Match report

York City 2 Swansea City 1

Matt Murphy looked to have secured a deserved re-match at the Vetch when he cancelled out Peter Duffield's goal with an 80th-minute header in an entertaining encounter at Bootham Crescent.

But poor Swansea marking allowed Duffield to rise unchallenged eight minutes later to send the Swans out and secure the Minstermen a second-round clash against Brentford on Saturday week.

The first-round exit was harsh on Brian Flynn's side, who got their act together following Saturday's dismal 2-0 league defeat at Scunthorpe.

At times, Swansea played some scintillating football and created no shortage of chances against a side that claimed a 2-1 league victory at the Vetch earlier this season.

But a combination of poor defending and the absence of a killer touch proved to be the Swans' undoing and leaves them with only a grim Third Division relegation battle to concentrate on.

In an effort to reach the second round, Flynn - without loan signings Marc Richards and Alan Tate as both were ineligible to play - made three changes to the side that lost at Scunthorpe on Saturday, the most notable seeing captain Kris O'Leary surprisingly dropped to the bench and replaced by David Theobald.

Defender Terry Evans made his first start since the 1-0 defeat at Oxford United on October 12 in place of the injured Stuart Jones, while Lee Jenkins returned in mid-field. The alterations prompted another intriguing Swans formation, with Matt Murphy handed a central striking role and James Thomas and Jamie Wood operating either side of him on the flank.

Thomas almost gave Swansea the perfect start eight minutes into the clash when he hooked a left-foot strike narrowly wide of the right-hand post after good link-up play with Murphy and Andrew Mumford.

The action switched to the other end and York had a gift-wrapped chance of their own when striker Jon Parkin fed Lee Bullock inside the six-yard area. But, rather than pick a corner of the net, the midfielder struck his shot into the ground and Roger Freestone was able to gather.

But there was nothing the Swans keeper could do to stop the home side taking a 21st minute lead. The ball was sprayed wide right to wing-back Darren Edmondson who swept in a cross for Peter Duffield. From his position 18 yards out, the striker connected first time to send an unstoppable right-foot strike fizzing past Freestone.

Again, the Swans were trailing on their travels but, unlike the misery of Glanford Park last weekend, they at least created one or two things going forward.

Thomas would have equalised on the half-hour mark when Michael Howard swung in an inviting cross from the left had he not directed his header straight at York keeper Alan Fettis.

During the half-time interval, York fans staged a protest over controversial plans to sell Bootham Cresecent to a property developer. It was followed by York owner John Batchelor handing outright control of the club to the supporters trust, but the players were in no mood to extend any charity to Swansea when the game resumed.

In the space of 10 frantic second-half minutes, the Minstermen twice went close, firstly when Duf-field, with space at his disposal, was thwarted only by the out-stretched legs of Freestone. The keeper was well beaten moments later when Parkin deliciously lobbed him from 18 yards, but the ball bounced off the crossbar.

Thomas hobbled off injured 14 minutes before the end, giving John Williams the chance to appear against his former club. However, it was makeshift striker Murphy who netted the Swans' equal-iser on 80 minutes when he rose in a crowded six-yard box to head Mumford's corner past Fettis.

With just two minutes remaining, the replay was snatched away from Swansea when Duffield claimed his second goal. The visitors were at fault as the striker was left unmarked to head in Graham Potter's cross.

York City 2 Swansea City 1

The Swans thought they had done enough to earn a replay when Matt Murphy rose unchallenged to head home Andrew Mumford's corner 10 minutes from time.

But Duffield snatched a late winner, heading home Graham Potter's cross with two minutes left.

Duffield had fired City in front after 21 minutes even though Swansea dominated the opening stages. The former Darlington forward rattled home Darren Edmondson's cross at the near post from just inside the area.

York could have stretched their lead after 56 minutes when John Parkin's superb 25-yard lob hit the crossbar moments after Duffield had been denied by Roger Freestone.

Parkin had earlier spurned two one-on-ones with Freestone at the end of the first half.

James Thomas, on the other hand, had plenty of chances for the Swans but lacked the killer touch in front of goal.

He tested Alan Fettis with a stinging volley and should have headed home Mumford's free-kick after 68 minutes.