York beat 10-man Altrincham after late drama

Dec 30, 2025 1 min read
Alex Newby opened the scoring (Mike Egerton/PA)
Alex Newby opened the scoring (Mike Egerton/PA)

York edged to a 2-1 victory over 10-man Altrincham after a stoppage-time Ollie Pearce winner capped off a crazy ending.

The hosts were reduced to 10 men after 16 minutes when Owen German was sent off for bringing down Pearce.

And York eventually took the lead in the 42nd minute when Alex Newby struck an effort into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.

But Altrincham’s Lucas Weaver thought he had grabbed his side a late point with a 90th-minute equaliser.

However, National League top scorer Ollie Pearce responded straight after the restart, with his 21st goal of the campaign moving York up to second.

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