City exit FA Youth Cup at Rochdale on penalties
The Minstermen’s FA Youth Cup journey came to an end after a penalty shootout defeat to Rochdale in the First Round.
After going behind early on at the Crown Oil Arena, the Minstermen came from behind to level the game just before half-time through Alex Hernandez.
After the score remained at 1-1 until the end of extra-time, Tim Ryan’s side missed two penalties as they lost 4-2 in the shootout against the Football League side.
After a strong start in the rain for the home side, they took the lead in the 19th minute through Darren Ehimamiegho, who capitalized from close-range after Michael Hogan had originally kept out an initial shot from Rochdale.
It was nearly two for the home side with seven minutes to go before half-time, but a shot from the right-hand side of the penalty area came crashing back out into play off Hogan’s left-hand post.
Two minutes later, the Minstermen found a way back into the game as they leveled the contest. After a long ball forward from deep, which wasn’t dealt with by the Rochdale goalkeeper, Hernandez was on hand to stab the ball home from close-range.
Three early changes for the home side sparked an immediate response early on into the second-period for Rochdale, but Hogan was left unworried as two shots whistled well wide across the face of goal.
The score remained level at full-time, but after neither side could find a winner in extra-time, the contest went down to a penalty shootout.
The Minstermen missed their first two penalties, which put the home side into an early ascendancy, but strikes from Nathan Heaton and Harley Dawson kept the shootout alive.
With the last kick of the game though, Rochdale converted from twelve yards which sent them through into the 2nd round where they will travel to League One side Shrewsbury Town.
The U19’s will be back in league action next Wednesday when they welcome Gateshead to the York City Training Ground (1pm kick-off).
York-City: Hogan (GK), McLoughlin (Lumsden 91′), Edenene, Algar (C), Heaton, Myers, Harrison, Gordon, Clayton, Ezard (Payne 59′), Hernandez (Dawson 113′)
Unused subs: Carr, Magwere, Pickles, Marshall
goal: Hernández (42′)
referee: Steven Lennon
attendance: 332
