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  • "
    Some old bloke wrote:
    What a great occasion - the result almost didn't matter, as shown by the fans appreciation at the end.
    As for the result, it is highly unlikely that City will ever concede three goals like that in a game again. The first was a wicked deflection, the second was a speculative effort that could have hit the corner flag or sailed over the stand. The third, according to City players, went well out of play when it was crossed but the linesman wasn't keeping up with play sufficiently to notice.
    Wycombe did seem a bit more experienced and focused but I think it's a bit early for the doom and gloom merchants to be writing us off - I suggest they read page 4 of the match programme.
    We will see if the result mattered when the crowd for the next home game is counted!"
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York City's return to Football League ends in defeat

THERE was no fairytale return to the Football League for York City after a 3-1 opening day defeat by Wycombe Wanderers.

A Bootham Crescent crowd of 4,591 celebrated the Minstermen's first game back in the elite 92 clubs after an eight-year absence.

But Wycombe took the League Two spoils having gone 2-0 up at half-time through Matt Bloomfield's deflected 28th-minute opener and a stunning strike from Sam Wood just before the break.

Eight minutes after the interval, the hosts went 3-0 down when Stuart Beavon struck for Wanderers, only for a scrambled Jason Walker goal to give City hope within a minute.

Gary Mills' men were unable to force their way back into the game, although Dan Parslow forced 'keeper Nikki Bull into a superb save from his edge of the box effort.

Meanwhile, City will travel to Rotherham United's New York Stadium in round one of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

The tie will be played in the week beginning September 3.

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