Worcester City (4-4-2)

7 Boot – making his debut, the on-loan keeper was rarely tested but commanded his area well and made a good save late on.

7 Gallinagh – did not give much away down his flank and his last-ditch interception at the near post denied Liam Dickinson an almost certain goal.

6 Hutchison – was solid in defence and his long ball led to City’s first goal but was sent off following two yellow cards.

7 Sharpe – after a sketchy start to the season, the centre-back returned to his reliable best with an assured performance.

7 Weir – a good shift from the full-back, who defended resiliently and got forward well in the second half.

8 STEELE – caused Avenue all sorts of problems with his trickery on the ball and capped off his stellar showing by scoring City’s third.

7 Jackman – a solid display from the skipper, who showed off his full range of passing and won plenty of 50/50 challenges.

8 Nelson-Addy – bossed the centre of the park as he was both strong in the tackle and confident in possession.

8 Keane – scored a stunning free-kick and could have had a couple of assists but for the assistant referee ruling out Lee Hughes’ efforts for offside.

6 Bishop – it was not the striker’s day as he put his best chance into the side-netting but refused to let his head drop.

8 Hughes – demonstrated his class with an exquisite first touch for his goal and then a superb cross for Chekaine Steele to make it 3-0.

Subs: Murphy (Hughes 76), Batchelor (Jackman 83). Not used: Ross, Oji, Craig.

Bradford Park Avenue (4-3-3): Cracknell 6; Toulson 5, Gumbs 6, Hill 6, McWilliams 4 (Davie 46, 7); Kearns 6, Wroe 5, Dean 6; Dickinson 6, McKenna 5 (Ryan 83), Sharp 6 (Osborne 71). Subs not used: Boshell, Coates.

Referee: Glen Hart 6/10

Attendance: 230

Match rating: 3/5

MATCH STATS

Avenue/City

Shots on: 3/6

Shots off: 7/8

Corners: 6/5

Offsides: 1/5

Fouls conceded: 14/10

Yellows: Davie, Dean / Hutchison, Weir, Steele

Reds: City - Hutchison (second yellow)