Torquay United defeats Yeovil Town 3-0

TORQUAY. Torquay United was in the end too much to handle for Yeovil Town.

December 27, 2021

TORQUAY. Torquay United was finally too much to handle for Yeovil Town with the goal of B. Wynter (66′), J. Sparkes (70′) and J. Lewis (86′).

The match was played at the Plainmoor Ground stadium in Torquay on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Jackson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.

Match Statistics

Torquay United

3 - 0

Yeovil Town

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

14 Total 6
6 On Target 2
8 Off Target 4
0 Shots blocked 0

73 Attack 63
36 Dangerous attack 37
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3

Fouls

0 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Torquay United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Yeovil Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Yeovil Town was putting more pressure with 37 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Torquay United was able to find the solution to win this match.

Torquay United shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Yeovil Town shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Torquay United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Yeovil Town received 5 yellow cards (A. Yussuf, M. Worthington, D. Gorman, and D. Moss).

Also, Yeovil Town didn’t finish the match with 11 players after S. Lo-Everton (Yeovil Town) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (64′).

Match Timeline

38'

45'

Matt Worthington- Yellow

59'

66'

69'

70'

75'

77'

81'

86'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Torquay United will have 27 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Yeovil Town will stay with 31 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Torquay United will play away against Eastleigh on the 28th of December with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Eastleigh (1 draw).

Yeovil Town will host Torquay United on the 2nd of January with a 3-3 head to head.

Torquay United – Formation

Torquay United

Shaun MacDonald 37.England

Dean Moxey 21.England

90'

Joe Lewis 31.Wales

86'

Tom Lapslie 4.England

Daniel Martin 3.England

Ben Wynter 2.England

66'

Armani Little 10.England

Jack Sparkes 28.England

88'

70'

Danny Wright 9.England

Connor Lemonheigh-Evans 7.Wales

Klaidi Lolos 19.Greece

81'

Substitutes

Chiori Johnson 14.England

81'

Ali Omar 5.England

Keelan O'Connell 16.England

88'

Asa Hall 8.England

D. Holman 30.England

The manager Gary Johnson decided to play with the following team: S. MacDonald, D. Moxey, J. Lewis, T. Lapslie, D. Martin, B. Wynter, A. Little, J. Sparkes, D. Wright, C. Lemonheigh-Evans and K. Lolos.

The home team had on the bench: C. Johnson, K. O’Connell, A. Omar, A. Hall and D. Holman.

Substitutions

Torquay United made 3 changes: K. Lolos for C. Johnson (81′), J. Sparkes for K. O’Connell (88′) and D. Moxey for A. Omar (90′).

Yeovil Town – Formation

Yeovil Town

Grant Smith 1.England

Luke Wilkinson 6.England

Josh Staunton 32.England

Max Hunt 5.England

Dan Moss 22.England

75'

Morgan Williams 13.England

81'

Dale Gorman 8.Northern Ireland

77'

59'

Matt Worthington 7.England

45'

Sonny Blu Lo Everton 15.Scotland

Charlie Wakefield 19.England

A. Yussuf 23.Tanzania

69'

38'

Substitutes

Max Evans 12.England

Jordan Barnett 3.England

77'

Jaheim Headley 36.England

Tom Knowles 11.England

69'

Reuben James Reid 9.England

81'

Darren Sarll played with: G. Smith, L. Wilkinson, M. Williams, J. Staunton, M. Hunt, D. Moss, D. Gorman, C. Wakefield, M. Worthington, S. Lo-Everton and A. Yussuf.

The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Knowles, J. Barnett, R. Reid, M. Evans and J. Headley.