Photo by Tom Poole.
York City scored another four goals to defeat Brackley Town at the LNER Community Stadium this afternoon.
Hiram Boateng had the first shot of the game inside 4 minutes. His left-footed effort from the edge of the box took a deflection to take it just wide of the post.
Alex Hunt was next to shoot from a similar position. His effort also took a deflection to drag the ball wide of the mark.
It took just 19 minutes for City to get the breakthrough. Ollie Banks with a looped ball across the box towards Josh Stones who rose highest to plant a header past Jonny Maxted and into the net.
York nearly had a second after half an hour when Zak Johnson got onto the end of a Boateng corner. His header rattled the crossbar before the rebound was hit by Stones but somehow was hooked off the line by the visitors.
Malachi Fagan-Walcott had a chance not long before half-time when he got onto the end of a Jeff King ball in. His header at the back-post went wide of the left-hand post.
Fagan-Walcott also had the first chance of the second half when he got on the end of a long Alex Hunt ball towards the back post. The shot from City’s no.4 could only go over the bar from his left foot.
Ollie Banks nearly added a third not long after. Alex Newby fed in a teasing cross from the left which fell kindly to the City midfielder who shot first time but his effort was well saved by Maxted.
Shane Byrne launched a rare shot goalwards for Brackley. The effort from outside the box wasn’t able to test Harrison Male as it flew high over the bar.
Greg Olley rolled in a third goal for York in the 71st minute when he latched onto a Hunt through ball. Olley placed the ball onto his left-foot before shooting past Maxted to further extend the lead.
The final chance resulted in City’s fourth and final goal of the game. Alex Newby saw a shot saved by Maxted but only into the path of Ollie Pearce who placed the ball in from inside the box.
York City: Male, Kitching, Fagan-Walcott, Hunt, Pearce, Stones, King, Boateng, Banks, Johnson, Newby.
Subs: Sykes-Kenworthy, Howe, Grey, Brookes, Batty, Olley, Williams.
Brackley Town: Maxted, Price, Morrison, Dean, Pollock, Brown, Roberts, Lowe, Nottingham, Wodskou, Byrne.
Subs: Worby, Calder, Elliott-Wheeler, Lilly, Andrews, Hall, Harratt.
Attendance: 6,540 (103 away fans).
