Match ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, York City 0.
ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town1YorkYork City0
Mark Ellis scored the only goal in a victory over York as Shrewsbury edged towards promotion to League One.
Ellis netted when he met Bobby Grant's corner with a powerful diving header.
Tyrone Barnett almost doubled the lead shortly after, while York's Shaquille Coulthirst forced a sharp save from Jayson Leutwiler with a mishit shot.
Luke Somerfield hit the post for the visitors after the break, and Shaun Miller had a goal ruled out for offside, but Shrewsbury held on.
The victory means Shrewsbury need to win one of their final two fixtures to seal promotion to League One.
York fall to 19th in the table, but they are 11 points clear of the relegation zone and are assured of their place in League Two next season.
Shrewsbury Town manager Micky Mellon talking to BBC Radio Shropshire:
"Three massive points - it was the goal we wanted so I am absolutely delighted. I am happy to score anytime and happy to get the fantastic clean sheet, we have broken the record and set a new one as well.
"Our goalkeeper has made some fantastic saves, some terrific saves. A credit to York, they have hit the post and been very unlucky - but for us it's all about picking up points and keeping that scoreboard ticking over.
"It was a good header from a set play but we couldn't quite get the second - there were a lot of nerves floating around the ground today as there should be.
"There is still work to be done so we go to Cheltenham and we want to win, whatever is happening - so we'll dust down the boys and I'll be focussed about winning on Saturday no matter what happens on Tuesday night."
York City manager Russ Wilcox told BBC Radio York:
"The only disappointment was the goal we conceded.
"We pride ourselves on being good in both boxes so to concede a soft goal after being the dominant team after the first 10 minutes was disappointing.
"We spoke at half time about being brave with the ball and I thought in the second half we were tremendous.
"You've got to remember we're coming to a team that's lost one game at home all season."
Line-ups
Shrewsbury
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Leutwiler
- 2Grandison
- 5Ellis
- 6Goldson
- 12Gayle
- 4Woods
- 11Lawrence
- 24GrantSubstituted forClarkat 89'minutes
- 3Demetriou
- 23BarnettSubstituted forAkpa-Akproat 61'minutes
- 19ManganSubstituted forCollinsat 62'minutesBooked at 84mins
Substitutes
- 9Collins
- 10Vernon
- 17Caton
- 22Clark
- 26Akpa-Akpro
- 31Smith
- 36Burton
York
Formation 3-5-2
- 24Ingham
- 15Lowe
- 5McCombe
- 38Zubar
- 17Halliday
- 7Coulson
- 8Summerfield
- 10Penn
- 3IlesanmiSubstituted forMillerat 68'minutes
- 30Coulthirst
- 39Hyde
Substitutes
- 1Mooney
- 2McCoy
- 14Montrose
- 18Platt
- 19Miller
- 20Meikle
- 23O'Hanlon
- Referee:
- Brendan Malone
- Attendance:
- 6,400
Match Stats
Home TeamShrewsburyAway TeamYork
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away6
- Corners
- Home7
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Shrewsbury Town 1, York City 0.
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James Collins (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Brad Halliday (York City).
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Attempt missed. Liam Lawrence (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Jordan Clark replaces Bobby Grant.
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Foul by Cameron Gayle (Shrewsbury Town).
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Shaquile Coulthirst (York City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
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Corner, York City. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Keith Lowe.
Booking
James Collins (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by James Collins (Shrewsbury Town).
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Russell Penn (York City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by James Collins (Shrewsbury Town).
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Luke Summerfield (York City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Jordan Clark (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Shaun Miller (York City).
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Corner, York City. Conceded by Mickey Demetriou.
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Attempt missed. Shaun Miller (York City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
