NATIONAL LEAGUE ACADEMY

YORK CITY boss Tim Ryan hailed the impact of Alex Payne as the young Minstermen put Altrincham to the sword. Victory also maintained the hosts’ unbeaten home record in 2024. York took an early lead after Harry Burland rounded Altrincham’s goalkeeper Louie Fallon and stroked the ball into an empty net. Harrison Howells levelled for the visitors but, after the break, an Alex Fernandez double, with two close-range efforts, put the hosts in the ascendancy once again. George Harrison’s left-footed strike then found the bottom corner to ensu...