Match ends, York City 4, Scunthorpe United 1.
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First-half goals from Josh Carson, Wes Fletcher and a Ryan Brobbel brace saw York earn a comprehensive victory over Scunthorpe in League Two.
Carson opened the scoring with a deflected shot before Fletcher doubled York's lead with a strike into the top corner from a difficult angle.
It was soon 3-0 as Brobbel fired his first into the top corner - and he volleyed in a second before the break.
Scunthorpe added a consolation through Sam Winnall's side-foot from 12 yards.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
York City manager Nigel Worthington told BBC Radio York:
"That's your ideal situation and to do that for 90 minutes you'd love it to happen but really you know it's not going to.
"We started quickly to be fair and you know Scunthorpe are going to come out and have a go.
"I thought Carson got us going straight away. It was a good solid display over the course of 90 minutes.
"I'm never happy, I would have loved a clean sheet and probably more goals but it's a big three points, an important three points and that's the main thing."
Scunthorpe United manager Brian Laws told BBC Radio Humberside:
"I got it wrong in one respect. I picked the team but the formation I felt would have suited us away from home. It didn't work for us, however we can blame the formation but you've also got to look at your application as well.
"I thought the first 20 minutes was the key part of the game but we didn't press when we should have. We were second best on every ball and I'm going to give York credit because they started the game and pressed us and everything they wanted they won.
"I'm disappointed because it's not like us at all. We were just second best."
Line-ups
York
Formation 4-4-2
- 24Ingham
- 30O'Neill
- 3Davies
- 14Montrose
- 6Parslow
- 20AllenSubstituted forSmithat 45'minutes
- 12CarsonSubstituted forChambersat 58'minutes
- 29WhitehouseBooked at 26mins
- 9FletcherSubstituted forJarvisat 82'minutes
- 19Bowman
- 27Brobbel
Substitutes
- 1Kettings
- 4Smith
- 10Chambers
- 11Jarvis
- 17Cresswell
- 18Platt
- 28Puri
Scunthorpe
Formation 3-5-1-1
- 1Slocombe
- 2Ribeiro
- 3DawsonBooked at 43mins
- 26Byrne
- 6CanavanSubstituted forEsajasat 17'minutes
- 5Mirfin
- 7SparrowSubstituted forHawkridgeat 68'minutes
- 4McAllister
- 29Winnall
- 8Burton
- 24SyersBooked at 27minsSubstituted forAdelakunat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Iwelumo
- 10Esajas
- 13Severn
- 14Hawkridge
- 15Waterfall
- 16Adelakun
- 28Spencer
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Attendance:
- 3,636
Match Stats
Home TeamYorkAway TeamScunthorpe
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away5
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away15
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Full Time
Second Half ends, York City 4, Scunthorpe United 1.
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Lewis Montrose (York City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Deon Burton (Scunthorpe United).
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Attempt missed. Sam Winnall (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Clifford Byrne (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ryan Bowman (York City).
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David Mirfin (Scunthorpe United) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box.
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Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Elliot Whitehouse.
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Attempt blocked. Etienne Esajas (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. David Mirfin (Scunthorpe United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, York City. Ryan Jarvis replaces Wes Fletcher.
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Corner, York City. Conceded by David Mirfin.
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Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Ben Davies.
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Foul by Chris Smith (York City).
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Deon Burton (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Hand ball by Ashley Chambers (York City).
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Attempt saved. Sean McAllister (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Daniel Parslow (York City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Deon Burton (Scunthorpe United).
