderers.
Referee Tom Reeves had stopped the match for four minutes after Lincoln’s first goal. Referee Tom Reeves went over and spoke to both dugouts.
Lincoln boss Michael Skubala said there had been “allegations of racist comments” made towards captain Tendayi Darikwa by a Cardiff City fan.
Following the match, Skubala said: “There were allegations of a supporter making racist comments to Tendayi Darikwa.
“We have to follow the due processes.
“The referee did everything right, he went straight to Tendayi and then spoke to us. Tendayi was happy to carry on, but now it goes up higher.
“There is no place at all for it in the game – from fans, players or anyone.
“Hopefully we can get to the bottom of it. The referee was very professional, did the right job and hopefully we can sort this out.”
Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy said: “The referee said there was an incident involving the supporters and the captain of Lincoln when they scored. They said it would be dealt with after the game.”
The incident will be submitted in an end-of-game report to the Football Association, who will decision whether to take further action.
A number of Lincoln City fans were stuck in Cardiff after police found alcohol had been brought onto a coach, a hire company said in a social media statement which has since been deleted.
Black Cat Travel said: “Due to alcohol being brought onto our coach’s for this game and the intervention of the Welsh Police both of our vehicles will not be carrying passengers for the return trip to Lincoln.
“A sensible suggestion was refused by Lincolnshire Police to repatriate the passenger la to Lincoln however they refused all options.
“Not only is it against our company terms and conditions to carry alcohol on board, but it is also in contravention of section 1(1) of the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol) Act 1985, as amended by the Public Order Act 1986, which prohibits the carriage of alcohol on a PSV that is being used for the principal purpose of carrying passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event.
“We have always welcomed football fans onto our vehicles and asked them to follow the simple rules.
“Yes we all like to have a drink and good day out, however as adults we should know how to behave.
“Today, not only have they not done so, but they have also brought Lincoln City FC into dis-repute with the Welsh Police and Traffic Commissioner.
“We will be re-assessing our football policy following the events of today and may lead to future bookings being cancelled.
“As usual the few ruined it for the many.”
Brian Barry-Murphy said: “I’m very disappointed with the result. With so many of our supporters in the stadium present in such numbers, we wanted to give them the perfect day, but today it wasn’t possible.
“I thought it was an even game. When the score was 0-0, I thought we were always more likely to score – their keeper made a couple of great saves in the first half. If we scored the first goal, it would have put us in a great situation.
“There were moments in the first half where we got in good situations in wide areas, which we worked on. Our intention was to get behind their defence and play fast crosses across the box, but we didn’t produce enough quality in those moments which meant we had to rely on shots from the edge of the box.
“We couldn’t find that goal, and Lincoln did a good job of protecting their goal and then scoring a goal on the break. I think once Lincoln scored, they had even more numbers in their box, so it can be quite difficult to find the right opening.
“I think we could have shot more for sure, and I thought we had good crossing opportunities late in the game, which we didn’t quite utilise to an ideal effect. The players can improve that and we will, I’m sure.”
Cardiff City 0-2 Lincoln City
What more can I say!
Absolutely sensational, 18 unbeaten and top of League One! #CardiffCity | #Bluebirds | #CityAsOne |#WeAreImps | #Imps | #ImpsAsOne pic.twitter.com/uaGNymD2Hj— Kyle Kennealey (@KKennealey) March 7, 2026
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