Worcester City (3-5-2).
6 Ross – responded well when his handling was tested, but a breakdown in communication with his defenders allowed Matty Kosylo to open the scoring.
6 Oji – looked in command before the towering Tom Denton came off the bench and started to win the aerial battles.
7 Sharpe – showed no signs of the knee injury which kept him out for two months as he was brave in the tackle and composed on the ball.
6 J Keane – had a decent game, but was arguably at fault for Halifax’s first goal as he should have cleared his lines instead of waiting for Ross to gather.
5 Weir – let his emotions get the better of him as he dispatched a penalty before picking up a second yellow card for wrestling the ball off the goalkeeper.
6 Jackman – making his first appearance since Boxing Day, the midfielder gave City leadership but made a few uncharacteristic mistakes.
7 English – put in a determined 90-minute shift as he covered plenty of ground and provided some steel in Worcester’s midfield.
6 Rose – after an edgy start, the debutant, who is on a youth loan from Rotherham, showed promise with some good passing and movement.
6 C Keane – not one of his best performances for City, but went close in the first half with a sliced effort and gave his all.
7 Nelson-Addy – making a rare outing up front, the 24-year-old was a real livewire in attack and did not forget his defensive duties either.
7 MURPHY – was a bright spark, especially in the first half as he produced several nice touches and ran his socks off all afternoon. My man of the match.
Subs: Scrivens (Jackman 77) Devlin (Murphy 86). Not used: Ruddock, Brett.
FC Halifax Town (4-4-2): Johnson 6; Roberts 5 (Moyo 22, 6), Garner 6, Brown 7, Wilde 6; Kosylo 6, King 6, Lynch 6, Nti 4 (DENTON 45, 7); Morgan 6 (Sinnott 71), Peniket 7.
Subs not used: Drench, Clarke.
Attendance: 572.
Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis 5/10.
Match rating: 2/5.
MATCH STATS: City/Halifax.
Shots on: 2/5.
Shots off: 2/6.
Corners: 5/2.
Offsides: 3/2.
Fouls conceded: 9/12.
Yellows: City – Murphy, Weir, Ross / Halifax - Peniket, Kosylo, Brown, Morgan, Moyo.
Reds: City – Weir (second yellow).
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