Four goals, top seven (for a few hours) and more than a fair share of entertainment on show at Huish Park.
Ollie Marsh was at the home of football, on Friday night, with the fancy new floodlight and fluid football to brighten it all up further.
Here are his four conclusions on the game… and an important one on the teamsheet!
Where’s Macca?
No matter what happened on the pitch tonight, the main talking point was already decided an hour before kick-off. For Yeovil Town’s talismanic captain to be absent from the squad entirely was a puzzler, and Billy Rowley’s classification of the decision as “tactical” didn’t quell the confusion. It was somewhat comforting to see him watching from the main stand, but the lack of Mac was undoubtedly the evening’s big question mark.
Our wingers ran the show
The sub-plot around McCormick did at least open up the opportunity for our other attacking talents to take centre stage, and boy did they. I thought Flyin’ Ryan Jones was outstanding – a constant threat even during the moments we didn’t look at our free-flowing best. James Daly also deserves credit – he seemed to constantly get a good few yards on whichever Solihull defender was unlucky enough to chase his shadow, and he used his pace to perfection.
Spasov again olé olé
Fresh from his first Yeovil goal against Aldershot in midweek, Slavi Spasov was back leading the line, with Ste Walker still absent. I thought it was a difficult game for the Bulgarian, who was struggling to get involved. But it’s two in two (from two… yards) and I don’t mind having a striker who gets in the habit of scoring tap-ins at all. Let’s keep getting behind him, keep singing his song and hope the goals keep coming. I think he has the makings of a bit of a cult striker.
Patience paid off
I was already planning to give Jack Kingdon a line, following the defender’s first run-out since the 20 minutes he got on the opening day at Scunthorpe. Rowley praised him as a model professional, and I thought for a young defender who’s received such little game time, he looked completely on top of the Solihull attack. Then Johl Powell popped up, and turned what should have been a routine cameo into a starring role. His first goal was a McCormick-esque controlled finish that he took beautifully, and he was on the mark to get his second moments later. Another one who’s had to bide his time, I enjoyed seeing him get the post-match fist pumps.
That’s entertainment.
Another 4-1 scoreline at home – this time with the Glovers on the correct end of it – and another throughly entertaining showing at Huish Park. I thought there were times when we looked a little reluctant to get out of first gear, but when we switched the on button, we ran rings around an almost stunningly uninterested-looking Moors back line. It was such an unfortunate goal to concede and Jos Barker will be fuming to lose his clean sheet in that manner, but the reaction to turn the screw and chuck a couple more on the scoresheet was *chef’s kiss*. DAZN should swing a couple extra quid our way for the entertainment we’re providing.
