York City rounded off pre-season with a narrow win over Spennymoor Town at Brewery Field.
City could have had two goals in a minute in the opening stages of the game when Alex Newby’s cross from the right was turned onto the post by former City man Olly Dyson.
The second chance came from a through ball to Malachi Fagan-Walcott, who went racing through on goal but his shot was well saved by Brad James.
Another chance came York’s way in the 10th minute when a shot on the edge of the box from Ben Brookes flew over the bar.
In the 26th minute, Newby was looking lively again when he pulled the ball back to Ollie Banks, who struck a venomous shot at goal, but the shot went wide of the mark.
Tyrese Sinclair was looking to try his luck from range with two shots, both bouncing wide of the left-hand post.
Newby had the first chance of the second half, but his shot from outside the box was deflected wide of the post.
It was the City trialist who got the game’s opening goal in the 55th minute when he drilled a shot from outside the box into the bottom left-hand corner.
Sub Mo Fadera was looking to grab his second goal in pre-season when he curled a shot wide of the mark from the edge of the box.
Gary Madine came close for the hosts when his shot from close range was well blocked by the City back-line and out for a corner.
City nearly had a second, another shot from Trialist was deflected onto the Spennymoor post before being cleared away.
Full Time: 0-1
Attendance: 596.
Spennymoor: James, Beals, Heaney, Taylor, Ramshaw, Dyson, Pollock, Green, Trialist, McKeown, Dolan.
York: Male, Kitching, Fagan-Walcott, Palmer, Sinclair, Pearce, Brookes, Boateng, Felix, Banks, Newby.
