York slip up at home to Altrincham

Posted Sunday, November 10, 2019 by PA

York’s 19-game unbeaten run ended as Altrincham booked their place in the FA Cup second round with a 1-0 win at Bootham Crescent.

The visitors saw their goalkeeper Tony Thompson pull off a fine save from Andy Bond’s penalty just after half-time.

And it got better for Altrincham when Tom Peers snatched the only goal late on to beat the National League leaders.

Peers had gone close in the first half, but was foiled by the onrushing home keeper Peter Jameson.

York had been slow to get out of the traps, but they fashioned the half’s best opportunity when Sean Newton saw his free-kick crash back off the crossbar.

Altrincham looked lively upon the restart, but it was the hosts who were handed a golden chance to open the scoring when Thompson clumsily fouled Dan Maguire to concede a penalty.

But Thompson atoned for his error quickly, diving to his right to keep out Bond’s spot-kick.

The ball bounced straight back into play, but York somehow scuffed a shot that came back off the bar as Altrincham miraculously escaped.

And that proved crucial eight minutes from time when they snatched the victory.

Substitute Toby Mullarkey played the ball into Peers and he coolly picked his spot to beat Jameson.