Match ends, Morecambe 2, Yeovil Town 1.
Morecambe 2-1 Yeovil Town
- From the section League Two
Morecambe recorded their third home win of the season with victory over a battling Yeovil.
Goals from Ajay Leitch-Smith and Rhys Oates gave the home side the advantage before Yeovil dominated the final stages of the game but could only pull one back through Olufela Olomola.
Morecambe took the lead in the 23rd minute with a fine goal from former Glovers striker Leitch-Smith.
The Shrimps' front man collected the ball inside the Yeovil box and turned sharply before curling a left-foot shot past Nathan Baxter and into the top right hand corner of the visitors' goal.
Leitch-Smith was then handed the chance to double his side's lead when they awarded a controversial penalty on 34 minutes after a foul by Rhys Browne on Liam Mandeville, but his spot kick was well saved by Baxter.
Yeovil finished the first half strongly but Morecambe took advantage of the break to add a second early in the second half.
Oates received the ball on the left and cut inside before firing a right-foot shot from 30 yards with the ball taking a wicked bounce before beating Baxter.
Yeovil came back strongly and pulled one back on 68 minutes when the home defence were caught out by a long ball down the middle which saw Olomola win the race with Josef Yarney to force the ball past Mark Halstead.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Line-ups
Morecambe
- 21Halstead
- 2Mills
- 14Yarney
- 16LavelleBooked at 58mins
- 3Conlan
- 17MandevilleSubstituted forEllisonat 70'minutes
- 15Wildig
- 27CranstonBooked at 90mins
- 18OatesSubstituted forKenyonat 81'minutes
- 28Leitch-SmithSubstituted forOldat 90+5'minutes
- 9Oliver
Substitutes
- 4Kenyon
- 5Old
- 11Ellison
- 12Oswell
- 13Szczepaniak
- 19Mendes Gomes
- 25Hedley
Yeovil
- 12Baxter
- 23JamesBooked at 16mins
- 5Mugabi
- 27Donnellan
- 3Dickinson
- 21McDonald
- 20D'Almeida
- 10GraySubstituted forPattisonat 50'minutes
- 7Browne
- 18ArquinSubstituted forZokoat 76'minutesBooked at 78mins
- 24OlomolaBooked at 10minsSubstituted forPatrickat 85'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Nelson
- 8Patrick
- 13Zoko
- 15Rogers
- 17Pattison
- 29Mahmutovic
- 30Santos
- Referee:
- Peter Wright
- Attendance:
- 1,406
Match Stats
Home TeamMorecambeAway TeamYeovil
- Possession
- Home46%
- Away54%
- Shots
- Home3
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away7
- Corners
- Home1
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away9
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Morecambe 2, Yeovil Town 1.
Foul by Shaun Donnellan (Yeovil Town).
Jordan Cranston (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Steven Old replaces A-Jay Leitch-Smith.
Foul by Wesley McDonald (Yeovil Town).
Vadaine Oliver (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Omari Patrick (Yeovil Town) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
Booking
Jordan Cranston (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alex Pattison (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jordan Cranston (Morecambe).
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Sam Lavelle.
Wesley McDonald (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by A-Jay Leitch-Smith (Morecambe).
Attempt missed. Shaun Donnellan (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Tom James (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Alex Pattison (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jordan Cranston (Morecambe).
Attempt saved. Tom James (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Omari Patrick replaces Olufela Olomola.
Alex Pattison (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josef Yarney (Morecambe).
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Alex Kenyon replaces Rhys Oates.
Attempt missed. Olufela Olomola (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Booking
Francois Zoko (Yeovil Town) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Sam Lavelle.
Attempt blocked. Rhys Browne (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Francois Zoko replaces Yoann Arquin.
Attempt saved. Tom James (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Morecambe. Kevin Ellison replaces Liam Mandeville.
Goal!
Goal! Morecambe 2, Yeovil Town 1. Olufela Olomola (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoann Arquin.
Attempt saved. Wesley McDonald (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Delay in match (Yeovil Town).
Attempt missed. Wesley McDonald (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Foul by Wesley McDonald (Yeovil Town).
Liam Mandeville (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Tom James (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Booking
Sam Lavelle (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Rhys Browne (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Sam Lavelle (Morecambe).