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Hereford United's encounter with Yeovil Town has ended goalless. This was the second 0-0 draw in a row against well placed opposition.
Glovers hold
Bulls to another draw
Hereford
United 0 - 0 Yeovil Town
It was destined to be the big return of
Gavin Williams to Edgar Street - an action-packed game
where the Hereford team would prove that they didn't need
the Welshman in their new look squad.
However, the encounter turned out to be a bit of an anticlimax. There were boos for Williams, and chances at both ends, but no goals which some will have felt a little disappointed by.
Graham Turner's side were still missing Paul Parry and Ben Smith, but Yeovil also had the disadvantage of losing Tom White and Adam Stansfield to injury and ex-Bull Michael McIndoe through suspension.
The game started as a relatively scrappy affair with Yeovil making the early runnings. Darren Way and Lee Johnson both had moves thwarted in the opening few minutes as the ball tended to be knocked around in the air rather than on the floor. At the other end, Danny Williams fired over from just outside the box in a cross-cum-shot as Hereford made their first attacking moves.
Gavin Williams aimed to make his presence felt early on with a through ball to Abdoulai Demba which was crowded out and also with a cross which was knocked out by United captain Ian Wright. From then on, Williams didn't seem to be able to get into the game.
After sixteen minutes, Michael Rose provided John Grant with a perfect opportunity to open the scoring. His cross from the left reached Grant on the near post, only for the ex-Crewe attacker to turn the ball straight at the goalkeeper. Five minutes later, Yeovil's Howard Forinton narrowly missed the target when connecting onto a cross and then Demba's cross from the left provided a perfect opening for Yeovil - but nobody was in place to hit home into an empty goal.
As the half came to a close, Matt Clarke fired a low shot at Yeovil stopper Chris Weale from ten yards, Ian Wright hit the side netting before clearing a Demba shot off the line at the other end, and Grant fired across goal following a superb long crossfield ball from Danny Williams.
The second period was a relatively quiet affair. Forinton had an early shot pushed away by Matt Baker less than two minutes after the restart, and four minutes later Weale was forced to make an acrobatic save to tip Michael Rose's thirty yard drive over the crossbar. Anthony Tonkin tested Matt Baker midway through the half with a deep free kick, and at the other end Steve Guinan fired another long range effort just over the target.
As the game drew to a close, both sides pushed forward in spells but neither could find the crucial goal. Both sides threw on substitutes and picked up cards in frustrating circumstances, but Yeovil were lucky not to have been down to ten men when Way fouled Matt Clarke before retaliating to the decision.
Two points out of a possible six do not look good for Hereford, but the wider picture shows two deserved points and a four match unbeaten run. The Bulls go to Stevenage Borough on Saturday, who won 3-0 at bottom of the table Forest Green Rovers tonight.
However, the encounter turned out to be a bit of an anticlimax. There were boos for Williams, and chances at both ends, but no goals which some will have felt a little disappointed by.
Graham Turner's side were still missing Paul Parry and Ben Smith, but Yeovil also had the disadvantage of losing Tom White and Adam Stansfield to injury and ex-Bull Michael McIndoe through suspension.
The game started as a relatively scrappy affair with Yeovil making the early runnings. Darren Way and Lee Johnson both had moves thwarted in the opening few minutes as the ball tended to be knocked around in the air rather than on the floor. At the other end, Danny Williams fired over from just outside the box in a cross-cum-shot as Hereford made their first attacking moves.
Gavin Williams aimed to make his presence felt early on with a through ball to Abdoulai Demba which was crowded out and also with a cross which was knocked out by United captain Ian Wright. From then on, Williams didn't seem to be able to get into the game.
After sixteen minutes, Michael Rose provided John Grant with a perfect opportunity to open the scoring. His cross from the left reached Grant on the near post, only for the ex-Crewe attacker to turn the ball straight at the goalkeeper. Five minutes later, Yeovil's Howard Forinton narrowly missed the target when connecting onto a cross and then Demba's cross from the left provided a perfect opening for Yeovil - but nobody was in place to hit home into an empty goal.
As the half came to a close, Matt Clarke fired a low shot at Yeovil stopper Chris Weale from ten yards, Ian Wright hit the side netting before clearing a Demba shot off the line at the other end, and Grant fired across goal following a superb long crossfield ball from Danny Williams.
The second period was a relatively quiet affair. Forinton had an early shot pushed away by Matt Baker less than two minutes after the restart, and four minutes later Weale was forced to make an acrobatic save to tip Michael Rose's thirty yard drive over the crossbar. Anthony Tonkin tested Matt Baker midway through the half with a deep free kick, and at the other end Steve Guinan fired another long range effort just over the target.
As the game drew to a close, both sides pushed forward in spells but neither could find the crucial goal. Both sides threw on substitutes and picked up cards in frustrating circumstances, but Yeovil were lucky not to have been down to ten men when Way fouled Matt Clarke before retaliating to the decision.
Two points out of a possible six do not look good for Hereford, but the wider picture shows two deserved points and a four match unbeaten run. The Bulls go to Stevenage Borough on Saturday, who won 3-0 at bottom of the table Forest Green Rovers tonight.
Written by Terry Goodwin - 17th September
2002.
| Hereford United | Yeovil Town |
| Matt Baker | Chris Weale |
| Matt Clarke | Adam Lockwood |
| Michael Rose | Anthony Tonkin (off, 75 minutes) |
| Andrew Tretton | Terry Skiverton |
| Ian Wright (captain) | Colin Pluck |
| Tony James | Darren Way |
| Jamie Pitman | Lee Johnson |
| Rob Sawyers (off, 84 minutes) | Nick Crittenden |
| Steve Guinan | Abdoulai Demba (off, 71 minutes) |
| Danny Williams | Gavin Williams |
| John Grant | Howard Forinton |
| Subs | Subs |
| Scott Voice | Carl Alford (on, 71 minutes) |
| Ken Griffiths | Roy O'Brien |
| James Fox | Andy Lindegaard (on, 75 minutes) |
| Rob Purdie (on, 84 minutes) | Jon Sheffield |
| Richard Teesdale | Steven Reed |
| Yellow cards | Yellow cards |
| Ian Wright (52 minutes, foul) | Darren Way (89 minutes, unsporting behaviour) |
| Danny Williams (65 minutes, foul) | |
| Michael Rose 74 minutes, unsporting behaviour) | |
| Red cards | Red cards |
| - | - |
| Scorers | Scorers |
| - | - |
| Man of the Match | Danny Williams |
| Attendance | 2282 |
| Referee | Mr. L. Probert (Bridgwater) |