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On loan winger Otis Khan was sent off for Yeovil Town as they went down to a 1-0 defeat at Eastleigh on Easter Monday.

Having gone a goal down when Chris Maguire put the home side in front after half-an-hour, Khan grappled with the experienced frontman five minutes later and appeared to throw an elbow at him leaving referee Harry Wager with no choice but to brandish the red card.

That left Yeovil with a numerical disadvantage throughout the second half and, despite more than holding their own, they were unable to find an equaliser.

There were chances for Yeovil at the start of the game and Josh Sims forced a good save from Eastleigh keeper Joe McDonnell towards the end, but a failure to take their chances and the red card proved too much in the end.

First half

The first chance came after just 40 seconds when Eastleigh captain Chris Maguire got away from Marcel Lavinier, who was in for the Alex Whittle at left back,

Lo Everton found Kyrell Wilson running in to the box, he got away from his defender and his shot beat Joe McDonnell in the hosts’ goal but it was blocked on the line. Strange referee Harry Wager pulled play back for an offside.

On 12 minutes, Wilson got away down the right and got a great ball in to Otis Khan in the centre of the box and his effort was deflected wide by Luis Fernandez for a corner. Great opportunity to open the scoring.

Otis Khan can’t believe that’s not gone in – and nor can Kyrell Wilson or Harry Kite.

After a strong start, the game settled down with neither side creating anything to trouble the keeper until Jai Semenyo’s effort was turned away by Aidan Stone. After a strong start from the visitors, Eastleigh have reshuffled their back line to commit more players forward and have come back in to it.

But on the half-hour mark Eastleigh took the lead as they took advantage of some sloppy Yeovil defending. Angel Waruih got away down the right side and had time to feed it to Chris MAGUIRE who stepped in to the box and hit a shot across Stone and in to the corner of the next. 

There was a worrying moment soon after when Harvey Greenslade tried to get away down the right side and was sent crashing to the ground and was clutching his shoulder. That is the same injury which kept him out for a couple of months at the start of the season, but the striker seemed to shrug it off and played on. Keep an eye on that one….

Eastleigh’s tails are now up and Semenyo pulled one wide on 35 minutes and then Yeovil’s afternoon got worse. Otis Khan elbowed Maguire to the floor and was given the easiest red card the referee will give all season. Maguire, an experienced campaigner, has made the most of it, but utterly brainless from Khan. 

Otis Khan heads down the tunnel after 36 minutes.

Three minutes in to first half injury time, Eastleigh tried to work an opening down their left side with Nathan Tshikuna eventually feeding Shade who was one-on-one with Stone on the edge of the six-yard box. The keeper made a fine stop.

From the resulting goal kick, Greenslade was shoved in the back by Fernandez and crashed to the turf again. He’s holding his shoulder again and this time he’s not going to be able to continue. No substitution was made, but I’ll be amazed if we see Harvey Greenslade in this second half. Mark Cooper quite justifiably asking how that is not a booking for Fernandez.

After a bright opening 15 minutes, it has gone from bad to worse for Yeovil and you feel it is going to take quite a shift up through the gears to change it in the second half.

Half time: Eastleigh 1 Yeovil Town 0

 

Second half

Well, consider me amazed. Harvey Greenslade is back out for the start of the second half. Eastleigh are starting the second half like they finished the first, doubling up on Yeovil in wide positions.

Soon after the restart, the rain began to fall heavily in Hampshire and that triggered a couple of changes from Yeovil. In the 53rd minute my amazement reduced as Ciaran McGuckin came on to replace Greenslade, with Josh Sims replacing Michael Smith. It still looked like a back four with Sims going in at right back, whilst McGuckin joined Wilson as a front two.

Despite having a man disadvantage, Yeovil are not giving up here and are pressing forward with Lavinier in particular causing problems down the right side. But, despite that, Joe McDonnell in the Eastleigh goal as not been forced in to a meaningful save.

The lesser spotted Lewys Twamley replaces Marcel Lavinier

There were a couple of changes for the visitors with Charlie Cooper replacing Harry Kite after 75 minutes and then Lewys Twamley (yes, he exists) replaces Lavinier.

On 85 minutes, Yeovil had a great opportunity when Sims picked the ball up on the left and tried to curl one in to the top corner, it was flicked over the bar by McDonnell. Amazingly the referee adjudged McDonnell had not touched it and gave a goal kick. Another great chance to add to a couple at the start of the match.

As the game ticked in to injury time another good break forward found Sims bursting forward and he tried to curl one again, McGuckin tried in vain to get his head on it but it went harmlessly wide.

Full time: Eastleigh 1 Yeovil Town 0

Match Details

Venue: Silverlake Stadium
Date: Monday 21st April, 3pm

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Chris Maguire 30 (0-1)

Pitch: Looked outrageously good 
Conditions: April showers – and a bit of thunder and lightning

Attendance: 2,657  (642 away supporters)

Bookings: 
Eastleigh: Corey Panter 33, Angel Wariuh, 77, Richard Brindley 85
Yeovil Town:  Harry Kite 19, Finn Cousin-Dawson 81,

Sending off:

Eastleigh:
Yeovil Town: Otis Khan 36

Referee: Harry Wager

Yeovil Town (4-3-3)

Substitutes:  Ciaran McGuckin (for Harvey Greenslade, 53), Josh Sims (for Michael Sims, 53), Charlie Cooper (for Harry Kite, 78), Lewys Twamley (for Marcel Lavinier, 83), Alex Whittle (not used), Dom Bernard (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Eastleigh: Joe McDonnell, Luis Fernandez, Ludwig Francillette, Chris Maguire (for Richard Brindley, 73), Tyrese Shade, Angel Waruih, Corey Panter, Noa Boutin (for Jake Vokins, 46), Ben Close, Jai Semenyo (for Paul McCallum, 57), Nathan Tshikuna (for Lee Hodson, 78). Substitutes (not used):  Lloyd Humphries, Connor Underhill, Tommy Scott.

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Yeovil Town have made four changes from Good Friday’s 1-1 draw with Forest Green Rovers as they take on Eastleigh on Easter Monday (3pm kick-off).

Kyrell Wilson and Otis Khan are both in the front three alongside Harvey Greenslade with Marcel Lavinier and Michael Smith replacing Alex Whittle and Dom Bernard in the full-back positions.

All those dropping out of the starting XI are named on the bench at the Silverlake Stadium.

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Happy Easter from the Gloverscast!

Ben and Dave have gone for some extra support on this edition, we have both FGCQCRob Manley and Chris Fox to chat about Forest Green Rovers, the two penalties we didn’t get and how we’re sick to death of Ryan Inniss scoring late goals.

We chat Eastleigh and Easter for good measure too!

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No sooner has the Easter Bunny come and gone, does the football get going on and the Glovers make the relatively short trip to Eastleigh for a Monday Afternoon clash.

I’d be willing to… Wager… that we’ll have a referee for that game, step forward Harry Wager. 

Mr Wager will be officiating just his third National League Premier game of the season, having been used predominantly across the North/South divisions.

He’s only been in the middle 13 times this season across the three leagues, 65 yellow cards, four reds and six penalties have followed him.

Most recently he took charge of Dagenham’s 3-1 defeat to Tamworth where he sent off Daggers’ Chris Francis, for what can only be described as an absolute shocker of a challenge, so fully justified.

Yeovil have seen him twice, both last season, the 3-1 win over Dartford which saw us lift the trophy (Frank Nouble missed the penalty that Mr Wager awarded us!)

He was also in charge for the 1-1 draw away at St Albans.

Nick Blogg and Stuart Kane are flagging up and down the line, Steven Hughes will be signalling the subs. 

Eastleigh FC (First Team) v Yeovil Town FC (First Team)
National League – Premier    
Referee: Wager, Harry
Assistant Referee: Blogg, Nick
Assistant Referee: Kane, Stuart
Fourth Official: Hughes, Steven

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An injury time equaliser saw Yeovil Town snatch a point from the jaws of victory as high-flying Forest Green Rovers nicked a point at Huish Park.

It was former Glovers’ loanee Ryan Inniss, who scored a late, late winner in the reverse fixture in Gloucestershire on New Year’s Day, who was there to stab home after a late corner was headed goalwards by substitute Joe Quigley.

The result was a harsh reflection on another impressive performance from Yeovil against one of the division top sides. They took the lead when Sonny Blu Lo-Everton continued his good goal-scoring form after 24 minutes and thoroughly deserved their half-time lead.

They continued to dominate in the second half, but a flurry of substitutions which saw former Glovers Tom Knowles and Quigley both come off an expensively-assembled bench shifted the momentum of the game and Inniss struck late to grab a point.

First half

Yeovil were without captain Jake Wannell, who was not in the squad, and defender Michael Smith, who dropped to the substitutes’ bench with former Forest Green man Dom Bernard filling in on the right side of a back four. Harvey Greenslade came in for his first start in a month-an

The first chance came after just three minutes after Dom Bernard lost the ball down the left and the ball found its way out to Christian Doidge who headed it back in to Harry Cardwell, but he could not get any connection on the ball and it landed safely in to the gloves of Aidan Stone.

In the tenth minute, a great move forward by Sonny Blu Lo-Everton brought the ball forward, he laid it off to Harvey Greenslade whose low cross in to the box was sliced over the bar by ex-Glovers loanee Ryan Inniss for a corner. Soon after a short corner was clipped in to the area where Morgan Williams met it with a header at the back post which went wide.

With 20 minutes gone, Ben Tozer’s foul on Greenslade gave Yeovil, Lo-Everton’s ball in was helped back in by Harry Kite and found it through to Ciaran McGuckin who turned brilliantly but a superb tackle from Sean Long denied him. It is all Yeovil at the moment.

That pressure paid as Yeovil took the lead in the 24th minute – and it was that man Sonny Blu LO-EVERTON again. Good play down the left by Kite saw him play in his midfield colleague inside the box, Sonny took a great first touch to control it and struck it coolly past Ted Cann in the visitors’ goal.

Yeovil Town celebrate Sonny Blu Lo-Everton’s opener.

Harvey Greenslade came close to doubling the advantage when he had a shot from 20 yards out which fizzed just past the post, and from the resulting goal kick Forest Green made a mess of it and Greenslade’s persistence saw him get an opportunity inside the box to fire a shot past Cann but Inniss was on the line to clear it. 

The next opportunity for Yeovil came following a massive goalmouth scramble after Lo-Everton’s free-kick in to the box was headed in to the danger area by Finn Cousin-Dawson and a chaos ensued. Eventually it broke to Frankie Terry (I think) whose effort looked to be cleared on the line. Big “handball” appeal from the Thatcher’s End.

Handball? The end of the scramble.

Yeovil were by far the better side and will perhaps be disappointed to only go in to the half-time break only one goal to the good. But they thoroughly deserved their advantage.

Half time: Yeovil Town 1 Forest Green Rovers 0

 

Second half

Ciaran McGuckin had a strong appeal for a penalty ten minutes in to the second half. Josh Sims’ ball in to the box found McGuckin who appeared to be clipped by Tozer. McGuckin had the goal gaping and had no reason to do anything other than go for goal. Rule 1.

Yeovil Town appeal for a penalty.

On 66 minutes, a foul about as close to the edge of the penalty area as you can get gave Lo-Everton another opportunity to have a go at goal. He got his free-kick over the defensive wall, but also just over the angle of post and bar.

Immediately after there was a pre-season-esque flurry of substitutes for both sides. The three from Yeovil saw Marcel Lavinier, Charlie Cooper and Otis Khan replace Harry Kite, Morgan Williams and Josh Sims.

The visitors made four changes with former Glovers Tom Knowles and Joe Quigley among them alongside Jordan Garrick and Teddy Jenks the other replacements.

The changes definitely increased the threat for the visitors and with ten minutes remaining a ball in from the right came to Knowles at the back post, he played it back across a completely unguarded net, but there was no-one there to turn get there and Bernard cleared it out for a corner.

Kyrell Wilson replaced McGuckin after 84 minutes and five minutes later the Swansea City loanee had a shot superbly blocked inside the area after great work for Lavinier.

With one minute of second half injury time played, the visitors grabbed a late equaliser. A corner was met by the head of Quigley and Ryan INNISS was there to stab it home at the back post. The former Glovers’ loanee ‘had a word’ with some Yeovil fans in the Thatchers’ Stand as he celebrated a second late goal against his old employers – having done exactly the same time at the New Lawn back on New Year’s Day.

The substitutes definitely rescued Forest Green, but Mark Cooper will take heart from another impressive performance against one of the division’s highest-ranked sides.

Full time: Yeovil Town 1 Forest Green Rovers 1

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Friday 18th April, 3pm

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Sonny Blu Lo-Everton 24 (1-0), Ryan Inniss 90+1

Pitch: Bobbling more and more as the match went on.
Conditions: Started in heavy rain, but eased off in the second half

Attendance: 4,092 (304 away supporters)

Bookings: 
Yeovil Town:  Frankie Terry 77
Forest Green Rovers: Emmanuel Osadebe 45, Charlie McCann 74, Jordan Garrick 77, Sean Long 90+5

Referee: Declan Brown

Yeovil Town (4-3-3)

Substitutes:  Marcel Lavinier (for Harry Kite, 67), Charlie Cooper (for Morgan Williams, 67), Otis Khan (for Josh Sims, 69), Kyrrel Wilson (for Ciaran McGuckin, 84), Michael Smith (not used), Lewys Twamley (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Forest Green Rovers: Ted Cann, Long, Ben Tozer (for Joe Quigley, 68), Ryan Inniss, Emmanuel Osadebe (for Teddy Jenks, 68), Kyle McAllister, Charlie McCann, Christian Doidge (for Jordan Garrick, 68), Jamie Robson (for Brandon Fleming, 75), Adam May, Harry Cardwell (for Tom Knowles, 68).
Substitutes (not used)  Liam Sercombe, Harry Bunker.

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Yeovil Town have made two changes from last weekend’s 2-1 home win over Oldham Athletic for the visit of Forest Green Rovers to Huish Park on Good Friday.

Captain Jake Wannell is not in the squad with Morgan Williams, who appeared as a substitute six days ago having returned from two months out through injury, replacing him in a back four alongside Finn Cousin-Dawson. Dom Bernard moves to right back with Michael Smith dropping to the substitutes’ bench with Alex Whittle at left back.

Harvey Greenslade is handed a start as part of a front three alongside Ciaran McGuckin and Josh Sims. Charlie Cooper and Otis Khan, who both missed the win over Oldham through injury and unavailability, are both on the bench.

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Easter Weekend brings with it a double header of football and we begin on Good Friday with the visit of Forest Green Rovers, our referee for the game will be Declan Brown.

This will only be Mr Brown’s second appearance in the middle at this level having made his National League Premier debut last week when he took charge of Ebbsfleet’s 4-1 win over Sutton United. He booked two members of the away side, and that’s about it.

He’s mainly been used in the National League North this season, dishing out 53 yellows in 16 games and chucking in a couple of red ones for good measure.

Unsurprisingly, this also represents his first ever time taking charge of Yeovil or Forest Green.

As an aside, he has sent off for Yeovil defender Alfie Pond when taking charge of a Wolves U21s game earlier in the year.

He’ll be assisted by Justin Amey, David Pilling whilst Matthew Scholes looks after the dugouts.

Yeovil Town FC (First Team) v Forest Green Rovers (First Team)
National League – Premier    
Referee: Brown, Declan
Assistant Referee: Amey, Justin
Assistant Referee: Pilling, David
Fourth Official: Scholes, Matthew