YORK City’s 2-0 Wembley defeat to Stevenage Borough highlighted the “gulf” between the two clubs according to manager Martin Foyle.

The City chief felt the FA Trophy final illustrated his side’s season-long shortcomings in the final third of the pitch.

Steve Morison broke the deadlock on 68 minutes with his 32nd goal of the season and ex-West Ham trainee Lee Boylan added a second in stoppage time.

City, meanwhile, were toothless at the opposite end of the pitch and Foyle, pictured, said: “For 65 minutes, there was nothing between the two sides and they hadn’t really hurt us.

“We had some chances but, unfortunately, we have struggled to bury them all season while Steve Morison has been the icing on their cake and I think the game showed the gulf between Stevenage and ourselves.

“People still consider York a Football League outfit but there’s a big divide. They are full of men and set-pieces are a big part of their game.

“We had worked on them but Mark Greaves got caught going backwards for the first goal. Mark Roberts won the header and you fancy Morison then to score in the six-yard box.

“That gave them a massive boost. We then threw bodies forward and got caught out but I wasn’t bothered about the second goal. It was the first one that really hurt.”

Despite the disappointing nature of the goals his side conceded, Foyle was loathe to blame his back-four after a respectable record of 18 clean sheets during the 2008/9 campaign.

He added: “The defence has been under pressure for most of the season, which is too much. Sometimes they will have an off-day and it’s up to the rest of the team to help them out.”

Having deliberated about who to select in place of cup-tied pair Adam Smith and Christian Smith for the final, Foyle opted for Simon Rusk and Mark Greaves in a 4-4-2 formation.

Both players were substituted in the second half but the City boss had no regrets over his selection decisions, saying: “Hindsight’s impossible in football and I don’t want to criticise people.

“I made my mind up, then you have to get on with it.”