A 2-0 away win means you’re always likely to have some representation in the official Vanarama Team of the Week, but when you’ve got a goal-line clearance and an absolute worldie of a goal to go with it, it seems only fit that two Yeovil players make the cut.
Morgan Williams and Brett McGavin join a host of other star players and tap-in merchants in Team of the Week… justice for FC-D, but we’ll take it!
Whilst the Glovers were winning at Woking, the loanees were out and about getting some game time in.
Firstly, defender Jordan Thomas scored his first goal as a Torquay United player, they gave Enfield Town a good hiding in the National League South and Thomas got the ball rolling with the Gulls’ first goal.
Torquay sit third in the table with only Truro City and Weston-super-Mare above them… they really should name that the National League South-West.
⏱️31′ GOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!! United back on level terms as Mussa fires across the box and Jordan Thomas bags his first goal for the Club.
1-1🟡#tufc #ENFTOR pic.twitter.com/ZWzmZ7c7s4
— Torquay United FC (@TUFC1899) November 30, 2024
Although, at the other end, managerless W*ymouth were beaten 1-0 at home by Tonbridge Angels.
A single Jeremy Santos goal the difference there. Will Buse was between the sticks and by all accounts, did very little wrong.
The seagull botherers, who travel to Huish Park for an FA Trophy third round tie on Saturday, now sit second-from-bottom of the tale without a manager following the dismissal of Mark Moseley during the week.
11’| Great goalkeeping 👐
Busey does well to deny Vincent from shooting.https://t.co/HGSzbP0Xuv
💜 0-0 🔵 | #TerrasTogether
— Weymouth FC (@theterras) November 30, 2024
Young defender Jacob Shore was an unused sub for Tavistock in Southern League Division One South in a 3-2 win over Ciderford Town but he did get the full 90 minutes in a midweek victory over Bashley.
Under-18s’ midfielder Sol Padmore was in Bridport’s starting line-up, but they fell to defeat to Newquay AFC in the South West Peninsula League (East).
Sherborne Town lost 3-2 to Hamble FC. Team news is sparse for this one, it’s unlikely that Under-18s’ captain Corey Koerner would have been involved due to his England Colleges Debut on Friday, we’ll update this article if we spot any involvement for Josh Haskett.
Yeovil Town got back to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory against ten man Woking at the Kingfield.
The home side were reduced to ten men after just 17 minutes when Jack Stretton was shown red for an off-the-ball incident which was apparently an elbow on Finn Cousin-Dawson albeit not seen by pretty much everyone inside the ground.
The Glovers took the lead through another spectacular finish from Brett McGavin to volley home a James Plant cross just after the half-hour mark, and the game was wrapped up when Cousin-Dawson arrived at the back post to turn home a Frank Nouble centre with 79 minutes gone.
Not one for the ages, but three points, a clean sheet and two goals. The losing run is over and bring on the W*ymouth next weekend.
Frank Nouble had the game’s first opportunity warming the palms of Woking keeper Will Jaaskelinen after just four minutes and then on ten minutes Morgan Williams had an effort blocked from a corner.
But on 31 minutes the deadlock was broken in some style. Plant got a ball in from the right, dropping from the heavens, Brett McGAVIN met it with a sweetly struck thumping volley.
Despite the one-man advantage, it was far from a one-sided encounter with Woking showing more fight than their league position would suggest their performances up until now have included.
They had the ball in the net three minutes in to first half injury time when former Yeovil loanee Jamie Andrews turned a ball in, but the offside flag had already been raised for some time before it hit the back of the net.
Venue: Kingfield
Date: Saturday 30th November 2024 – 3:00pm kick-off
Competition: National League Premier Division
Scorers: Brett McGavin 31 (1-0), Finn Cousin-Dawson 79 (2-0)
Pitch: Heavy
Conditions: Dry and calm
Attendance: 2,911 (766 away supporters)
Bookings:
Woking: Cian Harries 43, Dale Gorman 70
Yeovil Town: James Plant 36, Morgan Williams 70
Sendings off:
Woking: Jack Stretton 17
Referee: Aaron Farmer
Yeovil Town (3-4-2-1)
Substitutes: Josh Sims (for Kofi Shaw, 64), Dylan Morgan (for Aaron Jarvis, 83), Matt Worthington (for Brett McGavin, 88), Harvey Greenslade (for Frank Nouble, 90+4), Ed James (not used), Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (not used), Matt Gould (not used).
Who was your Man of the Match from today’s trip to Woking?
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Michael Smith is missing from the Yeovil Town line-up for today’s trip to Woking (3pm kick-off)
Finn Cousin-Dawson returns for in a back three alongside Morgan Williams and Alex Whittle.
Captain Matt Worthington returns among the Glovers’ substitutes.
Yeovil Town youngster Corey Koerner made his debut for the England Colleges team on Friday.
England were well beaten by the Welsh counterparts, 6-1 in the end, but it shouldn’t take away from the achievement of getting to represent the International system within the college set up.
We can tell from the lineup picture that the Koerner started, but what we can’t tell is if he played the full 90, scored, assisted… or did anything else of note as details are thin on the ground.
Welsh attacker Caleb Demery scored five of the hosts’ six goals in the game at Cardiff Met university.
Congratulations to Corey and all associated with Yeovil Town Under 18s.
game no1 completed✅ https://t.co/FAIP1s1BCy
— corey (@coreykoernerr) November 29, 2024
Not many more away days this year for the Glovers’ faithful, it’s off to Woking on Saturday and joining us making the trip there will be our referee for the afternoon, Mr Aaron Farmer.
You’d think, with a name like Farmer, he’d have refereed a Somerset side more, but it is in fact his first ever time officiating the Glovers.
The Colchester-based whistler has taken charge of a number of Woking games, including a fairly routine 3-0 away win at Ebbslfeet.
He did book Dale Gorman in that game, but let’s face it, who hasn’t booked Dale Gorman at some point in there life? I’m sure I have at least once.
In total, he’s reffed the Cards four times, awarded them two penalties and booked 19 of their players (not all of them were Dale Gorman).
He even sent off Jermaine Anderson in a 3-2 win over Gateshead last season, two yellow cards in the 88th and 90+11th minute, some classic time wasting was simply not tolerated.
Mr Farmer will be assisted by Chris Myatt, Steve Finch and Andy Hickman is our fourth official.
Yeovil manager Mark Cooper spoke to BBC Somerset’s Jack Killah following the Glovers’ 2-1 defeat at home to Barnet.
The gaffer admitted it was something of a game of two halves, with the Glovers really getting going in the second 45 minutes.
“I thought we were brilliant, second half, we were outstanding, I thought we had a right go, listen, we are patched up at the moment, disjointed, because we can’t field the same defensive unit two weeks running.
First half, we’ve got a new player in the back line, first half we were tentative, we didn’t win enough headers, which enabled them to gain territory and get up the pitch, and in the second half, I thought we deserved at least a point.
On a different day, with a different…again… referee, we’d have got at least a point.”
On the 97th minute decision (or non decision) surrounding the mistimed tackle on Ed James in the Barnet box, Cooper, much like DAZN’s Aaron McClean (and just about everyone inside Huish Park) thought it should have seen Yeovil awarded a last-minute penalty.
“Yeah, it is a penalty, [he] swipes his leg away. Josh Sims shoots, the keeper tips it onto the post, and then Ed James comes, goes to shoot, ducks inside and the lad just sweeps his leg away.
We’re at home, in front of our home end, every week they’re given, we had four bookings [ed, Flash Score only lists two], they had none.
Jarvis got absolutely pulled from pillar to post, no free kick given… he’s had three shirts on tonight, nothing.”
The game also saw Yeovil hand a debut to Exeter loanee Ed James in defence and despite a moment of injury concern Cooper was pleased with how he grew into the game.
“Difficult start for him and Morgs, Barnet played a lot of quality long balls forward and they didn’t deal with those too great, second half we put a front screen on and we started to gain territory. Second half he looked more accomplished, he’ll be better for that.
I thought Barnet looked a really, really good team, really well coached, but I thought we deserved a point on our second half display for sure.”
Looking forward, Cooper was hopeful that lady luck would shine on his side a bit more in the near future, coupled with removing a couple of silly errors, YTFC would find themselves back in match winning form soon.
“I’m sure that we’ll start to get some decisions, it has to, has to happen, listen, we can’t blame the ref because we didn’t get a result, we had a chance to score with Simsy, we got back in the game and then gave a rubbish second goal away, a free header in the six yard box, we’re well in the game.
I was really pleased with the effort tonight, with the players we’ve got missing, I thought it was a top shift.”
