York City 3 Ebbsfleet United 2
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Ebbsfleet
United succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at York City despite keeping touch
with the hosts until the last 25 minutes.
Fleet fell behind after just 10 minutes when
Matty Blair picked up Jon Challinor’s ball to slot home into the
bottom right hand corner past Preston Edwards.
York’s Scott Brown saw red just five minutes
later though for a foul on Ram Marwa. Referee Peter Brown convinced
his late challenge with studds showing was enough to merit a
straight red card.
But, Ebbsfleet struggled to make the numerical
advantage count before the break and Edwards was twice forced into
making smart saves from Danny Pilkington.
Nathaniel Pinney (pictured
above) provided Fleet with a perfect second-half start as
he rounded off Tom Phipp’s through ball on 50 minutes. But, their
joy was short-lived when Blair picked up his second of the
afternoon from a Jamie Reed pass for 2-1.
He then turned provider for James
Meredith to finish inside the area and double the lead on 67
minutes.
Callum Willock gave Fleet a late sniff of
stealing a point with three minutes remaining, Ram Marwa’s cross
good enough for him to finish inside the box.
Ebbsfleet sit 14th in the table.
Another disappointing away day for Ebbsfleet, tell us
what you make of the result by leaving a comment
below.
Saturday, January 21 2012
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