Cohen Bramall: Lincoln City player suffers alleged racist abuse from fan at Gillingham

The alleged racist abuse occurred after Tayo Edun's opener for Lincoln

Lincoln City defender Cohen Bramall allegedly suffered racist abuse from a fan in their League One draw at Gillingham.

The game was halted after Tayo Edun's fourth-minute opener when some home supporters clashed with celebrating Imps players by the corner flag.

This is when the alleged incident took place and Lincoln boss Michael Appleton confirmed it was now being investigated by Kent Police.

"You think you're getting close to dealing with it and eradicating it, but clearly we're not," Appleton told BBC Radio Lincolnshire.

Lincoln took the lead when Edun lashed the ball home into the top corner after Jamie Cumming had produced a great save to keep out Anthony Scully's initial effort.

The hosts came close to equalising just shy of the half-hour mark when Vadaine Oliver's looping header hit the crossbar, before Josh Griffiths pulled off a smart save to deny Max Ehmer on the rebound.

They did eventually equalise just before half-time, however, as a fumble from Griffiths led to a goalmouth scramble with the ball eventually being bundled home by Danny Lloyd.

Edun came close to doubling his tally just after the break but saw his left-footed effort flash the post, while Oliver's attempt to lob Griffiths following Kyle Dempsey's through ball was thwarted by the Lincoln stopper in a second half that passed without any major chances for either side.

Match details supplied by PA Media.