Match Report - Larkhall Athletic v Yeovil Town

Yeovil Town advanced to the third round of the Somerset Premier Cup last night thanks to a 2-0 win at Larkhall Athletic. Goals from Sonny Blu Lo-Everton and Joe Quigley in either half was enough to see Town progress.

As usual in the Somerset Cup Darren Sarll fielded a mixed team and Yeovil lined up in a 4-4-2 formation with Jake Graziano, Luke Wilkinson, Olly Haste and Max Hunt in front of Max Evans. Alex Bradley, Toby Stephens, Pedro Borges and Sonny Blu Lo-Everton made up the midfield while Adi Yussuf and Joe Quigley lead the attack.

On the bench was Morgan Williams, Callum Smalley, Finn Skiverton, Jonny Lye and Korey Andrews.

Larkhall made the livelier start to the game and won a corner on the right hand side after five minutes but it was defended at the near post.

Despite the lively start from Larkhall it was Yeovil took the lead on 7 minutes as a free kick from the edge of the area by Luke Wilkinson crashed off the crossbar and Sonny Blu Lo-Everton was there to fire the ball into the back of the net.

Yeovil won their first corner of the game on 11 minutes which was crossed to the near post and headed goalwards but the keeper was able to make a comfortable save.

Despite the early setback Larkhall continued to play with positivity and were creating some chances of their own. They won their second corner after 20 minutes as a defensive slip up allowed Larkhall in on goal and it took a decent save by Max Evans to keep Yeovil ahead in the tie. The resulting corner came to nothing.

The rest of the half was fairly tame with Yeovil not looking threatening and they went in at the break with a 1-0 advantage.

Half Time: Larkhall Athletic 0-1 Yeovil Town

Yeovil made their first substitution at half time as Luke Wilkinson was replaced by Morgan Williams.

The second half was didn't really flow at all as there was a lot of stoppages for little fouls and injuries.

Yeovil made a double substitution on 60 minutes as Adi Yussuf and Pedro Borges was replaced by Finn Skiverton and Korey Andrews.

Yeovil had looked unlikely to get another goal in the game but out of nowhere Joe Quigley doubled the advantage as he unleashed a low shot on the edge of the area which nestled into the back of the net.

The remainder of the game was very tame as Yeovil now had a firm control of the game and Larkhall couldn't find a way back into the match.

Full Time: Larkhall Athletic 0-2 Yeovil Town

Yeovil's next game is on Saturday afternoon as Eastleigh are the visitors to Huish Park. Kick off is at 3PM

Larkhall Athletic

1 - Shaun Semmens, 2 - Joe Hillard, 3 - Alfie Clarke, 4 - Harry Simons, 5 - Dan Restorick, 6 - Josh Jones, 7 - Alex Lambert, 8 - Matt Britton, 9 - Sam Crum, 10 - Jack Camm, 11 - Aysa Corrick

Substitutes

12 - Lewis Powell, 14 - Michael Baker, 15 - Geraint Bater

Kit

All Blue
Goalkeeper: Yellow

Yeovil Town

1 - Max Evans, 2 - Jake Graziano, 3 - Olly Haste, 6 - Luke Wilkinson (replaced by 13 - Morgan Williams on 46 minutes), 5 - Max Hunt, 14 - Alex Bradley, 16 - Toby Stephens, 19 - Pedro Borges (replaced by 8 - Korey Andrews on 60 minutes), 15 - Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, 21 - Adi Yussuf (replaced by 9 - Finn Skiverton on 60 minutes), 10 - Joe Quigley

Substitutes

13 - Morgan Williams, 12 - Callum Smalley, 9 - Finn Skiverton, 18 - Jonny Lye, 8 - Korey Andrews

Kit

Green Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Goalkeeper: Orange

Officials

Referee: - Craig Scriven
Assistant: - James Knowles
Assistant: - Kevin Williams

Next Fixture

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Yeovil Town v Torquay United

Date: 29/03/2024
Competition: National League (South)
Venue: Huish Park
Kick Off: 15:00

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Last Updated: 26/03/2024

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Team
Pld
GD
Pts

1
Yeovil Town
40
+29
83

2
Chelmsford City
41
+28
76

3
Braintree Town
40
+18
68

4
Hampton & Richmond
39
+11
67

5
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39
+10
67

6
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40
+19
66

7
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40
+13
63

8
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41
+4
63

9
Bath City
39
+16
62

10
Farnborough
40
+4
60

11
Chippenham Town
40
+5
57

12
Slough Town
39
+8
56

13
Tonbridge Angels
41
+3
55

14
Weymouth
39
-3
50

15
Weston-super-Mare
37
-7
48

16
Hemel Hempstead Town
40
-14
45

17
Torquay United
39
-5
44

18
Welling United
40
-17
44

19
Truro City
34
-7
41

20
Taunton Town
36
-15
40

21
Dartford
39
-13
39

22
Eastbourne Borough
39
-24
38

23
Havant & Waterlooville
40
-30
33

24
Dover Athletic
40
-33
23