Ebbsfleet's interest in their twice-postponed FA Trophy third round tie at York on Tuesday night was ended by Matt Blair's early second-half strike.

Blair, who scored twice when the Fleet lost 3-2 in the league meeting last month, broke the deadlock three minutes after the restart, and the home side also squandered a late penalty.

York's 48th-minute opener proved the key moment when Blair got on the end of a left-wing cross to beat Preston Edwards.

Liam Enver-Marum was denied a rapid equaliser by York keeper Michael Ingham three minutes later and Calum Willock fired over the bar.

Blair was again involved late on, when York were awarded a disputed spot-kick, after Fleet's Joe Howe was ruled to have bought him down, but Jason Walker's kick struck a post.

Fleet responded by winning a corner as the clock ticked down. Edwards raced upfield as an extra attacker but his blushes on the break were then spared by an offside flag.