Yeovil 1, Huddersfield Town 2

Nov 14 2005 By The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Man of the Match: Mark Hudson

His day ended in disappointment with a sending-off, but he should be proud of his contribution to a great win for Town. Combative and creative, was the best player in either side

Turning point:

When Mark Hudson fired Town into a two-goal lead just seven minutes before half time, you got the impression it was going to be Town's day.

It rewarded a powerful and entertaining first-half show from Peter Jackson's side which they matched with grit and determination in the second as Yeovil piled on plenty of pressure

How they rated:

Paul Rachubka Helped by the woodwork twice, he saved smartly from Bastianini and sub Davies as Yeovil piled on heavy late pressure Rating: 7/10

Andy Holdsworth Made some tremendous tackles in the second half as Jones pushed forward dangerously. Attacked excellently in the first half Rating: 8/10

Danny Adams Played his part in a gruelling second half defensive effort with some bludgeoning tackles around the box Rating: 7/10

David Mirfin Stood up to the second half pressure superbly. Made several key covering tackles in the first half, too Rating: 7/10

Nathan Clarke Wonderful defending in the second half, bravely throwing himself at just about every ball. Near to a top-man marking Rating: 8/10

Gary T-Fletcher Isolated at times on the right flank but he worked hard. Took a heavy first-half blow to the head from Fontaine Rating: 7/10

Jon Worthington Got through a mountain of work and made two exceptional covering tackles in the second half as pressure built Rating: 8/10

Mark Hudson Harshly sent off seconds from time but earlier he was outstanding. Scored the winner in his best game for the club so far Rating: 9/10

Danny Schofield Teed up the first goal for Booth and kept the home side on edge with his tricky runs. Put in some superb crosses Rating: 8/10

Andy Booth Won everything in the air, scored and hit the bar. Brilliant in defence too and another pushing for top mark Rating: 8/10

Pawel Abbott Isolated in the second half, but his first-half running was excellent and he was involved in creating both goals Rating: 7/10

Spotlight on the ref:

Worcester referee Steve Dorr let some pretty heavy challenges go in the first half and allowed the game to flow well, but he seemed to lose that level of control in the second half and started dishing out cards for very little. Hudson's first yellow was fair enough but the second extremely harsh. Ruined it after decent start

Yeovil Town: Weale; Amankwaah, Skiverton, Fontaine (Miles HT), Jones; Terry, Johnson, Cohen, Jevons; Bastianini (Davies 78), Harrold (Gall HT). Subs not used: Collis, Guyett.