Worcester City 0 AFC Telford United 0

Worcester City (4-4-2) 7 Boot – another calm and confident display from the on-loan keeper as he secured his third successive clean sheet.

8 GALLINAGH – made a series of crucial last-ditch tackles and blocks to keep Telford at bay and covered a lot of ground.

7 Sharpe – appeared to suffer a back injury midway through the first period, but battled on regardless and helped City hold firm.

7 Oji – after a hesitant start, the defender grew into the game and became a physical presence at the back.

7 Weir – did not show any signs of the hip injury which troubled him in midweek as he put in a strong shift in defence and attack.

7 Steele – once again showed off his ability to skip past tackles and was a constant threat down the right. 6 Jackman – a difficult day for City’s skipper who was often out-muscled by the towering Jonathan Royle.

7 Nelson-Addy – appears to be developing into a strong centre midfielder as he got stuck in and made a couple of surging runs.

6 Keane – kept plugging away, but wasted a number of opportunities to put Telford under pressure with disappointing crosses.

7 Bishop – a very lively performance from the young striker who was denied a goal in the dying seconds by a brilliant save.

6 Hughes – was not his usual clinical self in front of goal as he missed four good chances to give City the lead.

Subs: Batchelor 6 (Jackman 65), Murphy (Hughes 77). Not used: Ross, Olukanmi, Morris, Fitzpatrick, Chilewka.

AFC Telford United (3-5-2): MONTGOMERY 8; Havern 6, Preston 6, Hurst 6; Samuels 7, Rea 7, Royle 7, Dawson 6 (Gittings 75), Campion 7; McCarthy 6 (Peers 78), Hibbert 6 (Cooke 88). Not used: Evans, Wildigg, Reynolds, Edge.

MATCH STATS

City/Telford

Shots on: 7/3

Shots off: 6/6

Corners: 5/7

Offsides: 2/1

Fouls conceded: 8/16

Yellows: Telford – Preston, Royle, Havern.

Referee: Aaron Jackson 6/10.

Attendance: 721.

Match rating: 2/5.