Yeovil 1, Huddersfield Town 2

Nov 14 2005 By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Those lapses apart, it was all Town and Hudson was at his combative best, winning the ball time and again and setting up any number of dangerous attacks with support all round.

It was only fitting, after Booth had rattled the bar with a trademark header on 26 minutes, that Hudson should score the second after 38.

Nathan Clarke provided the initial cross and, when Booth headed it back, there was once again mayhem in the home back line.

Two potential clearances were missed as Abbott challenged and Gary Taylor-Fletcher then had a snap-shot parried, but Hudson was on hand to steer in his third of the campaign.

Hudson almost added another three minutes later following another classy attack involving Taylor-Fletcher, Abbott and Holdsworth and, at that stage, it was one-way traffic.

All Town needed to do was keep it quiet in the second half for 10 or 15 minutes and the job would have been done, but Johnson's strike from a cross by substitute Kevin Gall completely changed the complexion of the game.

Suddenly Yeovil were transformed and Town, as so often happens, got pinned back around their 18-yard line defending too deep.

While there were half chances on the break for Booth and Schofield, Yeovil dominated and Town had to dig deep to keep them at bay.

Jackson sent on Tony Carss to bolster the midfield for the closing stages, leaving only one up front, and Booth had to be deployed as an extra centre back because Yeovil sent skipper Terry Skiverton up front.

Booth, who won everything in the air, was magnificent and Clarke, bravely throwing himself into all sorts of challenges, had his best half of the season in front of Paul Rachubka, who saved smartly from Bastianini's header and a fierce drive from substitute Arron Davies.

There was to be no glory for the Glovers, however, and the joy was clear for all to see as Town celebrated with their fans at the final whistle.

This was a landmark win.

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