League One
March 2, 2013
Yeovil Town
1 - 0
Tranmere Rovers
League One
15:00 +00:00, March 2, 2013
Huish Park, England
Referee: D Sheldrake
Upson inspires Glovers to precious win
Scoring Summary
| Yeovil Town | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|
| Edward Upson (58') |
Teams
| Yeovil Town | Tranmere Rovers |
|---|---|
| 1 Marek Stech | 1 Owain fon Williams |
| 3 Jamie McAllister | 5 Ian Goodison |
| 18 Daniel Burn | 14 Zoumana Bakayogo |
| 5 Byron Webster | 2 Danny Holmes |
| 20 Joe Edwards | 4 Ash Taylor |
| 2 Luke Ayling | 24 Paul Corry |
| 22 Kevin Dawson | 17 Max Power |
| 14 Sam Foley | 25 Mamady Sidibe |
| 8 Edward Upson | 26 Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro |
| 9 James Hayter | 22 Abdulai Bell-Baggie |
| 17 Patrick Madden | 20 Michael O'Halloran |
| Substitutes | |
| 12 Gareth Stewart | Jason Mooney 33 |
| 4 Richard Hinds | Paul Black 3 |
| 16 Nathan Ralth | Donervorn Daniels 23 |
| 10 Gavin Williams | Danny Harrison 12 |
| 6 Dominic Blizzard | Liam Palmer 6 |
| 15 Lewis Young | David Amoo 18 |
| 21 Wes Fletcher | Cole Stockton 16 |
| Substitutions | |
| Cole Stockton for Mamady Sidibe (43) | |
| Liam Palmer for Michael O'Halloran (64) | |
| David Amoo for Abdulai Bell-Baggie (65) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Patrick Madden (74) | Zoumana Bakayogo (9) |
| Danny Holmes (58) | |
| Ian Goodison (74) | |
| David Amoo (80) | |
| · Squads: Yeovil Town | Tranmere Rovers | |
Soaring Yeovil bounced back from midweek disappointment to earn a 1-0 win over play-off rivals Tranmere.
A second half free-kick from Ed Upson ensured the Glovers returned to winning ways after Tuesday's defeat at Colchester and condemned the visitors to their sixth defeat in nine league games.
The Somerset side started brightly, with Paddy Madden firing into the side-netting before skipper Jamie McAllister's free-kick fizzed narrowly wide.
Rovers hit back when Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro saw his attempt smartly saved by Marek Stech.
After Mamady Sidibe was forced off through injury on the brink of half-time, the hosts came closest to breaking the deadlock - with Madden's low drive brilliantly turned around a post by Owain Fon Williams.
Yeovil took the lead just before the hour mark when Upson deceived the goalkeeper at his near post, curling a 25-yard free-kick into the net to send the Huish Park faithful into raptures.
Upson almost wrapped up the points when his exquisite lob cannoned off the crossbar, with the Glovers surviving a late onslaught to claim a crucial victory.