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York City (a) Friendly
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Date: Saturday July 30th, 3pm Venue: Bootham Crescent Conditions: fine Admission: £12 Programme: £1.50 (joint issue with Doncaster Rovers home friendly) |
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York City |
Newcastle Res |
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| Half time: | 1 - 0 | |
| Score Sheet: | ||
(9) Connolly |
Findlay (48) |
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Teams |
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Simpson |
Harker |
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| Substitutes: | ||
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(46)
Dixon for Robinson |
Ben El-Mhanni for Roberts (71) Holmes for Gilliead (74) Longstaff for Vuckic (86) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
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Woolston Broccoli Newberry |
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| Bookings: | ||
| None | None | |
| Dismissals: | ||
| None | None | |
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Referee: Nigel Miller - County Durham-based whistler of long
standing, who once got into hot water when acting as a Premier League linesman
while on sick leave from his day job as a policeman. |
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Attendance:
885 housed in the Main Stand and David Longhurst covered terrace.
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Goals |
7 mins
Nathan Harker couldn't hold a shot from Scott
Fenwick and Aidan Connolly reacted first to drive the loose ball home 0-1
Half time: Minstermen 1 Magpies 1
48 mins Callum Roberts sent over a corner that ended up in the back of
the net via team mate Stuart Findlay and home player Matt Fry 1-1
Full time: Minstermen
1 Magpies 1
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We Said |
Football Development Manager Peter Beardsley spoke to the official website and said:
"To be fair to (York),
they started off really well and put us under pressure. At 1-0 at half time,
they were definitely the better team, without a shadow of a doubt.
"But I think for most of the second half we were camped out in their
half. Having got the goal early in the second half, you're hoping that you're
going to go on and win.
"I think a few of our lads were getting a bit frustrated. There were a
few tackles flying in, but that's men's football.
With all due respect to York - Jackie (McNamara, manager) is a good
man, Simon (Donnelly, assistant manager) is a good man - it is going to
be physical for them, and they have to do that sometimes.
"Fair play to York - they played some good football at times, and from
their point of view, it was a good goal.
"They were men, and with all due respect they're fighting for their lives
in terms of playing in the National League and then hopefully back in the
league, so we always knew it would be our toughest test.
"So in that sense it's worked out perfectly. We've had four good games
leading up to this, but this was definitely the stiffest test.
"I think overall, 1-1 was probably a fair result and it was a good test
for York in terms of next week, getting ready for the National League, and
good for us going forward."
Stats |
Pre-season pitch time (in minutes):
Dan Barlaser 45+58+10+90+90=293
Gael Bigirimana 45+58+90+0+90=283
Stefan Broccoli 45+45+32+0+0=132
Kyle Cameron 45+45+90+0+90=270
Luke Charman 0+32+90+0+0=122
Flavio Da Silva 45+32+16+0+0=93
George Ede 45=45
Yasin Ben El-Mhanni 0+45+80+0+19=144
Stuart Findlay 45+45+90+0+90=270
Liam Gibson 45+0+0+0+0=45
Macaulay Gillesphey 45+45+90+0=180
Alex Gilliead 45+58+90+0+74=267
Curtis Good 0+45+90+0+0=135
Nathan Harker 45+90+90+0+90=315
Tyler Harvey 45=45
Jamie Holmes 45+32+74+16=167
Jack Hunter 0+0+90+0+0=90
Sean Longstaff 45+32+90+10+4=181
Kevin Mbabu 0+0+90+0+90=180
Michael Newberry 0+45+58+0+0=103
Callum Roberts 45+45+0+90+71=251
Lubo Satka 45+45+90+0+0=180
Ben Smith 45+0+0+0+0=45
Liam Smith 45=45
Ivan Toney 45+58+0+90+90=283
Haris Vuckic 45+58+0+80+86=279
Dan Ward 45+32+90+0+0=167
Callum Williams 45+45+90+0+90=270
Paul Woolston 0+0+90+0+0=90
Waffle |
While
the first team were in action at Gallowgate on Saturday, United's reserve
side maintained their own unbeaten pre-season run at Bootham Crescent -
going one better than their senior team colleagues, who lost by the odd
goal in three 12 months ago.
Fresh from winning the Steel Cup at Corby the previous weekend, Peter
Beardsley named a strong starting XI including six players with first team
experience in the shape of Kevin Mbabu, Gael Bigirimana, Callum Roberts,
Alex Gilliead, Haris Vuckic and Ivan Toney.
There was a return to his club for defender Kyle Cameron (named as Captain
today), who spent last season on loan at City as they made an unsuccessful
attempt to preserve their league status.
Fellow York loan defender Lubo Satka didn't feature however, while
trialist forward Flavio Da Silva was also nowhere to be seen.
Having won just one of their five warm-up games, Aidan Connolly's strike
gave the National League Minstermen a deserved half time lead over a lack-lustre
Newcastle side who created little and saw one hopeful penalty appeal from
Callum Roberts rightly refused.
Magpies defender Stuart Findlay was credited with equalising from a
Roberts corner three minutes into the second half, although a home player
got a significant touch en route to the back of the net.
United did have chances to win it after that point, but Bigirimana's long
range effort flew narrowly wide and home custodian Luke Simpson was equal
to shot from both Cameron and Toney.
Thanks to Alan J from York Mags for updates