HEADERS from Kaine Felix and Scott Fenwick saw York City reserves comfortably beat an inexperienced Rotherham side 2-0.

The visitors, captained by Jack Higgins at the Millers’ training ground, included eight players with first-team experience and two unnamed trialist defenders, who manager Gary Mills will not be pursuing any interest in.

City’s starting XI was completed by first-year scholar Noah Jackson at left-wing back as the team played the same 3-4-3 formation that Mills employed during Saturday’s 1-1 at Eastleigh with Felix operating as the central striker and Ben Clappison featuring in midfield.

Felix had two early chances for the visitors, firing at Millers keeper Laurence Bilboe from 15 yards and then slicing wide from a similar distance after Matty Dixon’s through ball.

At the other end, Ben Wiles, Lewis Murr and Mason Warren failed to trouble Luke Simpson with hopeful attempts before Felix found the target on the half-hour mark, stooping well to head in a firm Daniel Nti cross from the right.

The City trialist, wearing number six, went on to lift a close-range effort over before his counterpart, with the number-five shirt, saw his afternoon end prematurely following a clash of heads with Rotherham striker Akeel Francis.

Wiles went on to drag a long-range drive wide and headed narrowly over from Joshua Kayode’s right-wing cross.

But the Minstermen doubled their advantage on the stroke of half-time when Nti raided down the flank again and, despite Felix fluffing his chance of a second goal, he kept his composure and stayed on his feet after a meaty challenge to drill in a cross that was headed in at the far post from a couple of yards by Fenwick.

After the break, sub Tyler Walton saw a rising, edge-of-the-box drive gathered by Bilboe.

Fellow replacement Alex Bruton and Dixon were also denied following a fine double save from Bilboe, although the latter should have snaffled up his chance.

Rotherham rarely threatened in the second period on a quiet, although sub Prince Mamboti Mvumbi shot wide from 15 yards. Simpson was also tested late on after his miscued clearance, during a game in which his kicking had been impressive otherwise, saw Warren try his luck from the edge of the box.

City: Simpson; Trialist (Rogerson, 37), Higgins, Trialist; Rooney (Walton, 52), Clappison, Dixon, Jackson; Nti (Bruton, 54), Felix, Fenwick.