Before a sell-out Boxing Day crowd of 150 fans, Brigg Town Football Club hosted Skegness yesterday afternoon in ToolStation Northern Counties East Division One at the EC Surfacing Stadium (Hawthorns).
It was the Zebras' first home league game for some weeks due to a Coronavirus emergency suspension of fixtures.
However, Brigg failed to give their socially distanced supporters a belated Christmas present - going down 3-1 to Skegness.
The Zebras were awarded an early penalty, but Jack Bowskin's spot-kick was saved. Skeggy then took the lead with a top corner free kick strike by Gary King.
The second period saw Brigg draw level, courtesy of an own goal by George Hobbins. However, Dan Brooks restored the visitors' lead with a 79th-minute free kick.
Brigg's Reece Newell was shown the record card eight minutes before Skegness added their third goal, through Ben Davison, as full-time drew near.
The game sold out several hours prior to kick-off - 150 being the maximum attendance permitted under the current restrictions on football at this level - home spectators only.
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