By Izzy Jackopson
Yeovil Town fell to a 2-1 defeat against Sutton United in their final home fixture of the Vanarama National League season at Huish Park. Despite leading at the break through Ciaran McGuckin’s composed finish, second-half goals from Siju Odelusi and Lewis Simper saw the visitors take all three points, with Simper assisting one and scoring the other.
Sutton United fashioned the first opportunity of the afternoon when Kain Adom struck from distance, though his effort flew harmlessly over the bar.
Moments later, the Glovers came agonisingly close to opening the scoring. Harvey Greenslade delivered from the right and, after a defensive mix-up, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton found himself with the ball at his feet inside the area, but was unable to get his shot away. The loose ball then fell to McGuckin, whose close-range effort was blocked at the last moment.
The match settled into a relaxed rhythm until the 23rd minute when Sutton’s Nana Boateng forced Aidan Stone into a smart save, tipping a fierce drive over the crossbar.
Yeovil remained a threat on the counter, and just before the half-hour mark, McGuckin threaded a fine pass into Lo-Everton, whose low shot was well saved by the visiting goalkeeper.
The breakthrough came shortly after. On 30 minutes, McGuckin raced onto a through ball and expertly lifted his finish over the onrushing goalkeeper to put Yeovil ahead.
The Glovers almost doubled their advantage in first-half stoppage time when Charlie Cooper let fly from distance, only to see his powerful strike cannon back off the post.
Sutton came out strongly after the restart and drew level within minutes. A well-delivered free-kick from Simper found Siju Odelusi at the back post, who headed home to make it 1-1.
Lo-Everton had another chance to restore Yeovil’s lead, but after slipping at the crucial moment, his effort went wide of the target.
The visitors completed the turnaround midway through the half when Simper, having earlier provided the assist, powered a low shot into the bottom corner from inside the box.
The game became increasingly scrappy in the closing stages, with much of the play condensed in midfield.
Yeovil pushed for an equaliser late on, and Jake Wannell came within inches of levelling deep into stoppage time, but his close-range strike was brilliantly saved by the Sutton goalkeeper.
The final whistle confirmed defeat for Yeovil in their final home outing of the season. The Glovers will now look to end the campaign on a high when they travel to Aldershot Town on Monday 5th May.
