Worcester City (4-2-3-1):

5 Ross – did a decent job until the dying seconds when his tame punch fell to Nicky Boshell who slammed home a stoppage-time winner for Avenue.

5 Gallinagh – the visitors, particularly Wayne Brooksby, had plenty of joy down his flank as the stand-in skipper struggled in his first appearance since mid-December.

6 Chambers – started slowly as City’s defence made a number of mistakes early on, but as the match wore on the veteran defender’s class began to shine through.

6 Hutchison – was strong in the air, but lacked composure on the ball as he often made panicky clearances, which did little to settle his side.

7 WEIR – an assured performance from the left-back who gave City impetus when he strode out of defence and combined well with Cieron Keane. My man of the match.

6 J Keane – was guilty of allowing Avenue’s midfielders too much time on the ball in the first half, but played with more tenacity after the break.

5 English – defended well at times, but despite all his experience he failed to assert his authority against one of the league’s strugglers.

5 Steele – a frustrating afternoon for the winger who ran down too many blind alleys and his delivery was often wasteful.

5 Nelson-Addy – was a bit-part player in a scrappy contest and Worcester looked a lot more threatening when he made way for Jordan Murphy on 63 minutes.

7 C Keane – showed bravery to block the ball on the line moments before Boshell’s late goal and produced a series of terrific crosses.

6 Hughes – was lively when he had the ball at his feet and came agonisingly close to getting City off the mark when he hit the post with a header.

Subs: Murphy 6 (Nelson-Addy 63), Bishop 6 (Steele 75), Geddes (Chambers 86) Not used: Draper, Craig.

Bradford Park Avenue (4-3-2-1): Worsnop 7; Toulson 7, Killock 7, Knowles 6, Hill 5 (Nowakowski 6, 27); Wroe 7, D Boshell 6, Dean 6 (Dyche 81); N Boshell 7, BROOKSBY 8; Sharp 6 (Sinclair 7, 72).

Subs not used: Payne, Hall.

Attendance: 451

Referee: Paul Graham 5/10

Match rating: 1/5

MATCH STATS:

City/Avenue

Shots on: 3/6

Shots off: 5/9

Corners: 4/5

Offsides: 3/2

Fouls conceded: 12/10

Yellows: City – Hutchison, Chambers, Weir / Avenue – Brooksby.