York City player ratings: Quartet of 8/10s in stylish League Two win over Gillingham
York City’s players rated following their League Two clash with Gillingham
York City clipped the wings of in-form Gillingham as they cruised to a 3-0 home victory in League Two.
Joe Grey fired the Minstermen ahead early on and the lead was extended by Jovan Malcolm and Ollie Pearce in the second half.
The Gills lost Zane Albarus to a red card before the second and third goals, but had offered very little before they were handed a numerical disadvantage.
Here are The Yorkshire Post’s ratings from the LNER Community Stadium.
Alfie McNally - His distribution was not as clean as it could have been but the loanee stopper looked assured between the sticks. 7
Ryan Fallowfield - Won his duels and did the basics well throughout. 7
Zak Johnson - See above. Kept the visitors at bay with some strong defending. 7
Mark Kitching - Won his battles and used the ball well when he could. 7
Joe Felix - A bundle of energy Gillingham struggled to contain. Really bright in the right wing-back role, contributing defensively and offensively. 8
Alex Hunt - Spent the bulk of the afternoon pulling strings in midfield. 8
Ollie Banks - Guilty of some poor decision-making early on but also unlocked the Gillingham defence on more than one occasion. 7
Harry Boyes - Worked tirelessly down the left flank and was somewhat unfortunate to see Ollie Pearce help his shot in. 7
Joe Grey - Fired York into the lead and proved difficult for defenders to deal with all afternoon. 8
Alex Newby - Consistently found pockets of space and posed a threat on the ball. Replaced before the hour mark. 7
Ollie Pearce - Grabbed an assist and did not give Gillingham a moment of peace. 7
Substitutes
Jovan Malcolm - Hassled Gillingham’s defenders and found the net with an excellent strike. 8
Jeff King - N/A
Arthur Read - N/A
Frankie Maguire - N/A