York City 2 (Parkin 56, Rowe 69)

Tamworth 3 (Styche 36, 47, Knights 90)

York City ratings

Bailey Peacock-Farrell 6; Josh Law 6; Daniel Parslow 5; Sean Newton 5; Alex Whittle 5; Aidan Connolly 7; Adriano Moke 6; Simon Heslop 6; David Ferguson 5; Jon Parkin 7; James Gray 6.

Substitutes: Louis Almond 5 (for Gray, 53), Daniel Rowe 7 (for Whittle, 53), Amari Morgan-Smith (for Almond, 72).

Subs not used: Theo Wharton, Luke Simpson.

Star man: Connolly – involved in much of City’s best attacking play

Tamworth

Shaun Rowley, Andy Burns, Stephen Morley, Ellis Deeney, Luke Jones, Sam Coulson, Regan Upton, Ben Fox, Reece Styche (Bradley Reid, 60), Connor Taylor (Callum Powell, 83), Darryl Knights. Subs not used: Matt Curley, Curtis Strong, Charlie Shaw.

Tamworth star man: Styche – seized on City’s defensive frailties, twice.

Referee: Aaron Jackson: 7/10 – got Ferguson’s sending off right during a decent display.

Booked: Styche 9

Sent off: Ferguson 62

Attendance: 2,605 (102 away)

Shots on target: City 2, Tamworth 4

Shots off target: City 2, Tamworth 4

Corners: City 2, Tamworth 3

Fouls conceded: City 10, Tamworth 11

Offside: City 4, Tamworth 1