York City 1, Morecambe 0: Minstermen break Shrimps brave resistance at the death

​Banks volleyed home Josh Stones's far post cross deep into added time to break the hearts of a Morecambe side who had given their all to defend a clean sheet after Paul Lewis was sent off in the 54th minute for denying the visitors a goal scoring opportunity with a pull on Stones in the box.

Boss Jim Bentley made two changes to the side that drew against Gateshead with Timmy Akindilene and Mo Sangare coming in for Harlee Dean and Yann Songo'o for a game against a side looking to clinch a record breaking ninth successive victory.

Morecambe produced the first effort on goal when Lewis Payne delivered a cross from the right and Jack Nolan headed wide of the right hand post.

Miguel Azeez then saw a shot blocked by Morgan Williams before the visitors hit back with Harin Boateng and Banks seeing efforts cleared by Gwion Edwards and Lewis.

The closest either side came to scoring in the first half came on 27 minnutes when the Shrimps' top scorer Jack Nolan let fly with a curler from 25 yards that hit the crossbar with Chris Popov firing the rebound over.

York found it difficult to break Morecambe's defence until Ollie Pearce was played in by Morgan Williams but was denied by the onrushing Jamal Blackman.

The game changed dramatically when Lewis was dismissed. Jamal Blackman made another stunning penalty stop to deny Alex Hunt but from there York laid siege to the Morecambe goal.

Hunt, Boateng and Alex Newby were all denied by Blackman saves and superb Morecambe blocks from Songo'o and home debutant Liam Hogan and when Stones headed a 97th minute chance wide it looked like the spoils would be shared.

But York were not to be denied and the home fans' hearts were broken when Banks popped up at the far post to volley a Stones cross Blackman from eight yards to deny the Shrimps a share of the spoils.

Morecambe: Blackman; Payne, Hogan (Deen 86), Jameson, Akindileni; Azeez (Songo'o 46), Sangare (Tollitt 65); Lewis, Nolan (Cain 85), Edwards (Williams 77); Popov. Subs not used: Boney, Ogwuru.

Booked: Azeez, Hogan, Songo'o. Sent off: Lewis.

York City: Male; King (Grey 71), Williams (Fagan-Walcott 71), Johnson 7, Kitching 7; Hunt 6, Boateng 6 (Batty 71), Newby; Banks, Stones, Pearce. Subs not used: Sykes-Kenworthy, Fallowfield, Howe, Hewitt.

Booked: Boateng, King, Banks, Batty, Williams.

Referee: Aaron Bannister