[themaclad]

It was the end of an era at Lancaster City today as for the final time Neil Marshall pulled on a City shirt, it was his 434th game and at the age of 31 was retiring, Marshie has a growth on his groin which he cannot have further surgery on but it can be controlled with medication and has decided to time more time with his family.
City's opponents for the final game of the season were New Mills FC whose playing record before this game was Played 41 Won 0 Drawn 3 Lost 38 with a goal difference of minus 128.
Should be a walk in the park for City, in the end it was but after a typical end of season first half the score was 0-0, City had hit the bar, but Millers had forced City keeper Hale into two decent saves from goal bound shots.
City took the lead within two minutes of the restart wwhen Gregory scored after a scramble in the goal mouth when centre back Mercer added a second 9 minutes later it was a case of how many City would get, however they stuck on two, they had chances Kilfin twice should have scored taking the ball around the keeper before slipping when he was poised to shoot and he was then denied by a great saving tackle, Marshall also had two chances to score the first he wasted when unable to control the ball and the second which he should have buried but didn't.
Millers rarely threatened in the second half apart from one chance which the substitute miskicked when well placed. Every credit went to the visitors who did not kick their way through the game they played passing football and tried their best and will win again but not this season.

Lancaster City2 New Mills 0 att 259

Almost the end of the non league season although may get some more games in as there are some local games still left

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