York City 2 Livingston 3

Last updated : 01 August 2003 By Dov

Livingston earned a 3-2 victory at Bootham Crescent on Thursday evening but both sides were reduced to ten men, with City substitute Jon Parkin being dismissed following an altercation during an eventful second-half.

York fielded a number of trialists in an experimental line-up, with former Luton Town keeper Scott Ward, ex-Cardiff City left-back Damon Searle, central defenders Richard Hope (ex-Northampton Town) and Adam Reed (ex-Darlington), and one time Bury striker Ian Lawson all earning inclusion.

York City raced into a two-goal lead courtesy of two close-range strikes; Lee Nogan finishing off a fine move for the first, Darren Dunning notching the second.

The hosts lost centre-back Adam Reed with a head injury, before the visitors pulled one back just before half-time when Joe Pasquinelli neatly finished.

Livingston drew level ten minutes into the second period when Barry Wilson calmly slotted home a penalty to get the score level once again. York had substitute Parkin sent-off on an apparent straight red-card, while the side from North of the Border suffered a similar fate as things became heated on the pitch - by comment consent almost entirely due to the inadequacies of the official.

Livingston also had a player sent off when McLaughlin rightly punched a York player in the gub, another sending off, but the York player deserved it.

A late goal finally took the honours for the away side and it was new boy John McGovern who won the game for the Lions.

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