York City v Rotherham United player ratings as Millers take two points
Rotherham United took the bonus point after being held to a 1-1 draw by York City in the Football League Trophy group stage.
York City (3-5-2)
George Sykes-Kenworthy – little to do 6
Jack Hunt – came off with a bad injury to his shin and foot 6
Ash Palmer – his header was picked up for the equaliser 5
Charlie McArthur – solid on the left of the back three 6
Joe Felix – made an excellent case to be back in the League Two XI 8
Ethan Stiver – did his job in midfield 6
Arthur Read – a strong performance both in open play and at dead balls, including the corner Zech Medley scored from 8
Zech Medley – great leap and header for the opening goal 7
Jovan Malcolm – the only player not to score in the shoot-out – he hit a post. Maybe needed more threat from him in the 90 minutes 5
Frankie Maguire – an unspectacular first start 6
Dipo Akinyemi – dangerous without scoring 7
Substitutes:
Ben Farrar (for J Hunt, 43) – coach Scott Lindsey felt York lost too much when Hunt came off, but Farrar did convert his high-pressure penalty 6
Luka Ozisik (for Felix, 72) – academy teenager was unable to turn the tide back 5
Ollie Belleh (for Maguire, 72) – as above 5
Lewis Beadle (for Medley, 90) – N/A
Not used: Swansbury, White, Woolford.
Rotherham United (4-4-2)
Ted Cann – his best save was irrelevant because an offside flag was up 6
Joe Rafferty – a good late run to create a chance and a confident penalty 7
Hamish Douglas – outstanding slide tackle in the second half 7
Emmanuel Adegboyega – part of a unit which limited York's chances 6
Ewan Otoo – Felix was giving him a difficult time before he went off injured 5
Marvin Kaleta – leaves you wanting more, but he was behind some of the more incisive moments, including his pass for the goal 7
Kian Spence – even with two injury substitutions made in the first half, he was unable to make it through to the second 5
Jayce Fitzgerald – strong midfield performance and lovely shape on a late free-kick which went just the wrong side of the post 7
Jili Buyabu – a classy goal and the most important penalty of the shoot-out 8
Tom Bradshaw – did not have enough to work with 6
Fabio Tavares – had been unable to have much impact but his departure in a heavy tackle was a big blow 5
Substitutes:
Denzel Hall (for Otoo, 36) – did a decent job from the bench 7
Aaron Nemane (for Tavares, 45+6) – played his part 6
Josh Austerfield (for Spence, HT) – part of the second-half improvement 7
Paul Mullin (for Bradshaw, 70) – booed on by the York fans, he did his job – including from 12 yards 6
Ossama Ashley (for Kaleta, 70) – steady away 5
Not used: Eyestone, Aljofree.