CITY of York II went down 5-2 at Sunderland I in division two east despite having the bulk of possession.

Roz Ramli and Adam Simpson scored for York who struggled to contain the speedy Sunderland attack.

Jimmy Flint scored a hat-trick as City of York III came from 2-0 and 4-2 down to draw 4-4 at home with Huddersfield II in Yorkshire League division three. Jason Bemrose netted City's fourth goal.

City of York IV put Doncaster's division five title celebrations on hold by drawing 3-3 in South Yorkshire.

Victory would have given Doncaster, who have won all but one of their games this season, the championship but York rained on their parade.

Doncaster led 3-0 but were stunned by a York fightback which brought goals for Sam Blackburn (2) and Ed Shouksmith with Mark Dransfield almost filching victory with a reverse stick sweep.

Goals by Wayne Stephens and David da Silva earned City of York V a 2-1 home win over Huddersfield VI in division seven. Perry Steele and Matt Boyle played well for York.

Weakened by unavailability, a scratch City of York VI lost 3-1 at Rotherham V, Doug Thompson, who had a fine game, scoring for York. Tony Moffat kept the score down with some excellent saves.

Only goalkeeper Nathan Sorby came out of City of York VII's 6-0 defeat against Leeds University V in division eight with any credit.

City of York VIII also drew a blank, losing 2-0 at Halifax III in division ten. In pouring rain York goalkeeper David Horn took man-of-the-match honours while acting veteran skipper Clive Marshall returned to action after almost a year's lay-off.

Tadcaster Men I eased their relegation worries in Yorkshire League division five with a 3-1 win at fellow strugglers Sheffield Hallam V.

Tad started with only seven men and no goalkeeper but held out until the arrival of their missing players. Hallam went in front before half-time but Tadcaster hit back with goals from Matt Kingbury (2) and Rob Bishop in a fine four-minute spell.

Tadcaster II earned their first win of the year when goals by Rob Hill (2) and T C Conner gave them a 3-2 victory over Thirsk II in division eight, although it needed a great treble save by 'keeper Davy Sutton near the end to deny Thirsk a draw.

Marc Betts scored a hat-trick as York St John College men romped to a 9-0 win at Huddersfield VIII in the Yorkshire League division. Other goals were scored by Martyn French, Tim Murgatroyd, Tom Carter (2) and Ben Foster (2).

Updated: 09:17 Tuesday, March 04, 2003