Salisbury City 1 York City 0

Salisbury City 1 York City 0

Blue Square Premier

Salisbury team: Bittner, Clohessy, Turley (Cox, 68), Tafazolli, Brown, Oastler, Clarke (c) (Webb, h-t), Anderson, Sinclair, Tubbs (Ruddick, 90), Flood.

Subs (not used): O’Hara, T. Osman.

Scorer: Tubbs (pen 4).

Sent off: Tafazolli (85).

Booked: Brown, Sinclair.

York team: Ingham, Purkiss, Parslow, Sangare (Pacquette, 90), Meredith (Nelthorpe, 62), Lawless, Barrett, Mackin (Smith, 68), McGurk, Rankine, Brodie.

Subs (not used): McWilliams, Mimms (gk).

Booked: McGurk.

Att: 1,266.

Referee: M. Amphlett (Kidderminster).

MATT Tubbs’ penalty was enough to extend Salisbury City’s winning run to four games, and end York City’s ten-match unbeaten run on Saturday.

Former Whites defender Djoumin Sangare conceded the spot kick in the fourth minute by bringing down Tubbs, and City’s top scorer stepped up to send Michael Ingham the wrong way.

Chris Flood burst through the middle before shooting over on 16 minutes, and a minute later Richard Brodie drew a smart save from James Bittner with a low strike from the edge of the box.

Brodie did beat Bittner after 22 minutes, but his lob went onto the roof of the net, then Bittner was alert to acrobatically tip over from Levi Mackin’s 20-yarder.

Just before the half hour Bittner was again called into action to make a double save from Mackin and Michael Rankine.

Brodie fired into the side netting, and James Meredith glanced a header wide from just four yards out.

With two minutes to go until half time, Flood got behind the defence but a poor touch allowed the ball to run to Ingham.

Flood had another great chance soon after the break but he sidefooted wide, and Rankine’s 68th-minute shot brought a great stop from Bittner, Lee Brown blocking Brodie’s follow up.

Brodie lobbed against the bar on 74 minutes, and just a minute later he had a goal disallowed for offside after Craig Nelthorpe’s shot was parried.

The Whites went down to ten men with five minutes to go, when Ryan Tafazolli was the last man and he hauled down Brodie.

Salisbury should have gone two up though, as Flood picked out Joe Oastler who missed from point blank range on 89 minutes.

Adam Smith had the last chance for the Minstermen, ghosting in unmarked and slicing wide.