A double strike from Sonny Blu Lo-Everton sealed Yeovil Town a deserved victory over an Oldham Athletic side looking to secure a place in the play-offs this season.

The Glovers struck after just nine minutes when Lo-Everton was found by a great ball from Michael Smith to fire the opener and Yeovil looked good value for their 1-0 half-time advantage with Ciaran McGuckin coming close to adding a second.

Lo-Everton struck early again when great work from McGuckin found him at the back post with just four minutes of the second half played. Jake Caprice pulled a late goal back three minutes in to stoppage time, but it proved nothing more than a consolation goal.

First half

The first opportunity fell to Yeovil after good work from Sonny Blu Lo-Everton who found space after a good flick on by Ciaran McGuckin, cut inside and hit a weak shot which Mathew Hudson in the Oldham goal held on to easily.

On ten minutes, it was Sonny who put the hosts ahead. There will be complaints from Oldham who thought Michael Smith had run the ball out of play, but the Northern Irishman played to the whistle and threaded a great ball in to  LO-EVERTON running in to the box to shot across the keeper and in to the net.

The fast start from the home side continued with McGuckin and Sims combining nicely before the on loan Rotherham United man pulled his shot wide. Yeovil have started brightly, whereas Oldham look to be wobbling.

Oldham were forced in to an early change after 20 minutes when Jake Leach, on loan from Hull City, went down injured and was replaced by tricky winger Jesrun Uchegbulam.

The visitors had a great opportunity to level five minutes later when Charlie Raglan met Tom Pett’s free-kick with a header from inside the six-yard area which flashed just wide. A minute later Lo-Everton’s ball towards Dom Bernard was headed tamely towards Hudson at the other end.

There was another chance for Oldham just after the half-hour mark when Kian Harratt seemed surprised to find himself in space eight yards out allowing just enough time for Jake Wannell to clear it.

McGuckin wiggled his way in from the right-hand side and tried to bend one in to the far corner with Hudson at full stretch. It may even have clipped the post on its way out for a goal kick.

Aidan Stone had to be brave to deny Uchegbulum with five minutes of the first half remaining. The keeper came to meet the substitute on the edge of his area.

Half time: Yeovil Town 1 Oldham Athletic 0

 

Second half

Four minutes after the restart, Yeovil doubled their advantage with a goal made by McGuckin. Having been found by Bernard’s forward ball, the Rotherham United loanee looked to have a chance to shoot himself as he powered towards goal but instead did superbly to get a ball to the back post where LO-EVERTON was on hand to turn home his second of the day from close range.
 
Yeovil Town celebrate Sonny’s second. Picture courtesy of Debs Curtis.
 
Oldham responded immediately with a double change bringing on top scorer Mike Fondop and Vinsal Yoganathan, an attacking move with the visitors having to go for it.
 
The pair combined two minutes later when Yoganathan’s ball found Fondop and Stone had to do well to deny him before a ball hit Fondop in the face seconds later and managed to set Harratt through and Stone pulled off another impressive stop to deny him. They have been on the pitch literally minutes, but the substitutes have made an impact.
 
On 56 minutes, Morgan Williams replaced Michael Smith for his first appearance for more than two months. Williams went back in to a three-man back line with Finn Cousin-Dawson switching with Bernard to fulfil midfield position.
 
Cousin-Dawson had a great opportunity to make it 3-0 just after the hour. Great work from McGuckin (again) left an Oldham player on the floor and had a shot well saved by Hudson before the ball broke to Cousin-Dawson who hammered it goalwards and it was deflected over for a corner.
 
 
Oldham looked to have responded well after their substitutions, but Yeovil have quickly taken the sting out of them. Harvey Greenslade replaces Sonny with 63 minutes gone. Can anyone else take the Man of the Match award away from him? Surely not.
 
The visitors had a few efforts high and wide with Harratt and Conlon both off target before an 81st minute free-kick from Conlon landed at the feet of Fondop inside the box. But the striker’s first touch was heavy and the ball ran out for a goal kick.
 
But, with two minutes of seven added on at the end of the game the visitors pulled a goal back. Referee Stephen Copeland got in the way of the ball and was forced to give a drop ball which he dropped straight at the feet of an Oldham player who was unchallenged to knock it sideways to Jake CAPRICE who moved to within 30 yards of goal and unleashed a thunderous strike. A nervy last five minutes which seemed unlikely at any point before that.
 
If you wondered what this meant for the visitors, Mathew Hudson came up for two corners in the sixth minute of injury time. He didn’t get to them and Yeovil held on for a deserved victory.

Full time: Yeovil Town 2 Oldham Athletic 1

Match Details

Venue: Huish Park
Date: Saturday 12th April, 3pm kick-off

Competition: National League Premier Division

Scorers: Sonny Blu Lo-Everton 10 (1-0), Sonny Blu Lo-Everton 48 (2-0), Jake Caprice 90+2 (2-1)

Pitch: Held up well but started to bobble a bit in the second half
Conditions: Cloudy but warm

Attendance: 3373 (372 away supporters)

Bookings: 
Yeovil Town:  Josh Sims 45+7, Finn Cousin-Dawson 90+6
Oldham Athletic: Vinsal Yoganathan 87

Referee: Stephen Copeland

Yeovil Town (3-4-2-1)

Substitutes:  Morgan Williams (for Michael Smith, 56), Harvey Greenslade (for Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, 63), Kyrell Wilson (for Ciaran McGuckin, 77), Marcel Lavinier (for Josh Sims, 89), Lewys Twamley (not used), Matt Gould (not used).

Oldham Athletic: Mathew Hudson, Mark Kitching, Tom Pett. Shaun Hobson, Tom Conlon, Joe Garner (for Mike Fondop, 53), Jordan Rossiter (for Vinsal Yoganathan, 53), Charlie Raglan, Jake Caprice, Kian Harratt, Jake Leake (for Jesurun Uchegbulam, 20).

Substitutes (not used): Tom Donaghy, Josh Lundstram, Corry Evans, Joe Pritchard.

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Marcus
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