Yeovil Town 1, Kingstonian 3

Kingstonian won their first ever Conference away fixture in similar style to Saturday's Hereford game. Yeovil pressure constantly stumbled on the rock of central defenders Mark Crossley, Simon Stewart and Mark Harris and Ks were deadly on the break.

Chapple recruited experienced ex-Colchester keeper Scott Barrett for injured Jerome John, and recalled Danny Smith to take over from the departed Ian Culverhouse.

The first half saw Ks start brightly with home keeper Tony Pennock having to punch clear from a curling Colin Luckett cross.

Then Gary Patterson was booked for a robust challenge on Yeovil right back Jamie Pitman.

Ks drew first blood when Dave Leworthy and Pitcher moved down the right finding Eddie Akuamoah who crossed. The assistant ref adjudged centre back Al-James Hanningan, standing in the box, to have flicked the ball away with his hand.

Up stepped a very cool Colin Luckett in the 21st minute to bury the penalty into the roof of the net.

Yeovil pressed for the rest of the half and on 32 minutes Simon Stewart went up for a high cross with Glovers sub Carl Dale and was adjudged to have handled for another penalty. Up stepped Carl Dale and coolly stroked it home.

Yeovil camped in the Ks' half but the visitors' defence remained cool. Steve Stott got on to a header close to Barrett but the keeper held.

The second half started with the visitors under the cosh; a Steve Thompson cross was pushed away by Barrett, and Luckett was on hand to clear Ks' goalmouth. A low, hard drive by Stott in the 54th minute was well held by Barrett. Murray Fishlock and Thompson dribbled the ball in and around the Ks' box but seemed to be running out of ideas as Ks had everyone back bar Akuamoah and Leworthy.

Then Pitcher took off down the left but was upended and from the Luckett far post free-kick in the 57th minute Simon Stewart rose unchallenged to head home with some verocity.

A deflated home side stuck to the task but the boyant Ks confined them to speculative drives from outside the box. On 67 minutes a long ball into Ks' box saw Barratt bravely punch through a knot of players and left winger Ben Smith could only sky the volley. Ks continued to attack and on 73 minutes Patterson found Akuamoah down the left who raced into the area and his inviting dragback went begging. On 85 minutes though the visitors made sure of all three points when a seemingly harmless punt out of defence saw Leworthy pinpoint a header to Eddie Akuamoah who controlled first time and then turned Hannigan to race alone into the Yeovil box to let loose a low ferocious drive to Pennock's left.

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