Lincoln made hard work of it but maintained top spot in League Two thanks to a narrow 2-1 win at Macclesfield.
The Imps had had an alarmingly easy afternoon at the Moss Rose but looked to have thrown two points away when Jamie Grimes scrambled in an equaliser five minutes from time, cancelling out Tom Pett's first-half goal.
But centre-back Jason Shackell fired in through a crowd of players to increase the misery for second-bottom Macclesfield and keep Lincoln riding high.
In truth the struggling Silkmen had been overrun in a one-sided game, only the heroics of Manchester United loan goalkeeper Kieran O'Hara seemingly earning a reward after impressively denying John Akinde, Pett and Harry Anderson.
O'Hara had performed heroics with his side barely able to lay a glove on their high-flying guests as Macclesfield's torment continued late into the game.
That was until Grimes pounced during a goalmouth scramble but, while Lincoln were not at their best, Shackle's goal moments later was enough for a sixth win.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
