Match ends, Exeter City 2, Yeovil Town 1.
ExeterExeter City2YeovilYeovil Town1
Jayden Stockley struck his 15th goal of the season with two minutes remaining to earn a 2-1 win for Exeter City over West Country neighbours Yeovil.
Exeter dominated the first half without creating too many clear-cut chances before breaking the deadlock after 35 minutes.
Pierce Sweeney's overlapping run created the space for Lee Holmes to cut infield and, from the corner of the penalty box, he curled a delightful shot over the head of Stuart Nelson and into the far top corner - an almost identical goal to Lee Martin's winner against Crewe in Exeter's last home game.
Yeovil barely threatened, coming closest with two wild Sessi D'Almeida efforts high and wide, but they levelled things up with a fine goal of their own in the 54th minute.
A corner was cleared as far as Tom James some 25 yards out and he took one touch to kill the ball dead before curling a delightful shot into the bottom corner.
The game seemed destined for a draw, with so few chances created. But, in the 88th minute Dean Moxey's shot was blocked on the line and the ball fell at the feet of top scorer Stockley, who made no mistake from eight yards.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Pym
- 2Sweeney
- 4O'Shea
- 21Moxey
- 3Woodman
- 8LawSubstituted forTillsonat 89'minutes
- 25Taylor
- 27Collins
- 10HolmesSubstituted forOgbeneat 74'minutes
- 7MartinSubstituted forAbrahamsat 76'minutes
- 11Stockley
Substitutes
- 5Martin
- 6Tillson
- 13Hamon
- 14Forte
- 17Jay
- 19Abrahams
- 24Ogbene
Yeovil
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Nelson
- 23James
- 4Warren
- 2Gafaiti
- 3Dickinson
- 7BrowneBooked at 50minsSubstituted forArquinat 50'minutes
- 20D'Almeida
- 30Santos
- 11GreenBooked at 23mins
- 13ZokoSubstituted forOlomolaat 74'minutes
- 9Fisher
Substitutes
- 5Mugabi
- 10Gray
- 12Baxter
- 18Arquin
- 24Olomola
- 27Donnellan
- 28Arnold
- Referee:
- Graham Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 5,974
Match Stats
Home TeamExeterAway TeamYeovil
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away4
- Corners
- Home7
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away6
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 2, Yeovil Town 1.
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Attempt saved. Adel Gafaiti (Yeovil Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Jayden Stockley.
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Attempt blocked. Jordan Green (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. Jordan Tillson replaces Nicky Law.
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Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Christy Pym.
Goal!
Goal! Exeter City 2, Yeovil Town 1. Jayden Stockley (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Carl Dickinson.
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Chiedozie Ogbene (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Alex Fisher (Yeovil Town).
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Foul by Craig Woodman (Exeter City).
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Jordan Green (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Olufela Olomola (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. Tristan Abrahams replaces Lee Martin.
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Foul by Yoann Arquin (Yeovil Town).
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Dara O'Shea (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Lee Holmes.
Substitution
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Olufela Olomola replaces Francois Zoko.
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Attempt missed. Tom James (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
