The Iron were 2-0 down to their National League North hosts after goals from Louis Almond and Michael Rankine.

However, they recovered well and scored two goals in as many minutes in the second half through Neal Bishop and Hakeeb Adelakun which drew them level.

Scunthorpe named a strong looking side for the first half with Duane Holmes, Sam Mantom, Josh Morris and Paddy Madden all starting.

There were also places for trialist Liam Trotter and new signing Cameron Burgess.

York started the brighter of the two sides and went ahead as early as the sixth minute.

A cross come shot from the left was missed by Amari Morgan-Smith and Rory Watson parried but the ball found Almond at the back post who slammed home.

Minutes later Scunthorpe should have been level.

A lovely move saw Morris find Madden in acres of space but as he tried to lift it over Jon Worsnop he got it all wrong and the keeper gathered.

The game quietened down but York were still playing very well with Alex Whittle and Morgan-Smith looking dangerous down the City left.

Scunthorpe did look to threaten towards the end of the half as they squandered two good chances in as many minutes.

Firstly Jonathon Margetts was guilty of missing when he poked wide from a few yards out after a bit of pinball in the box.

Then a couple of minutes later a cross from the right presented Madden with a free header but he put his effort over the top when well placed.

There were 10 changes in the second half but things went from bad to worse five minutes in when they conceded a second.

Sam Muggleton hoisted a long throw into the Scunthorpe box and Michael Rankine got his head on the ball to put the hosts 2-0 up.

Although Scunthorpe continued to have more of the ball they could not create anything meaningful with it.

It was in fact York who nearly went further ahead with 20 minutes remaining.

A fantasstic ball in from the right found the head of Kaine Felix and he forced Matt Gilks into a fantastic one handed reflex save but the flag was already up for offside.

But then two goals in two minutes turned the game on its head and brought the Iron right back into it.

Firstly the ball broke to Bishop in the box with only the keeper to beat and he rolled it past substitute Luke Simpson.

Then a minute later Kevin van Veen played a lovely ball to Adelakun and he advanced into the box before slotting the ball under Simpson.

SCUNTHORPE UNITED first half: Watson, Sutton, McArdle, Burgess, Butroid, Holmes, Mantom, Trotter, Morris, Madden, Margetts.

SCUNTHORPE UNITED second half: Gilks, Burdett, Goode, Wallace, Townsend, Adelakun, Bishop, Trotter (Sutton 65), van Veen, Dyche, Wootton.

YORK CITY: Worsnop (Simpson 63), Law (Wharton 46), Bencherif (Edmondson 63), Parslow (Gordon 63), Whittle (Muggleton 46), Heslop (Porritt 46), Moke (Rogerson 63), Newton (Sukar 46), Morgan-Smith (Felix 46), Parkin (Smith 46), Almond (Rankine 46).

Attendance: 915 (171 from Scunthorpe).