Delight in Devon for Glovers.
Yeovil Town Women extended their winning run to four games after their victory over Honiton Town at the weekend. Second half goals from Terri Will and Hannah Hughes ensured that all three points were taken back to Yeovil.
Three changes were made to the Glovers’ team, as starts were handed to Georgia Chant, Zoe Ball and Keira Ealson-Taylor, who made her full debut for the club.
In a half which contained few clear-cut chances for either side, Yeovil had the better of the opportunities. It took 25 minutes for the Glovers to produce their first meaningful effort, as Becky Miles crossed in for Zara Hunt, who saw her effort fly over the crossbar.
Despite having threatening spells in the first half, in which Hughes, Hunt and Miles combined well, Yeovil struggled to break down a defiant Honiton side on a particularly narrow pitch.
The teams went in at the break with the score goalless. Despite the woes of the first half it took the Glovers just nine minutes to break the deadlock in the second period. Terri Will headed into the back of the net from a corner, to give Yeovil the lead and score her first league goal of the season.
The points were all but sealed 15 minutes later as Hughes doubled Yeovil’s lead after being fed by substitute Les Spearing with 20 minutes left to play.
Yeovil continued to push throughout the half, as Miles and Hunt attempted to get themselves on the scoresheet but it remained 2-0.
A resilient performance from the Glovers saw the match finish 2-0, giving Yeovil their tenth clean sheet of the campaign and raising them to second place in the Regen Arable Division One South.
FULL TIME: HONITON TOWN 0-2 YEOVIL TOWN
The player of the match was awarded to Georgia Chant for her solid performance in the backline.
Yeovil Town Women goalkeeper coach and assistant manager Tony Rich spoke after the match;
“I’m really pleased”, Tony began. “The first half was hard work, it’s a small, heavy pitch with no width and it didn’t suit our game. They were very hard to break down, we had plenty of possession but could not capitalise on that final pass, but in the second half we showed
patience and perseverance and it paid off.
“We created numerous chances in the second half and probably should have won by a couple of goals more, but a great header by Terri and a good finish by Hannah and we’re really pleased.
Tony looked ahead to next week’s clash with Weston-super-Mare.
“It doesn’t help us the fact we haven’t played for a couple weeks, continuity is key in football, so it’s good to get a game today and next week. Hopefully on a pitch that we can play football on, we can play our passing game, play to our strengths and hopefully we can take
the game to Weston and come out on top.”
Yeovil Town Women return to action next Sunday 9th March, as they travel to The Optima Stadium to face Weston-super-Mare 14:00 KO.
