Swansea City rescued a point against ten-man Lincoln City, but it was not a good performance from the high-flying Swans.
They found themselves two goals down in the first quarter of an hour and started their recovery in the 17th minute when Andy Robinson fired in a 20-yard shot.
The equalizer came in the 74th minute when Lincoln were down to ten men. A Lee Trundle shot was helped into the net by an Imps defender.
"It wasn't a great game and I am pleased we forced our way back," said Swan's boss Brian Flynn. "They are an awkward side to play against, but we failed to impose ourselves on the game.
"Under the circumstances however, it must be counted as a point gained." Lincoln took an early lead following a poor goal-kick by veteran keeper Roger Freestone, who was making his 600th league appearance. Marcus Richardson drove goalwards and when the loose ball bobbed about in the area, Richard Butcher was on hand to sidefoot home.
Worse was to follow for the home fans when young defender Richard Duffy handled in the area three minutes later and Paul Mayo dispatched the spot-kick beyond the diving Freestone.
Swansea clawed their way back into the game with a superb shot from Robinson, receiving a square pass from Leon Britton he drilled a crisp drive into the corner of the net in the 17th minute.
The game hinged on three crazy minutes in the second half, Mayo was booked for a foul on Britton in the 65th minute and was then sent from the field three minutes later after another yellow card offence, this time fouling Trundle.
Swansea's tails were now up and the league's leading scorer equalized with a shot that was deflected in by a defender.
"We would have settled for a point before the match, but after being two goals ahead, feel that it is two points lost," said Lincoln manager Keith Alexander.
"The sending-off cost us the game, but I have no complaint with the referee over that as both bookings were fair.
"I am not surprised by the result as we have been playing very well and we have now gone eight games unbeaten."