The first half City gave away possesion far too much and were a little disjointed. Teeside Athletic scored on the half hour. Mark McKenzie gave the ball away and Chris Rush was pulled out of place by him giving the ball away and the ball was played in behind the City defence. The initial shot was saved by Jordon English but the ball broke loose for a simple tap in. City brought on Dan Bulman and Dean Raine in the second half and City looked much better with the ball. City had several good chances with McKenzie forcing a save from the Teeside Keeper and the rebound was put over the bar. Dean Raine made two good runs into the box but couldn't force the ball home and in the end with City putting on a number of substitutes they couldn't find an equaliser but they had had a good work out against a decent Teeside side.
