Photo by Adam Davy
York City made it four wins in a row with another thrilling victory at the LNER.
The first chance fell City’s way. Dan Batty’s corner eventually falling to Callum Howe at the back-post, but his header was well kept out by a diving Jamal Blackman.
Morecambe went in search of a goal in the 8th minute, but Jake Cain’s ball goalwards forced Harrison Male into a routine collect.
Top scorer Ollie Pearce’s first chance came just less than 10 minutes later. A shot on his left foot from outside the box was saved down low by Blackman.
Pearce came extremely close to the opener minutes later. Bringing the ball down in the box before firing the ball goalwards, but his shot was somehow blocked by the last man before being cleared away.
The visitors were handed a penalty not long after when Harrison Male was judged to have fouled Joe Nuttall inside the box. Miguel Azeez stepped up to slot the penalty in the bottom right-hand corner.
York came close to an equaliser in the 30th minute when an Ollie Banks cross was met by Pearce in the box once more, but his header this time slammed against the crossbar.
The Minstermen had their equaliser on the stroke of half time. Ollie Banks with a ball across the face of goal and there was Malachi Fagan-Walcott at the back-post who steered the ball home.
The final chance of the first half also fell City’s way. Alex Newby with a shot from inside the box was blocked from close range before the rebound fell to Fagan-Walcott in search of his second but Blackman made a good stop to keep the scores level.
Just three minutes into the second half, Morecambe had a second. The ball dropped kindly to Ben Tollitt inside the box who placed the ball into the bottom right-hand corner from a tight angle.
Alex Hunt put the Morecambe keeper to the test in the 58th minute. His left-footed shot inside the box stinging the palms of Blackman who made the save.
In another twist City were level once more. A cross from the left reaching Ollie Banks at the back-post who smashed the ball into the back of the net.
The game was turned on it’s head in the 66th minute when City took the lead for the first time. Josh Stones with a pass to Alex Hunt in the box who rounded his man before firing the ball into the top right-hand corner.
Ryan Fallowfield nearly added another in injury time but his shot on the turn was deflected wide and into the side netting.
Fallowfield did get his moment in the dying seconds. A looped ball into the box was met by City’s defender who volleyed the ball over Blackman and into the net.
York City: Male, Kitching, Fagan-Walcott, Howe, Hunt, Stones, Pearce, Newby, Batty, Banks, Felix.
Subs: Sykes-Kenworthy, Fallowfield, Nathaniel-George, Hewitt, Kettlewell, Olley, Brookes.
Morecambe: Blackman, Payne, Kacurri, Azeez, Cain, Tolitt, Sangare, Nuttall, Songo’o, Sutton, Raikhy.
Subs: Mair, Francillette, Panayiotou, Muskwe, Aarons, Campbell, Nolan.
Attendance: 6820 (664 away fans).
