Blue
Square Premier - 15th September 2007
At KitKat Crescent - Att 2,052 (248 Stevenage)
Report
The Minstermen suffered their fourth home defeat of
the season despite an improved showing against second-placed
Stevenage Borough. Striker Steve Morison (46) opened the scoring
for the visitors before midfielder Daryl McMahon (81) sealed
the victory.
York City's dismal start to the season continued as Stevenage
Borough regained the leadership of the Blue Square Premier following
a 2-0 victory at KitKat Crescent.
Second-half goals from Steve Morison (46) and Daryl McMahon
(81) consigned their opponents to a fourth home defeat of the
campaign.
Meanwhile, the visitors also set a new club record of seven
successive clean sheets in the process.
The Minstermen handed debuts to recent signings Nicky Wroe and
Nick Hegarty after midfielders Stuart
Elliott (illness) and Ross
Greenwood (wrist) were both ruled out.
York's on loan keeper Stephen Henderson turned over a fourth-minute
cross from McMahon, before home winger Martyn
Woolford cut in from the right and struck a left-footed
shot that was collected at his near post by Alan Julian.
The hosts created an opening in the 13th minute when striker
Richard Brodie
received Brayson's neat pass and had a left-footed effort deflected
wide of the far post from the edge of the area.
Stevenage striker Morison saw an 18-yard attempt comfortably
saved by Henderson sixty seconds later, while opposite number
Julian blocked a dangerous 19th minute cross from Hegarty before
the ball was eventually scrambled away to safety.
The Minstermen were still appearing the more likely to score
as Brayson had a shot charged down by Barry Fuller from another
Hegarty assist five minutes later.
York wasted another chance when Brodie escaped the offside trap
to collect Craddock's 28th minute lofted through ball but keeper
Julian - who initially advanced before hastily retreating -
parried his effort at his near post.
The impressive Hegarty fired over the bar eight minutes later
after Woolford's
corner had been partially cleared, while Brodie also headed
wide from Wroe's cross in the 38th minute.
A fine run by Boro's Craig Dobson ended with Henderson turning
John Martin's shot behind three minutes later.
Stevenage also went close in first-half added time as Henderson
saved low from Adam Miller's 25-yard free-kick.
The Minstermen were caught cold straight after the break when
Martin knocked a free-kick towards MORISON,
who turned Darren Kelly on the edge of the area before crashing
a right-footed effort into the top corner.
The hosts responded and keeper Julian fumbled from both a Hegarty
free-kick and a Brodie shot, before another excellent chance
was spurned on 56 minutes when a sparkling run by Woolford took
him past three opponents to release Brayson, who screwed the
ball wide of the far post.
Boro's Miller could only find the side-netting as the action
immediately switched to the opposite end, while a surging break
on 65 minutes from York's on loan winger Hegarty produced a
fine save from Julian.
Former Aldershot Town midfielder Miller chipped over the bar
from 40-yards two minutes later, while Hegarty curled a left-footed
effort wide on 72 minutes.
The Minstermen's threat had largely subsided as their opponents
sealed the contest with nine minutes remaining, when McMAHON
exchanged passes with Miller on the edge of the area before
steering the ball beyond the advancing Henderson and into the
net off an upright.
Stevenage substitute Alistair John blazed a late effort across
goal, but by then victory and a return to the top of the table
for the visitors had already been assured.
Ref: R.Fletcher
The Teams
York City: Stephen Henderson, Darren Craddock,
David McGurk (Danny Parslow 85), Darren Kelly, Mark Robinson,
Martyn Woolford, Nicky Wroe, Emmanuel Panther, Nick Hegarty,
Richard Brodie (Onome Sodje 61), Paul Brayson
Subs (unused): Tom Evans, Craig Farrell, Chris Beardsley
Booked: None
Stevenage: Alan Julian, Barry Fuller, Ronnie
Henry, Mark Arber, John Nutter (Santos Gaia 14), Craig Dobson
(Alistair John 63), Stuart Lewis, John Martin, Daryl McMahon
(Oliver Allen 84), Adam Miller, Steve Morison
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