FA Trophy final, half-time - York City 0 Newport 0 (From York Press)

FA Trophy final, half-time - York City 0 Newport 0

3:54pm Saturday 12th May 2012 in News By Peter Martini

YORK City and Newport were deadlocked at 0-0 at half-time of their FA Trophy final at Wembley.

City were unable to get their passing game going and, while they had some efforts, the bulk of the chances went Newport's way.

Indeed, the Welshmen should have been ahead on nine minutes. Nat Jarvis beat Danny Parslow to the ball on half-way and nudged it forward for Romone Rose to run onto, clean through on goal. However, his tame effort from inside the area was saved by Ingham down to his right.

The Welshmen had begun the better side, taking advantage of big gaps in front of City's back four.

City did come into it, with Paddy McLaughlin seeing a 20-yard effort deflected just wide by Gary Warren, with goalkeeper Glyn Thompson stranded, while Matty Blair had a shot blocked.

But in between times Newport had another chance as Jarvis' cross-shot from 15 yards out to the right of goal went beyond the far post.

Rose also fired over from 25 yards, and Jarvis curled another effort just beyond the far post.

City were unable to get the ball down and get their passing game going, but they nearly opened the scoring as McLaughlin, from a neatly worked free-kick, pinged a left-footer from 25 yards out just wide.

Challinor then brought a decent save out of Thompson after winning the ball 25 yards out – that was Thompson's only real action barring catching a goal-bound Chris Smith header from a first-minute corner.

But again Newport created a half-chance from a long ball, Minshull turning to shoot well wide.

City have generally played better in the second half of games, with most of their goals in recent times coming after the interval. They were hoping that would be the case at Wembley today.

Match report to follow at full-time.

Don't miss Dave Flett's in-depth report and reaction in The Press on Monday.