Match ends, Cambridge United 1, Yeovil Town 0.
CambridgeCambridge United1YeovilYeovil Town0
Mark Roberts' goal secured Cambridge a 1-0 win against Yeovil which lifted the U's off the bottom of the League Two table.
Defender Roberts turned the ball home from close range after 65 minutes, pouncing after Artur Krysiak had saved Adam McGurk's header from Harrison Dunk's corner.
The goal was a deserved one for the home side, who dominated for most of the game, though they did survive an early scare when Ryan Hedges could only guide Nathan Smith's low cross over from close range.
Luke Berry fired off target three times from the edge of the box in the first period, while McGurk curled a free-kick into the side netting from 35 yards with a fine effort eight minutes before the interval.
Roberts nearly sealed the points from another Dunk delivery for Cambridge 17 minutes from time but saw Krysiak keep out his flicked header with a magnificent save.
With the last kick of the game, Hedges blazed a loose ball over the bar with Yeovil's best chance to snatch a dramatic point.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Cambridge
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Norris
- 28Halliday
- 5Roberts
- 6Legge
- 2Taylor
- 19GoslingSubstituted forIkpeazuat 60'minutes
- 8BerryBooked at 38mins
- 20Clark
- 11Dunk
- 10Williamson
- 17McGurkSubstituted forNewtonat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 13Gregory
- 14Coulson
- 15Long
- 16Dallison-Lisbon
- 24Newton
- 26Ikpeazu
- 29Foy
Yeovil
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Krysiak
- 2ShephardBooked at 55minsSubstituted forMugabiat 67'minutes
- 6LaceyBooked at 35mins
- 26WardSubstituted forLawlessat 73'minutes
- 3Smith
- 4Dolan
- 16Butcher
- 7DawsonBooked at 73mins
- 23Hedges
- 9Eaves
- 10KhanSubstituted forWhitfieldat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Mugabi
- 8Lawless
- 12Maddison
- 14Ezewelle
- 17Sowunmi
- 19Campbell
- 28Whitfield
- Referee:
- Mark Haywood
- Attendance:
- 3,556
Match Stats
Home TeamCambridgeAway TeamYeovil
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away0
- Corners
- Home11
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away10
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Cambridge United 1, Yeovil Town 0.
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Attempt missed. Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Foul by Ben Williamson (Cambridge United).
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Nathan Smith (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. Ben Whitfield (Yeovil Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
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Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United).
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Bevis Mugabi (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United).
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Alex Lacey (Yeovil Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ryan Hedges (Yeovil Town).
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Corner, Yeovil Town. Conceded by Will Norris.
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Attempt saved. Luke Berry (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Yeovil Town. Ben Whitfield replaces Otis Khan.
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Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Bevis Mugabi.
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Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Artur Krysiak.
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Attempt saved. Mark Roberts (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Alex Lacey.
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Attempt blocked. Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
