Team
Collett,Wynter,Francis,Richie,Burgess,Jermaine Grandison,Fraser (Marshall 65),Fitzharris,Ashraf (Joel Grandison 65),Jeffers,Cain (Hollist 77)
Sub Quirk
Fulham
Etheridge,Cameron,Anderson,Moscateli,Thompson,Brown,Wilson (Bichard 77),Jackson,Smith,Uwuzu,Noble SNU Jones.Hall,Harris, Marsh-Brown
In front of a good crowd including Iain Dowie,Tim Flowers,Frankie Bunn,Steve Ogrizovic and John Harbin at the Alan Higgs Centre,City had the early play but fell behind in the 22nd minute when a long ball out of defence bounced over Neil Collett and fell for Lewis Smith to tap into the empty net.
Andy Ritchie and Callum Burgess played well but could nothing as Fulham increased their lead ten minutes into the second half when Wayne Jackson thumped a shot from thirty yards which flew into the net.
Shaun Jeffers was always a threat for Greg Rioch's side and in the 72nd minute,the first year trainee made a superb run and shot which forced Fulham keeper Neil Etheridge into an equally superb stop.
City kept pressing against an organised Fulham side and had a corner cleared off the line and then in the last minute, they pulled once back thanks to the industrious Keiran Fitzharris rifling a low twenty yard right footed drive into the bottom corner of the net.
HT CCFC 0-1 FFC FT CCFC 1-2 FFC
Goals Lewis Smith (22),Wayne Jackson (55), Keiran Fitzharris (90)
Man Of The Match Shaun Jeffers