Match Report: Yeovil Town v Altrincham

Yeovil Town lifted themselves out of the relegation zone on goal difference last night as a 1-1 draw with Altrincham lifted them two places to 19th. Yeovil fell behind after 22 minutes when James Jones headed Altrincham in front, but later he was sent off for handball which resulted in a Yeovil penalty. Jordan Maguire-Drew made no mistake from the spot to give Yeovil their 15th draw of the season.

Mark Cooper made four changes to the side that was defeated 2-1 at York City at the weekend. Jamie Reckord, Lawson D'Ath, Alex Fisher and Edwin Agbaje all regained their places in the starting XI while Matt Worthington, Jordan Maguire-Drew and Jordan Young were benched and Josh Staunton was dropped.

Yeovil opted for a 5-3-2 formation with Edwin Abgaje, Morgan Williams, Owen Bevan, Jamie Reckord and Ryan Law in front of Grant Smith. Josh Owers, Lawson A'Ath and Charlie Cooper made up the midfield while Alex Fisher and Seb Palmer-Houlden lead the attack.

On the bench was Matt Worthington, Jordan Maguire-Drew, Jordan Young, Malachi Linton and Chiori Johnson.

Yeovil kicked off towards the away end.

Altrincham were in control of the first half, playing calm, composed football. Grant Smith had to push an effort from Ryan Linney around the post after 12 minutes but it wasn't long before the away side took the lead.

A corner kick on 21 minutes from the right side to the back post wasn't defended at all and James Jones headed the ball home unmarked.

Yeovil continued to struggle and almost went 2-0 down after 30 minutes when Altrincham caught Yeovil on the break. It took a last ditch block from Owen Bevan on the line to keep the score at 1-0.

Half Time: Yeovil Town 0-1 Altrincham

Yeovil improved in the second half but were still struggling to create chances.

On 63 minutes Josh Owers was replaced by Jordan Maguire-Drew, who would soon be given a golden chance to level for Yeovil.

On 77 minutes Yeovil were awarded a penalty, when goal scorer James Jones deliberately handled the ball in the box and was shown a straight red card. Maguire-Drew stepped up and calmly put the ball past Ollie Byrne, who got a hand to his effort, to equalise for Town.

Yeovil then made a double substitution as Seb Palmer-Houlden and Charlie Cooper were replaced by Jordan Young and Chiori Johnson.

With a man advantage Yeovil were able to keep pressing the away side, but still couldn't turn that into any real chances and the game finished level.

Full Time: Yeovil Town 1-1 Altrincham

Lifting ourselves out of the bottom four can potentially give us a psychological boost going into a tough game at home to Woking on Saturday. If we are able to go on a good run of form over the next month the feel good factor may return to Huish Park, especially with the news regarding SU Glovers taking stewardship of the club.

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Match Attendance: 2,106 (39 from Altrincham)

Yeovil Town

1 - Grant Smith, 2 - Morgan Williams, 3 - Jamie Reckord, 8 - Lawson D'Ath, 9 - Alex Fisher, 15 - Josh Owers (replaced by 10 - Jordan Maguire-Drew on 63 minutes), 16 - Ryan Law, 18 - Seb Palmer-Houlden (replaced by 11 - Jordan Young on 79 minutes), 24 - Charlie Cooper (replaced by 17 - Chiori Johnson on 79 minutes), 26 - Owen Bevan, 39 - Edwin Agbaje

Substitutes

7 - Matt Worthington, 10 - Jordan Maguire-Drew, 11 - Jordan Young, 14 - Malachi Linton, 17 - Chiori Johnson

Kit

Green and White Striped Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks
Goalkeeper: Yellow

Altrincham

1 - Ollie Byrne, 2 - Edward Jones, 4 - Isaac Marriott, 6 - Lewis Baines, 8 - Joshua Lundstrum, 9 - Jordan Hulme, 10 - Elliott Osborne, 26 - James Jones (dismissed on 77 minutes), 28 - Maximillian Oyedele, 29 - Ryan Linney (replaced by 11 - Danny Cashman on 84 minutes), 35 - Tyrese Sinclair (replaced by 18 - Benjamin Pringle on 80 minutes)

Substitutes

11 - Danny Cashman, 18 - Benjamin Pringle, 20 - Aidan Roxburgh, - Matthew Gould, 29 - Aaron Bennett

Kit

Navy Blue Shirts Yellow Stripe, Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue Socks
Goalkeeper: Orange

Referee: Matt Russell
Assistant: Ollie Taylor
Assistant: Ben Williamson
Fourth Official: Adam Wilson